Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1804136
Lorrae Mynard
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has caused global occupational disruption and widespread challenges to health and wellbeing. A consumer guide ‘Normal life has been disrupted: Managing the disruption caused by COVID-19’ was developed to support mental health by assisting people in adapting to the situation and maintaining occupational participation. The digital format allowed fast dissemination and the guide ‘went viral’ as it was shared across personal and professional networks and translated into multiple languages. Readers appreciated the guide’s accessibility, practical and reassuring content, and shared examples of its use. Occupational therapists recognised the potential of their role in supporting clients and the wider community during the pandemic given their expertise in responding to disruptions to everyday life. The creation, translation and sharing of the guide provide a powerful example of international collaboration and of promoting the work of the profession and making an impact by sharing our occupational therapy knowledge and skills.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1822577
Kate Barlow, A. Sepulveda
ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic has caused increased hardship for new mothers and their young children. Increased isolation, lack of in-person doctor visits and decreased interaction within the community, has pregnant and postpartum women in need of additional support. Occupational therapists often work with infants and their mothers due to feeding concerns. Difficulty with early feeding adds additional stress on the mother–infant dyad relationship. This case study describes a mother’s traumatic experience giving birth during Covid-19 and the occupational therapy intervention provided to the mother–infant dyad. In order to improve outcomes for the mother and child with feeding concerns, this case study is a call to action for paediatric occupational therapy practitioners to include the promotion of positive mental health of mothers in their practice, particularly during the pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1821475
R. Ledgerd, World Federation of Occupational Therapists
ABSTRACT The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Human Resources Project 2018 and 2020 provides demographic statistics of the occupational therapy profession for 98% in 2018 and 95% in 2020 of WFOT Member Organisations. The data show the diversity of the profession's demography between countries and regions, established and newly established organisations in both low and high resource countries. Some Member Organisations are unable to collect or have limited access to the information that is requested as part of the Human Resources Project. This report respects the limitations that some Member Organisations might have in providing data; equally, it reinforces the importance of maintaining national demographics as a contributing factor to the profession's development and global identity. The Human Resources Project is an integral part of WFOT's business, aligned to its strategic and operational objectives. The project has formed part of its continued collaboration with the World Health Organization and various government ministries and departments. WFOT supports the widespread dissemination of this information to facilitate global recognition and commissioning of the valued contribution of the occupational therapy profession.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1822575
Karen M. Keptner, K. McCarthy
ABSTRACT Education is a social determinant of health and higher education can promote inclusion in society. Inclusion in higher education during social distancing can limit engagement in academic occupations. Lack of engagement can lead to mental health concerns. Populations that are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic may also see a disproportionate rise in mental health issues. Occupational therapists can advocate for a role with students using Wilcock’s concepts of doing, being, belonging, and becoming. They can address not only individual-level factors among students, but population-level factors that can promote both mental health and occupational justice in the educational spaces of students, both online and face to face. This case study provides a review of the role that occupational therapy can play on and off campuses amid the pandemic to address the mental health needs of students in higher education.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1822578
A. Srivastava, N. Mishra, Lakshman Sethuraman
ABSTRACT COVID-19 Pandemic has caused severe disruption in all spheres of life of common man across the globe. The All India Occupational Therapists’ Association has taken initiatives to combat the issues emerging in the times of pandemic by empowering the occupational therapy professionals across the country, which in turn may help the individuals to get back to the new normal life situations. The initiatives also focused on plans for occupational therapy schools to continue enriching students with the knowledge and partnering with other stakeholders to minimise the impact of this disease. The initiatives undertaken by AIOTA are well appreciated by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), occupational therapy educational institutions and occupational therapy professionals across the country and also overseas.
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1825311
Kit Sinclair
The call for papers for this issue started out with the theme of mental health and then COVID-19 happened and we expanded our outlook to include our reactions and responses to this pandemic through...
