A debate on the professional identity of occupational therapists / Annie Turner in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 78 numéro 11 (Novembre 2015)  

Public ISBD [article]  inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Volume 78 numéro 11 (Novembre 2015) . - p.664-673 Titre : A debate on the professional identity of occupational therapists Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Annie Turner, Auteur ; Judith Knight, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : p.664-673 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Occupational discourse  unique perspective  community of practice Résumé : Introduction: The issue of occupational therapy’s professional identity has been debated for many years and continues today. Lack of clarity has resulted in occupational therapists’ perceptions of holding a low status and of colleague and public misunderstanding. Method: A range of international literature was reviewed. Inductive analysis elicited two major themes – reasons for issues with identity and the consequences of issues with identity. The development of communities of practice is discussed. Results: The analysis of the causes and consequences of issues with professional identity was used to suggest how the profession might become a mature community of practice. Lack of deep knowledge of the profession’s unique beliefs was shown to cause inconsistent messages about its identity. Consequently, practitioners believed they were undervalued. Understanding, owning and reinforcing an occupational paradigm were seen as vital elements for creating professional communities of practice. Conclusion: To function as a community of practice requires occupational therapists to use a range of strategies that reinforce their unique occupation-based practice. Where all members commit to a single set of values and beliefs this can afford a unique identity, reinforced by the ability to demonstrate and articulate this through a clear, single message. En ligne : http://bjo.sagepub.com/content/78/11/664.abstract Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=40957 [article] A debate on the professional identity of occupational therapists [texte imprimé] / Annie Turner, Auteur ; Judith Knight, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.664-673. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Volume 78 numéro 11 (Novembre 2015) . - p.664-673 Mots-clés : Occupational discourse  unique perspective  community of practice Résumé : Introduction: The issue of occupational therapy’s professional identity has been debated for many years and continues today. Lack of clarity has resulted in occupational therapists’ perceptions of holding a low status and of colleague and public misunderstanding. Method: A range of international literature was reviewed. Inductive analysis elicited two major themes – reasons for issues with identity and the consequences of issues with identity. The development of communities of practice is discussed. Results: The analysis of the causes and consequences of issues with professional identity was used to suggest how the profession might become a mature community of practice. Lack of deep knowledge of the profession’s unique beliefs was shown to cause inconsistent messages about its identity. Consequently, practitioners believed they were undervalued. Understanding, owning and reinforcing an occupational paradigm were seen as vital elements for creating professional communities of practice. Conclusion: To function as a community of practice requires occupational therapists to use a range of strategies that reinforce their unique occupation-based practice. Where all members commit to a single set of values and beliefs this can afford a unique identity, reinforced by the ability to demonstrate and articulate this through a clear, single message. En ligne : http://bjo.sagepub.com/content/78/11/664.abstract Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=40957

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Unique core skills: Exploring occupational therapists' hidden assets / Annie Turner in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.78 N°12 (December 2015)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.78 N°12 (December 2015) . - p.738-749 Titre : Unique core skills: Exploring occupational therapists' hidden assets Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Annie Turner ; Auldeen Alsop Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : p.738-749 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : reasoning  core skills  practice Résumé : Introduction Early literature considered occupational therapists' unique core skills in terms of visible activities. Suggestions of what these may be have often confused skills with techniques and personal attributes and thus arguably have had some negative consequences for the profession. Method An electronic and hand-searched review of past and present professional and adjunctive literature led to the inductive development of five themes: an historical perspective of core skills; defining occupational therapy; the occupational therapy process; practice skills and defining unique core skills. Discussion Literature has indicated that occupational therapists' unique core skills are those common non-visible skills based around unique reasoning processes that translate occupational therapy theory and knowledge into visible professional practice. Visible skills are context dependent and should not be seen as core. Conclusion The unique core skills of occupational therapists are largely hidden. They are the reasoning skills used to apply the understanding of occupation and its impact on health to the meaningful activities and occupations of service users. Visible practice skills are diverse and some may be shared with other professions. While some activities can appear mundane, forming the rationale for their use is the unique core skill of occupational therapists. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=42375 [article] Unique core skills: Exploring occupational therapists' hidden assets [texte imprimé] / Annie Turner ; Auldeen Alsop . - 2015 . - p.738-749. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.78 N°12 (December 2015) . - p.738-749 Mots-clés : reasoning  core skills  practice Résumé : Introduction Early literature considered occupational therapists' unique core skills in terms of visible activities. Suggestions of what these may be have often confused skills with techniques and personal attributes and thus arguably have had some negative consequences for the profession. Method An electronic and hand-searched review of past and present professional and adjunctive literature led to the inductive development of five themes: an historical perspective of core skills; defining occupational therapy; the occupational therapy process; practice skills and defining unique core skills. Discussion Literature has indicated that occupational therapists' unique core skills are those common non-visible skills based around unique reasoning processes that translate occupational therapy theory and knowledge into visible professional practice. Visible skills are context dependent and should not be seen as core. Conclusion The unique core skills of occupational therapists are largely hidden. They are the reasoning skills used to apply the understanding of occupation and its impact on health to the meaningful activities and occupations of service users. Visible practice skills are diverse and some may be shared with other professions. While some activities can appear mundane, forming the rationale for their use is the unique core skill of occupational therapists. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=42375

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