Professional identity construction: perception of occupational therapy undergraduates

Machine Perception for Occupational Therapy

In this thesis, we propose a novel measurement methodology for long term monitoring and assessment of stroke survivors’ functional motion. Our long-term goal is to measure and provide feedback about changes in functional movements that happen in everyday environments across days, months or years. The research contained in the thesis consists of three parts. First, therapists were interviewed to...

Professional socialization: implications for occupational therapy education.

This article examines the implications that adult socialization theory can have on occupational therapy education. Sociological literature about professional socialization is reviewed and related to the preparation of occupational therapists. The discussion includes a description of the goals, processes, and participants in professional socialization. Consistency of socializing influences is pr...

Facilitating professional identify in occupational therapy students.

The purpose of this study was to explore how a graduate course in occupational therapy theory can help prepare students to develop a professional identity. Thirty students participated in the study. The course included content on the history of occupational therapy, models of practice and the social, philosophical, political and economic factors that impact on occupational therapy. The students...

Preparing Undergraduates for Professional Writing

The role of professional expertise in evidence-based occupational therapy.

589 Evidence-based practice has been a dominant theme in professional literature for over a decade. “Evidence” has been considered synonymous with research evidence, and there are no reasonable arguments against the value of systematically infusing research evidence into clinical practices. The compelling logic of integrating the best available research evidence into professional practices has ...