Abstract Integrating Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) into health professions curricula is recognized as a challenging task due to factors such timing, curriculum overload, resource availability. This study aimed identify opportunities within courses across all that would help students achieve the (IPEC) Core Competencies. These competencies include (1) Values Ethics, (2) Roles Responsibilities, (3) Communication, (4) Teams Teamwork. A quantitative,...

Background/aim International students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds experience personal academic challenges when studying health sciences in Australia. Given recent discussions about cultural specificity occupational therapy its status as an emerging profession most Asian countries, this study aimed to explore describe the experiences of international Method A phenomenological approach was used understand participants. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight...

Occupational therapists promote meaningful engagement in occupations and associated role continuity, encourage agency citizenship. A lack of can be understood as occupational deprivation, alienation marginalisation, which are concepts with injustice. However, injustices collectives, such residential aged care settings, receive little professional attention. This article encourages the therapy profession to research develop practice addressing injustice within specifically settings. Proposed...

In South Africa, as in many other countries, the development of research capacity students and their early professional career is regarded major importance. Within context clinical education for occupational therapy at University Free State, a lecturer her embarked on collaborative journey while fulfilling requirements undergraduate curriculum. The outcome model promoting evidence-based practice (EBP) during service dementia care ward.The practical use action learning, (ALAR) approach...

Aim: Frail and vulnerable adults are divested of meaningful encounters when modernization urbanization force them to embrace an unconventional residential care environment as a home. The aim this article is report on study SeSotho elders living in illustrate how more culturally relevant experiences could be facilitated for them. Methods. A content analysis was done the individual opinions 15 collaborators secondary scrutiny information obtained during nominal group process. Major findings....

Residents living with dementia in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) have reduced access to, and opportunities for, participation meaningful activities. This leads to increased social isolation disengagement. Intergenerational programs aim overcome these issues. Allied health students piloted a live-intergenerational program (LIP), onsite at facility (RACF) while volunteering for 30 h month. The purpose of this study was explore the impact practicalities implementing LIP an Australian...

Abstract The organisational, physical and social environment within residential aged care settings greatly influence its residents' sense of autonomy, choice control their ability to engage in meaningful occupations. Identifying what extent these environmental contexts are supportive well‐coordinated could assist with promoting engagement residents. Residential Environment Impact Scale (REIS) was developed measure the impact on This study examined benefits barriers implementing REIS four...

Abstract Providing person-centered care (PCC) that focuses on meaningful engagement in residential settings for older adults with moderate to advanced dementia is an internationally recognized challenge. In this study, we aimed identify best-practice scenarios supporting from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who lived facilities. A mixed-methods study a concurrent triangulation strategy was adopted. Data collection occurred partners by means of preworkshop questionnaire,...

INTRODUCTION: Service learning is a form of practice employed by occupational therapy training programmes in South Africa, through which the call for universities to engage with communities also heeded. Rural areas Africa have limited access services, thus service engagements rural pertinent consideration programmes. However, given high resource demands it was necessary ascertain value that such experience has students. METHOD: A qualitative, descriptive enquiry design utilised describe...

INTRODUCTION: A collaborative effort to transform occupational therapist's vocational rehabilitation services in Gauteng's public healthcare was hampered by the fact that role players were unclear as what scope of service should be within various sectors and staffing levels healthcare. This article reports on opinions therapists positioning Gauteng Province. METHOD: action research team launched a non-experimental descriptive inquiry planning phase larger transformative project. Data...

The care and well-being of an increasing number older prisoners living with dementia require adequate continuum. Longstanding barriers, including limited resources relevant expertise, necessitate interdisciplinary approach incorporation external organizations in supporting dementia. However, little is known about their perspectives experiences. This study aimed to explore the role providing for Australia.In this qualitative descriptive study, 27 participants from legal, health, social...

The number of older people with dementia who are ‘ageing in place’ prisons across the world is rapidly increasing. Within broader prison population these particularly vulnerable to poorer outcomes as a result inadequate access appropriate health services. There an urgent need for occupational therapists collaborate services develop evidence-based care practices that provide viable, cost-effective options prisoners ageing dementia. We identify priorities research and practice set out call...

Background: Person-centred care (PCC) is regarded as best practice within dementia care, however there a gap between the understanding and implementation of this type practice. The Peer Enablement Program (PEP) incorporates group problem solving model for promoting PCC residents with moderate to advanced living in facilities.Objective: Trained PEP facilitators introduced program selected staff from an organisation 99 facilities across Australia. objective study was identify what particular...

The profession of occupational therapy faces the challenge introducing research as an occupation to undergraduate students. Occupational therapists value occupation, influence environment and role culture within a specific environment. Therefore, these aspects should be considered not only when working with clients but also educating A process for promoting appreciation research-related activities (PARRA) is introduced scrutinised its ability promote culture. components this suggest...

A vocational rehabilitation interest group of occupational therapists in the public healthcare sector Gauteng, South Africa, identified writing reports as a practice problem. Supported by PhD candidate, they developed report protocol with templates, using action research methodology. Collaborative steps, part an inquiry were taken to compile concept and templates. The templates implemented services. Critical reflection feedback on trial applications took place refine protocol. consisted...

Global migration and an increased life expectancy led to a growing number of people with dementia from Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) backgrounds living in long-term residential care settings. These minority groups' wellbeing may be negatively impacted due poor culturally appropriate that fails honour valued cultural traditions. This study considered for older adults Indian heritage Sydney-based aged facilities.The Nominal Group Technique was employed collect data three groups...