There has recently been a debate in the British occupational therapy literature as to the optimal type of casework for occupational therapists working in community mental health teams (Parker 2001, Corrigan 2002, Dunrose and Leeson 2002, Forsyth and Summerfield-Mann 2002, Harries 2002, Stone 2002). One of the issues of the debate is how much time should be given to generic casework and how much...

Violence attracts considerable attention in society. It is a complex phenomenon, playing significant roles in both social control and social demise. It exists in a variety of forms and contexts, and consequently, no one definition, explanation, or theory can encompass its meaning. An age old argument exists as to whether or not violence is best explained as innate or as a learned behaviour. Thi...

A systematic approach to occupational safety and health (OSH) management and concepts of knowledge management (KM) have developed independently since the 1990s. Most KM models assume a division of knowledge into explicit and tacit. The role of tacit knowledge is stressed as necessary for higher performance in an enterprise. This article reviews literature on KM applications in OSH. Next, 10 sec...

September/October 2002, Volume 56, Number 5 For some of us, professional activity is part of who we are as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant. It is respected in the milieu of academia, clinical practice, and administration. However, the type and amount of professional activity we are involved in is and has been an issue for discussion and debate for decades along with ...

The profession of occupational therapy has been defined as follows: Occupational therapy is the art and science of directing man's participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce and enhance performance, facilitate learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, diminish or correct pathology, and to promote and maintain health. Reference to occupation in ...

The present study aims to depict a picture of Greek fathers concerning their involvement in family and childcentered tasks over the first year of the child. Eighty fathers from rural areas with low educational and occupational status and eighty fathers from urban districts with high educational and occupational status were asked to talk about their own perceptions of fatherhood and also their p...

Abstract Date Presented 04/02/2022 This phenomenological study aimed to understand the perspectives of community-based service providers and recipients services on occupational performance needs individuals postincarceration. Housing, employment, mental health were identified by both groups as important stabilizing services. However, integration new roles occupations is much more nuanced in com...