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Deliso Hall Cupola
No full textCupola on Deliso Hallhttps://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/ua_buildings/1514/thumbnail.jp
Front Entrance of Deliso Hall.
No full textView of the front entrance to Deliso Hall. The double doors adorn festive wreaths.https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/ua_buildings/1539/thumbnail.jp
Herman Hall Rendering
No full textArchitect\u27s rendering of Herman Hall done by McClintock & Craig, Inc.https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/ua_buildings/1606/thumbnail.jp
Snow Covered Churchill Library
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Unlimbited Wellness ©: Exploring Prosthetic Use: Navigating the Journey of Embodiment through Occupational Therapy Intervention
No full textThis doctoral capstone project explores prosthetic abandonment and embodiment with the goal of enhancing prosthetic acceptance through education, advocacy, and psychosocial support. The student researcher implemented a series of educational modules within Unlimbited Wellness©, a telehealth program founded by Dr. Debra Latour, in collaboration with Handspring Clinical Services. The researcher delivered these modules through structured focus groups using an occupational therapy framework, designed to support individuals with upper limb absence (ULA). The researcher included participants over the age of eighteen years of age, with any level of ULA currently using prosthesis, or who are currently in the process of obtaining a prosthesis, or the beginning stages, or who have discontinued device use.
By integrating occupational therapy into the prosthetic rehabilitation process, this project highlights the profession’s distinct ability to improve user experience, foster long-term device acceptance, and support holistic health, mobility, and quality of life for individuals with limb difference.
The researcher recruited participants via email through Handspring Clinical Services. Group sessions emphasized the emotional, functional, and social components of prosthetic use, with the aim of promoting prosthetic embodiment and reducing abandonment. The project addresses the widespread issue of prosthetic abandonment, which often stems from challenges such as poor fitness, discomfort, weight, cost, limited function, and difficulties in psychological adjustment.
Keywords: Prosthetic Embodiment, Prosthetic Abandonment, Upper Limb Absence, Occupational Therapy, Psychosocial Adaptation, Prosthetic Rehabilitation, Unlimbited Wellness
Holistic Healing: Advancing Psychosocial Cancer Care Through Occupational Therapy
Get PDFIn 2025, an estimated 2,041,910 cancer diagnoses will be given in the United States (American Cancer Society, 2025). With continued developments in cancer research, this increased number of diagnoses also leads to a growing number of cancer survivors. In the depths of traditional Western approaches to cancer care, however, the person behind the diagnosis often remains unaddressed. This doctoral experiential capstone project focused on the integration of occupational therapy within the Cancer House of Hope, a nonprofit community organization in West Springfield, Massachusetts supporting individuals living with and beyond cancer. The project aimed to increase psychosocial support for individuals along the cancer continuum through pro bono occupational therapy service delivery, advocacy for the distinct role of occupational therapy in cancer care, and demonstration of the efficacy of occupational therapy for cancer-related psychosocial implications
Campus Activities Board
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