本期论文征集活动一开始以心理健康为主题，随后新冠肺炎发生，我们扩大了我们的展望，通过。。。
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Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1822574
H. Priyadharsini, Jing Jing Chiang
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has significantly changed the way we work, play, and lead our everyday lives. It has caused serious public health, economic and social challenges, impacting individuals’ health and well-being. Our Occupational Therapy (OT) services at Child Development Unit (CDU), which is a hospital-based outpatient paediatric clinic, had to adapt to pandemic-related national policies to provide ongoing support and care for our patients and families. Healthcare services were required to leverage on teleconsultations and suspend physical consultations during the national ‘Circuit Breaker’ period. This disruption made us review our clinic workflows and service delivery options to comply with pandemic-related national measures. Our service continuity was maintained through teleconsultations, online parent workshops and developing online resources for community outreach. Though challenging, online platforms have continued to create new opportunities in providing care to our families, and supporting our community.
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Pub Date : 2020-03-04DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1732680
P. M. Bulan
ABSTRACT Occupational therapy is seen as a versatile profession able to deliver occupational therapy services for a variety of practice settings in promoting health. Currently, the majority of Filipino occupational therapy practice is concentrated in private paediatric practice. Recognising the significance of stakeholders as partners and recipients of occupational therapy services, thirty individuals from stakeholder groups representing the different sectors in Metropolitan Cebu were engaged in focus group discussions. Issues and opportunities for occupational therapy were identified in four sectors: (1) Health and Advocacy, (2) School, (3) Work and Industry, and the (4) Clinic Settings. Fostering collaborative efforts in tackling the prevailing needs of the local context is seen as opportunities wherein occupational therapists can provide services to a wider clientele and can increase the profession’s visibility. In order to push the profession forward, occupational therapists should emphasise the value of the local context in shaping the education and practice of the profession.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1733756
N. Pollard, R. Galvaan, M. Hudson, Ida Kåhlin, M. Ikiugu, S. Roschnik, Samantha Shann, B. Whittaker
Occupational therapy practitioners recognise the importance of the environmental context on occupational performance and subsequently on human health and well-being. Greta Thunberg’s recent appeals to international leaders for climate justice centre on addressing uncomfortable and unpopular truths about sustainability. These issues have simmered into a perception of climate crisis at the beginning of this year as Australian bushfires, in addition to their devastation on human and animal life, have affected air quality around the southern hemisphere, while the impact of human activity on warming and acidity in the oceans poses a threat to millions living in arctic and low-lying regions (WMO, 2019, 2020). While Thunberg has spoken truth to power, figures such as Bank of England governor Mark Carney have also warned corporations to take heed of the effects of climate change as the biggest threat to the global economy. Doubts about the science of global warming can mostly be traced back to corporate, political or media misrepresentation of the arguments (Supran & Oreskes, 2017). The link between climate change and effects such as flooding and increased precipitation cannot be ascertained easily because of current deficiencies in science or its resources (Kundzewicz et al., 2014), not because the science itself is ‘wrong’. There is a need for the science community, engineers, citizens and governments and even occupational therapists to choose the ‘precautionary principle’ and do ‘the right things’ rather than wait for the evidence (Kundzewicz et al., 2014, p. 230). Climate change is not the