Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS, is Editor-in-Chief,Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy; Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto Neuroscience Program, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and University of Toronto Adjunct Scientist, St. John’s Rehab, Toronto, On...

Drawing on literature from other professions, this paper identifies factors that occupational therapists should consider when making the transition from clinician to academician. It describes the following four stages of a professional career: apprentice, colleague, mentor, and sponsor. Five academic stages offaculty development are also presented. In addition, the work life of a faculty member...

-'he major challenge facing the profession of occupational therapy today is the critical need for research that validates claims made for the therapist's use of occupations. Although the need for such research in gerontology is perhaps no greater than that in other practice areas, we must grasp the opportunity for occupational therapy to playa critical role in the care of America's aging popula...

OBJECTIVE The use of physical agent modalities is not considered an entry-level skill and requires postprofessional education, according to the American Occupational Therapy Association. The purpose of this survey was to determine how occupational therapy practitioners who use physical agents modalities are trained. METHOD Two hundred fifty occupational therapists were randomly selected from ...

BACKGROUND Sleep Quality Disorder (SQD) plays a major role in road accidents. So, this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of SQD among occupational drivers using systematic review and meta-analysis in Iran. METHODS All Persian and English articles between January, 2000 and October, 2015 which had reported the SQD prevalence in Iranian drivers by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (...

473 There is a need for occupational therapy to conceive of evidence-based practice in a way that reflects the contextualized nature of occupational engagement. In occupational therapy, we should resist following the lead of experts in evidence-based medicine, such as Sackett and his colleagues (Rosenberg & Donald, 1995; Sackett, Rosenberg, Gray, Haynes, & Richardson, 1996; Sackett, Straus, Ric...

This article was accepted/or publication November 15, 1989. Ater the enactment of the Education for All Hand· icapped Children Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-142), the public schools recruited 18.3% of all occupational therapists (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTAJ, 1982), the current per­ centage being 17% (AOTA, 1986; 1. Silvergleit, per­ sonal communication, May 1989). For the firs...

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy 335 Occupational therapy students learn the necessity for and value of research for clinical practice, the components of a research proposal, how to interpret studies, and how to apply results to occupational therapy services through their academic programs (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 1991). At the undergraduate level, research...

Quality of life and functional recovery after burn injury is the final goal of burn care, especially as most of burn patients survive the injury due to advanced medical science. However, dysfunction, disfigurement, contractures, psychological problems and other discomforts due to burns and the consequent scars are common, and physical therapy and occupational therapy provide alternative treatme...