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Without leisure … ‘it wouldn’t be much of a life’: The meaning of leisure for people with mental health problems living in the community
No full textPrevious research has explored the occupational engagement of people with
mental health problems. This study set out to establish the meaning and value
of leisure for people with enduring mental health problems living in the
community. Using a mainly qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were
conducted with 10 participants randomly selected from clients referred to a
local assertive outreach service in South-East England. Initially, the data were
analysed for content, phrases, language and words used; subsequently, emerging
themes were identified which were confirmed by a second occupational
therapist. Three themes are reported here: why certain occupations were
considered to be leisure, the feelings expressed during leisure and the value
of leisure.
Although the participants had some difficulty in articulating their views,
leisure was differentiated from other occupations, with the time available to
complete a task in the absence of pressure being the distinguishing feature.
Overall, the participants had positive views about leisure, which was valued in
terms of meeting their individual and unique needs. The implications for
occupational therapy are explored. In determining the meaning and value of
leisure for people with mental health problems, more emphasis should be
given to their actions and less to their skill in verbalising emotion
Factors supporting and hindering the participation of people with mental health problems in leisure
No full textAlthough leisure is recognised as a key aspect of occupational therapy, few studies have explored it in relation to people with enduring mental health problems. Using a qualitative design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants with mental health problems living in the community, randomly selected from clients referred to a local assertive outreach service in South-East England. Initially, the data were analysed for content and the phrases, language and words used; subsequently, emerging themes were
identified, which were confirmed by a second occupational therapist. The three themes arising from the data reported here were the number and range of occupations engaged in, the factors enabling participation in leisure and the factors hindering participation in leisure. The range of leisure occupations was similar to that noted in the literature. The main enabling factor was having an adequate network of people to provide support, while the main hindering factors were physical limitations, lack of finances and lack of transport. In the absence of paid employment, leisure was important to the clients. Occupational therapists need to recognise that enhancing the factors enabling participation in leisure and assisting clients to overcome the factors hindering participation in leisure will lead to the increased wellbeing of people with enduring mental health problems
Using accreditation of prior experiential learning (apel) to replace a practice placement: A controversial option?
No full textThe Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is established in higher
education, but there are no studies on its use in occupational therapy. Brunel
University wanted to investigate whether APEL could enable occupational therapy
students meeting certain criteria to be exempt from the first-year practice
placement, and so devised an APEL proposal. Practice placement educators and
students were invited to give their opinion on the proposal through a questionnaire;
additionally, the students attended a nominal group discussion.
Three themes emerged from the six practice placement educators who
agreed to participate: logistics, student experience and learning opportunities.
The three students who participated valued APEL for confirming and recognising
learning from previous experience. The low response impedes establishing any
definite views on the topic, but could suggest that APEL is not a controversial
option to practice placement educators and students. Further study is required
on the adoption of APEL in occupational therapy education
National survey of occupational therapy managers in mental health
No full textThis study, part of the College of Occupational Therapists' Mental Health Project, surveyed occupational therapy managers in mental health to gather data about them, the services they managed and their opinions on current and future issues of importance. A questionnaire was sent to the 184 managers who it was believed worked in mental health and it achieved a 65.2% response rate.
The majority of the 120 respondents were female, with Head II therapists between the ages of 31 and 40 forming the largest group. Two-thirds had additional qualifications and 71% had worked in mental health for more than 11 years. In addition to managing occupational therapy services, 86% carried a caseload or managed other services. Aspects of professional management were ranked highest in a list of tasks undertaken. Contradictions were noted in the managers' opinions on recruitment and retention of staff and the importance of staff supervision. The managers displayed commitment to the principles and philosophy of occupational therapy and a determination to demonstrate its effectiveness through research and evidence-based practice.
This study contributed to the position paper on the way ahead for occupational therapy in mental health (Craik et al 1998a) and provided information for occupational therapy managers to assist them to review their role
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Careers advisors’ opinion of the College of Occupational Therapists Careers Video
No full textUsing a mixed methodology, this study investigated the effectiveness of the
College of Occupational Therapists’ careers video in increasing the knowledge
of six careers advisers about the profession and obtained their views of the
video as a promotional tool. To quantify the advisers’ knowledge, a pre-test
post-test questionnaire was used before and after viewing the video. A short
qualitative interview then ascertained their impressions of the video. Despite a
high baseline knowledge, viewing the video was effective in increasing it. The
advisers had mixed opinions about the video, suggesting that it could be
improved and clarified
Educating occupational therapists for mental health practice
No full textThe last of four elements of the Mental Health Project, established by the College of Occupational Therapists to produce a position paper on the way ahead for research, education and practice in occupational therapy in mental health (Craik et al 1998a), focused on educating occupational therapy students to work in mental health.
First, the views of practitioners about their pre-registration education were derived from one component of the practitioners' survey (Craik et al 1998b). One hundred and eleven (81%) practitioners considered that their pre-registration education had been sufficient or partially sufficient to meet their needs on first working in mental health.
Secondly, the views of occupational therapy educators were elicited by a short qualitative survey that replicated three questions about future issues in mental health, which had formed a key constituent of both the practitioners' survey (Craik et al 1998b) and the managers' survey (Craik et al 1999). Important issues for educators were focusing on clients who would benefit most from occupational therapy in community and primary care settings, preparing undergraduates for the unique approach of occupational therapy and the need for more research to support evidence-based practice. Both groups highlighted the value of positive fieldwork placements
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