Occupation-centred practice and supervision: Exploring senior occupational therapists' perspectives.
Aust Occup Ther J
; 70(5): 548-558, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Occupation-centred practice is core to contemporary occupational therapy; however, knowledge and implementation of occupation in practice vary. New graduate occupational therapists find implementing occupation-centred practice challenging, partly due to the influence of senior occupational therapists. However, little is known about senior therapists' views, knowledge, and use of occupation-centred practice and the impact this has on new graduates. The aims of this study were to explore senior occupational therapists' perspectives on and use of occupation-centred practice and the extent to which they influence the occupation-centred practice of the new graduates they supervise.METHODS:
Interpretative phenomenology was used as the research design. Ten senior occupational therapists in Australia were purposively recruited to participate in semi-structured interviews, which we transcribed. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the data and develop themes.FINDINGS:
Five themes were discovered from the data together, but apart; a link between knowledge and identity; navigating different cultures; making up for what is missing; and good supervisors. The themes revealed participants' varied knowledge and use of occupation-centred practice, the influence of practice context, and the way supervision impacted on the practice of new graduates.CONCLUSION:
Senior occupational therapists valued occupation-centred practice, but their understanding and implementation of it varied. Participants acknowledged that they held great power to influence new graduates' use of occupation-centred practice through supervision. Consequently, if occupation is not central to supervision, this could perpetuate the ongoing challenges of delivering contemporary practice.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia Ocupacional
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Terapeutas Ocupacionais
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article