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Emeritus Professor Sylvia Rodger, AM: Australian occupational therapy champion and visionary
No full textEmeritus Professor Sylvia Rodger made a significant contribution to the occupational therapy profession on the local, national and international stage. Starting her career in 1981, she was a clinician working with children with a variety of issues (including Developmental Coordination Disorder [DCD], Autism Spectrum Disorders [ASD], developmental delay to name a few) and their families, a leading occupational therapy educator, and a researcher who has been instrumental in establishing a national research centre for individuals living with ASD. In addition, Emeritus Professor Rodger demonstrated expertise in higher education teaching, learning and leadership, as well as mentoring and assisting the careers of early academics, educators, researchers and the future generation of occupational therapists. Emeritus Professor Rodger's work has been recognised by Occupational Therapy Australia, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the Australian higher education sector, and peak research funding organisations. In this article we will present a broad overview of Emeritus Professor Rodger's career and accomplishments, highlighting her contributions to the occupational therapy profession both nationally and internationally.No Full Tex
Career Reflections of Sylvia Rodger AM, Occupational therapist and woman who taught by being
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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
Occupation-centred assessment with children
No full textOccupational therapists work with children and youth who present with a range of medical, physical, learning, developmental and psychosocial conditions impacting occupational performance and participation. Based on the goals and priorities set with children and families, occupational therapists assess, plan and provide intervention leading to engagement in occupation and enhancing participation. Occupation-centred assessment requires judging, measuring, quantifying, scoring, observing or describing some aspect of occupational performance or the fundamental skills required to engage in occupation (Law & Baum, 2001). Occupational therapy assessment with children and youth ranges from specific to general and from single to holistic issues, all in the context of occupational performance and child- and family- centred practice. Assessment can take place at different stages of the occupational therapy process, such as at initial referral, during the intervention and at follow-up (refer to Figure 7.1 for overview)
Occupation-centred Practice with Children: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists
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