Occupational Therapy Practice: Focusing on Occupational Performance

The Effect of Group-Based Occupational Therapy on Performance and Satisfaction of Stroke Survivors: Pilot Trail, Neuro-Occupational View

Introduction: Stroke imposes limitations on performing activities of daily living (ADL) and their level. Different therapeutic approaches are used for improving the level of performance after a stroke. This study was performed with the aim of evaluating the effect of group-based occupational therapy on improving the performance of ADL and satisfaction of its performance in patients with chronic...

Evidence-based practice in occupational therapy curricula.

The purpose of this study is to describe currently used educational strategies for teaching evidence-based practice (EBP) in entry-level master's degree occupational therapy programs in the United States. Fifty-eight entry-level occupational therapy program directors completed a survey. Results showed that occupational therapy programs consistently use a wide variety of EBP resources for teachi...

Mindfulness Occupational therapy practice Awareness Reflection

180 JUIN 2009 REVUE CANADIENNE D’ERGOTHÉRAPIE NUMÉRO 3 VOLUME 76 Mindfulness has been discussed by many philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, educators and healers over the years (Heidegger, 1996; Husserl, 1964; Kabat-Zinn, 1994; Merleau-Ponty, 1962; Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, & Flowers, 2004; Siegel, 2007; Stern, 2004). Mindfulness involves a kind of consciousness for a presence moment...

Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: domain and process.

Standards of Practice for Occupational Therapy.

Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory–perceptual, and other aspect...