only dimension of sustainability, which concerns the use of resources and land as well as equity and balance in life experience. The UN sustainability goals relate to the pressing effects of climate change on primary human concerns anticipated in the next few decades (https://www.un. org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-developmentgoals/), but also to inequity, poverty and injustice. Vulnerable and disenfranchised people are most exposed to disaster, 11% of the world population live in areas at risk from flooding – one of the most significant being Bangladesh, (Kundzewicz et al., 2014). With over half the world’s population living in urban areas (UN, 2018) there are multiple public health concerns arising from air and noise pollution, lack of access to natural environments and the risk of epidemics. Many people who are exposed to disasters lack adequate insurance and so the true costs are not detectable by financial systems (Hillier, 2018). Concern about environmental influence on occupational performance, health, and well-being makes sustainability a core topic for occupational therapy practitioners. Meaningful occupational participation has to take account of sustainability and threats to the environment arising from every aspect of human activity in connection with planetary resources. The contribution of unsustainable lifestyles to climate change and resultin
职业治疗从业者认识到环境背景对职业表现以及随后对人类健康和福祉的重要性。格蕾塔·桑伯格（Greta Thunberg）最近向国际领导人呼吁气候正义，重点是解决关于可持续性的令人不安和不受欢迎的真相。今年年初，这些问题已经演变成气候危机，因为澳大利亚丛林大火除了对人类和动物生命造成破坏外，还影响了南半球的空气质量，而人类活动对海洋变暖和酸度的影响对生活在北极和低洼地区的数百万人构成了威胁（WMO，20192020）。尽管桑伯格对权力说了实话，但英格兰银行行长马克·卡尼等人士也警告企业要注意气候变化的影响，因为气候变化是全球经济的最大威胁。对全球变暖科学的怀疑主要可以追溯到企业、政治或媒体对这些论点的歪曲（Supran&Oreskes，2017）。气候变化与洪水和降水增加等影响之间的联系无法轻易确定，这是因为目前科学或其资源的不足（Kundzewicz et al.，2014），而不是因为科学本身是“错误的”。科学界、工程师、公民和政府，甚至职业治疗师都需要选择“预防原则”，做“正确的事情”，而不是等待证据（Kundzewicz等人，2014，第230页）。气候变化并不是可持续性的唯一层面，可持续性涉及资源和土地的使用以及生活体验的公平与平衡。联合国可持续发展目标涉及气候变化对未来几十年人类主要关切的紧迫影响(https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/可持续发展目标/），但也涉及不平等、贫困和不公正。弱势群体和被剥夺权利的人最容易受到灾害的影响，11%的世界人口生活在有洪水风险的地区，其中最重要的是孟加拉国（Kundzewicz等人，2014）。由于世界上一半以上的人口生活在城市地区（联合国，2018），空气和噪音污染、无法进入自然环境以及流行病风险引发了多种公共卫生问题。许多面临灾难的人缺乏足够的保险，因此金融系统无法检测到真实的成本（Hillier，2018）。关注环境对职业表现、健康和幸福感的影响，使可持续性成为职业治疗从业者的核心话题。有意义的职业参与必须考虑到与地球资源有关的人类活动的各个方面对环境的可持续性和威胁。不可持续的生活方式对气候变化的影响及其对健康和福祉的威胁意味着可持续性必须成为职业治疗实践范围的一部分（伦敦大学学院柳叶刀委员会，2009年；斯坦克利夫，2014年；威尔科克，2006年）。Ikiugu（2008）阐述了个人如何通过日常工作的各个方面来解释其对环境的影响。Persson和Erlandsson（2014）通过“生态空间”（ecopation）确定了这种联系的伦理因素，该术语指的是在职业和生态系统之间的关系中对环境负责的行为人。Rushford和Thomas（2016）提出了“职业管理”原则，倡导以司法为导向的方法，在不损害生态的情况下促进职业健康。生态空间的概念解决了桑伯格令人不安的事实，即污染、天气事件、荒漠化和环境变化等因素是公共健康、预期寿命和生活质量的重要因素，是人类活动的结果。本期《WFOT公报》特别版的撰稿人受邀探讨在《WFOT职业治疗实践、教育和学术可持续性指导原则》（WFOT，2018）出版后，如何将可持续性纳入实践、学术和教育。在这些贡献中，有一些文章讨论了尽管这些问题是全球性的，但如何在个人和群体层面采用变革实践，正如Whitney Lucas Molitor等人在本期的案例研究所示；Camille Dierterle研究了生活方式重新设计的原则如何激励个人改变并融入教育；Wagman等人展示了如何将联合国可持续发展目标纳入职业治疗本科课程。
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Pub Date : 2020-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14473828.2020.1727095
Yannick Ung, T. Sarah, M. Drolet, Salvador Simó Algado, M. Soubeyran
ABSTRACT This article proposes that occupational therapists must take on the role of agents of change in order to act in an eco-responsible way towards the population. Our recent literature review explores the critique of the foundations of the occupational therapist profession through the perspective of professional practices focused on eco-systems, and its respect rather than its exploitation. Several concepts have been defined in order to support occupational therapists in understanding the current and future challenges of populations, especially those most vulnerable to the climate and ecological crisis. These concepts thus aim to maintain the balance of ecosystems, promote eco-occupations and support intergenerational occupational justice. It is therefore important for us, occupational therapists, to be rooted in eco-humanist values, to be aware of the real role we face as citizens of the world. It is also about engaging us to build on our professional identity to give meaning to our new professional activities and support eco-social and sustainable occupational therapy.
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