{"title":"Marketing the Profession: The Influence of Non-Traditional Psychosocial Fieldwork on Perceptions of Occupational Therapy","authors":"Lisa L. Fanelli, Barbara Nadeau","doi":"10.1080/0164212X.2021.1994096","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Current literature examines nontraditional occupational therapy (OT) fieldwork experiences from the students’ perspective while investigating the professional identity within these settings. There is a lack of research from the perspective of other professionals working with students in these settings. This qualitative study identified six themes from interviews with non-OT professionals working in psychosocial settings: OT is a holistic/client-centered profession, individual professional growth, common skills of an OT, benefits of OT, student preparation, and sustainability of services. Results indicate that nontraditional fieldwork heightened awareness of the OT profession and marketed its value in community-based psychosocial settings.","PeriodicalId":44781,"journal":{"name":"Occupational Therapy in Mental Health","volume":"38 1","pages":"110 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2021-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Occupational Therapy in Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2021.1994096","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"REHABILITATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Current literature examines nontraditional occupational therapy (OT) fieldwork experiences from the students’ perspective while investigating the professional identity within these settings. There is a lack of research from the perspective of other professionals working with students in these settings. This qualitative study identified six themes from interviews with non-OT professionals working in psychosocial settings: OT is a holistic/client-centered profession, individual professional growth, common skills of an OT, benefits of OT, student preparation, and sustainability of services. Results indicate that nontraditional fieldwork heightened awareness of the OT profession and marketed its value in community-based psychosocial settings.
期刊介绍:
An essential journal for all OTs in mental health fields, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health provides professionals with a forum in which to discuss today"s challenges-identifying the philosophical and conceptual foundations of the practice; sharing innovative evaluation and treatment techniques; learning about and assimilating new methodologies developing in related professions; and communicating information about new practice settings and special problem areas particular to psychiatric occupational therapy.