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STUDENT EDUCATION FEATURE
References
Christiansen C, Baum C and Bass J (2015) Occupational therapy, performance,
participation and wellbeing. USA: Slack Incorporated (4th ed)
Christiansen C and Townsend E (2014) Introduction to occupation: the art of science
and living. USA: Pearson
Schwank et al (2018) conducted a longitudinal
observational study to examine occupational
therapy students’ self-efficacy for therapeutic use
of self, following attendance at an introductory
Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) workshop.
Students from two Norwegian universities
(n=89) completed self-efficacy questionnaires
related to the use of self after attending an IRM
workshop, and again at three- and 10-months
post-workshop. Changes in self-efficacy
for therapeutic mode use, for recognising
interpersonal characteristics and for managing
interpersonal events were analysed with
repeated measures ANOVA. Findings included
that there were significant changes in scores for
all three of these areas across time. The authors
identify that students may experience a boost in
self-efficacy for therapeutic use of self after an
IRM workshop and that these changes can be
sustained over time.
To accompany the day and the project itself the students created a
website: www.mindfulness-project.co.uk.
The website was adopted by the Shout crisis text line as a resource to
be used for people in crisis.
‘The museum has since won a family award and has praised us for our
contribution to the success of getting that, and we have had coverage
about the day in our local newspaper.
‘Having the opportunity to do a project within the community
really allowed us to spread the word about how beneficial the work
of occupational therapy can be and it was a great opportunity to gain
experience alongside our studies.
‘It allowed us to consolidate the knowledge we are learning in our course
and to be autonomous in executing an idea, but with the support of a
supervisor at university. We are very grateful to Hastings Museum and Art
gallery for collaborating with us on this project.
Clouston T and Solman B (2016) ‘Occupational therapy and the therapeutic use of
self’, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(8): 514-516
Department for Communities and Local Government (2015) Indices of deprivation
2015. London: Crown Copyright. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.
gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/465791/
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Reference
Schwank K, Carstensen T, Yazdani F, Bonsaksen
T (2018) The course of self-efficacy for
therapeutic use of self in Norwegian occupational
therapy students: a 10-month follow-up study.
Occupational Therapy International, 2018:
2962747. doi.10.1155/2018/2962747
Ami Smallwood, year three occupational therapy
student, Canterbury Christchurch University, email:
[e-mail]
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