352 research outputs found
Underrepresentation of the Needs of Children With Disabilities and Their Families in Community Outdoor Play Spaces: A Local Government Perspective
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Date Presented 3/30/2017
A local government in a culturally and linguistically diverse city was used as a case to better understand considerations around providing outdoor play opportunities for children with developmental disabilities within the community. Triangulation occurred between parent and government perspectives.
Primary Author and Speaker: Julia Sterman
Contributing Authors: Geraldine Naughton, Michelle Villeneuve, Elspeth Froude, Shirley Wyver, Anita Bundy</jats:p
Adult Decision Making on Outdoor Play for Children With Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
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Date Presented 3/31/2017
This systematic review used an ecocultural framework to synthesize qualitative data across 11 studies involving decision making of parents, teachers, and other adults around outdoor play for children with disabilities. Results highlight the complexity of the decision-making process.
Primary Author and Speaker: Julia Sterman
Contributing Authors: Geraldine Naughton, Michelle Villeneuve, Elspeth Froude, Shirley Wyver, Kassia Beetham, Anita Bundy</jats:p
AUT791275_Lay_Abstract – Supplemental material for Leisure participation and satisfaction in autistic adults and neurotypical adults
No full textSupplemental material, AUT791275_Lay_Abstract for Leisure participation and satisfaction in autistic adults and neurotypical adults by Taylor-Leigh Stacey, Elspeth H Froude, Julian Trollor and Kitty-Rose Foley in Autism</p
Self-identified Goals and the Ability to Set Realistic Goals Following Acquired Brain Injury: A Classification Framework
No full textObjective: To develop a framework for classifying the nature of goals identified by people with acquired brain injury (ABI) and explore the extent to which goals and the ability to set realistic goals vary over time and according to stage of recovery
Patient-based educational interventions for cancer pain management reduce pain intensity and improve attitudes and knowledge towards cancer pain
No full textReliability of a composite measure of social inclusion for people with psychiatric disabilities
No full text To assess the reliability of the components of a proposed composite measure of social inclusion for people with psychiatric disabilities. The interview covered sociodemographics, domain-specific socially valued role functioning, social support, stigma experiences, integration within the immediate psychosocial rehabilitation community, and integration within the wider neighbourhood community. Participants (n(1) = 28; n(2) = 26) were recruited from a psychosocial rehabilitation setting. The candidate measures were assessed for short-cycle test-retest reliability and internal consistency. Several items were identified for removal from the stigma experiences and community integration subscales because of low test-retest reliability or for having not sufficiently contributed to internal consistency. The promising test-retest and internal consistency results warrant continuing the psychometric development of the composite measures of social inclusion and its applicability to community residents with psychiatric disabilities
Learning from the past, looking to the future: Exploring our place with Indigenous Australians
No full textThis paper aims to explore ways in which we as occupational therapists in Australia can participate in enabling a different and better future for all Australians. In doing so, it is necessary to explore our history and our cultures, both individually and collectively as a profession, and to understand the ways in which these shape who we are and what we do. As occupational therapists, we have valuable knowledge and skills that have the potential to contribute in a positive way to the health and educational outcomes of Indigenous Australians. As a profession operating in Australia, we also have a responsibility to reach this potential. This paper aims to present some of these contributions and to provide examples of practical and culturally safe ways in which we can take action
Cognitive strategy use by children with Asperger's syndrome during intervention for motor-based goals
No full textCognitive Orientation for (daily) Occupational Performance (CO-OP) is a cognitive approach utilised by occupational therapists to help guide children in the discovery of appropriate strategies for effective task performance through a structured problem-solving process. There has been limited research into its utility for children with Asperger's syndrome (AS). These children often present with motor difficulties, although these are not required for diagnosis of the syndrome. A recent study found that children with AS were able to use the CO-OP framework to enhance their performance of motor-based goals.This paper presents two case studies demonstrating the use of CO-OP with children with AS, and explores the global and domain-specific strategies and types of guidance utilised to improve their task performance. Two children with AS, aged 9 and 11, with above average intellectual ability, engaged in 10 sessions of CO-OP. All sessions were videotaped. One hundred minutes of randomly selected footage were coded per child using the Observer Software Package version 5.0.The mean interrater agreement for the two children was 94.06% and 89.30%. Both children (i) utilised the global strategies 'do', followed by 'plan' and 'check', (ii) used at least three domain-specific strategies in each session with 'task specification/modification' and 'body position' utilised most, and (iii) used limited verbal self-guidance.These two children with AS were able to utilise cognitive strategies to effectively solve their motor performance problems. Children with AS and those with DCD used similar strategies to achieve motor goals. CO-OP appears to have potential as an effective intervention for children with AS. Study limitations, clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed
Time use, parenting practice and conduct problems in four- to five-year-old Australian children
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Working with children and families : Occupational therapists contributing to national disability priorities
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