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Art, Nature, and Occupational Therapy in the Arctic CircleThis link opens in a new windowEven Edvardsen, a Norwegian occupational therapist and artist, provided the cover art for the Winter 2025 issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Loppa 1” is a 60 x 80 oil on canvas that shares a glimpse into living in the Arctic Circle. It is the first in a series of 10 variations of the island of Loppa, a small island off the coast of Norway, further north of Tromsø. Even’s paintings are what he calls meditations on nature and everyday moments; he invites viewers to slow down and reconnect with the world around them. In today’s fast-paced world, Even believes art can help restore perspective and mindfulness. He aims to encourage others to find their inner artist and connect with the environment around them with a sense of stillness and wonder.Jan 15, 2025
Addressing the Needs of Jewish Clients and Students through a Trauma-Informed ApproachThis link opens in a new windowThe worldwide Jewish community is notoriously nomadic because of persecution and displacement through several millennia. The diasporic experience of global Jewish communities led to traumatic events such as historical expulsion and genocide. These experiences embody all five components of occupational injustice. The recent rise in antisemitism has triggered intergenerational trauma among individuals, families, and communities. This paper, grounded in trauma-based research, aims to guide occupational therapists treating Jewish clients and/or teaching Jewish students. The paper outlines trauma-informed implications for therapist-client collaboration in the context of supporting occupational justice for diverse populations. The distinct role of occupational therapists in effectively serving individuals of Jewish religion/ethnicity/culture is illustrated by connecting four vignettes of Jewish intergenerational trauma with trauma-informed care principles. The discussion expands on the application of effective approaches to serving individuals from all backgrounds exposed to trauma or intergenerational trauma by employing trauma-informed care principles.Jan 15, 2025
Establishing Reliability and Validity for a Professional Development Tool for Graduate Health Care ProgramsThis link opens in a new windowProfessional development ensures practitioners develop the necessary skills to succeed in multifaceted clinical roles. To provide evidence-based best practices, health practitioners need to possess critical thinking, executive functioning, and emotional intelligence skills. Study aimed to establish psychometric properties to the Inventory of Professional and Academic Reasoning (IPAR). Two cross-sectional studies of reliability and validity were used. The participants included 139 health profession students, of which 93 students participated in the first study and 46 occupational therapy students participated in the second study. Data were collected online and at fieldwork sites using a background questionnaire, IPAR, Executive Function Index, and the Student Evaluation of Level I Fieldwork. IPAR reliability was found satisfactory. No significant differences were found between students’ IPAR ratings across health professions programs. A discrepancy between students’ self-rating of professional skills and the supervisor’s evaluation of clinical competencies was found. The consistent pattern of overestimation of IPAR competencies suggests a gap in student self-awareness with actual practice skills. The IPAR can enhance the advisement process to support students’ professional development. It will enable students to gain insight into their strengths and weaknesses as they enter their respective fields.Jan 15, 2025
From Theory to Practice: Integrating Safe Patient Handling and Mobility into Occupational Therapy Curriculum (Part 2/2)This link opens in a new windowOccupational therapy academic institutions continue to teach manual patient handling as the standard of practice despite recent evidence, legislation, and guidelines from the American Occupational Therapy Association on hazards of manual approaches. A paradigm shift is necessary in occupational therapy academic curriculums to include didactic education and hands-on training of safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches. There is currently no standard of practice available in occupational therapy education on how to incorporate safe patient handling and mobility into preexisting curriculum, which emphasizes manual patient handling as the standard of care. The guidelines presented offer academic institutions recommendations on how to safely and efficiently integrate safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches into curriculums that currently place emphasis on manual handling techniques. The integration of safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches will better prepare students for fieldwork and postgraduation careers while promoting safety, career retention, and longevity. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.Jan 15, 2025
