Introduction A strong professional identity helps occupational therapists maintain
professional values and thrive when facing work-related challenges and opportunities …

Background Occupational therapists have sought to reconnect with the foundations of the
profession for many years, and a key focus has been the place of occupation in practice …

Aims This revision of Occupational therapy defined as a complex intervention (Creek 2003)
aims to describe and define contemporary occupational therapy, and to consider if and how …

Introduction Research suggests that older people on acute physical hospital wards are at
increased risk of physical and mental health decline due to inactivity during their stay. Whilst …

Background While occupational therapists value occupation-based practice, they appear to
spend less time on this approach and more time on impairment-based practices. Several …

Background/aim Ongoing changes to health‐care funding Australia wide continue to
influence how occupational therapists practise in acute hospitals. This study describes the …

Introduction Occupation‐centred practice is key to aligning with the contemporary paradigm.
Benefits of this approach for clients and the profession are well documented, yet how to …

This qualitative study explored the experiences of 11 professional counselors who work on
interprofessional teams in hospital settings. We conducted semistructured interviews and …

Introduction Measures of participation restrictions in daily life occupations are not typically
used and may aid discharge planning and demonstrate the impact of occupational therapy …

Occupational therapy practitioners'(OTP's) perceptions of their role in working on the acute
postpartum hospital unit are unknown. The objective of this research was to determine the …