Attitude is everything.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Workplace intervention reduced the duration of sick leave in recently injured workers with subacute low-back pain, but g...
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
The development of expertise in paediatric rehabilitation therapists: the roles of motivation, openness to experience, a...
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
The major differences between therapists who attain expertise quickly versus those who remain novices after many years of experience appear to be motivation and complexity of work experiences. Implications for supporting the development of expertise in practising therapists are discussed.
A proposed curriculum and strategies for improving occupational therapists' report writing, court performance and expert...
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Predischarge occupational therapy home assessment visits: towards an evidence base.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Although occupational therapy home assessment visits are routinely completed, there is limited research available to provide evidence-based guidelines relating to predischarge occupational therapy home assessment visit practices. Recommendations for future practice and areas for further research into occupational therapy home assessment visits are ...
Evidence-based practice in everyday clinical practice: strategies for change in a tertiary occupational therapy departme...
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Evidence-based practice is an approach that has gained recognition for facilitating the transfer of evidence into quality clinical practice. While occupational therapy clinicians have a professional responsibility to ensure that their practice is effective, managers also have a responsibility to implement structures and systems that will support th...
A place to play: socioeconomic and spatial factors in children's physical activity.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Given that access to 'enriching' physical-activity spaces may be limited by the capacity to pay, these findings have implications for professionals such as occupational therapists who can take on a role in advocating for equity in access and promotion of a more engaging urban design. Dialogue with urban planners is central to this process.
A survey of recruitment and retention issues for occupational therapists working clinically in mental health.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Recruitment and retention strategies are required to retain occupational therapists in clinical mental health positions.
Hard and soft assistive technologies: defining roles for clinicians.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
Community-based occupational therapy improved daily functioning in people with dementia.
Published in Australian occupational therapy journal
