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PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES BJOT NEXT ISSUE In the opening editorial of November’s British Journal of Occupational Therapy (BJOT), Lisbeth Nilsson reports on how challenges she encountered in providing children with profound cognitive disabilities with the opportunity to practise using a joystick-operated powered wheelchair led to the unexpected outcome that, through this, some children and adults with cognitive disabilities grew more conscious of tool use and developed a senses of self and wellbeing. Research in the issue includes two articles addressing mental health: Honey et al describe the impact of a systematic collaborative reflection involving consumers and occupational therapists on the process of consumer- led research; while Arblaster et al address new areas of focus needed in pre-registration education to better equip graduates for real world practice to support mental health recovery, through data from interviews with mental health consumers. Rowe and colleagues asked 92 healthy participants to undertake and rate the most realistic of 25 mirror therapy tasks and movements. Their findings indicated that further research could contribute to the development of a standardised mirror therapy treatment protocol to enable more effective stroke rehabilitation. Ashley et al examine the home environments and occupational engagement of people with intellectual disabilities in supported living, through semi-structured interviews with participants while, through a descriptive phenomenological approach, collecting and analysing data from 16 participants who had sustained either a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) or acquired brain injury (ABI), Beaulieu traced six themes concerning difficulties returning to paid work. Finally, Farias and Laliberte Rudman contribute a practice analysis addressing occupational therapy’s continuing struggle in enacting practice approaches that address sociopolitical barriers to people’s right to engage in occupations, critically reflecting on three dominant discourses that constrain the development of such approaches. All articles are published online at the journal’s OnlineFirst page as soon as ready. Visit BJOT via your member login at www.rcot.co.uk to browse these and other recent publications in full (please go via the RCOT web site links to the journal). We have a new call for articles submissions on the topic of cancer rehabilitation, guest edited by Kathleen Lyons at Dartmouth, US. For more information visit: http://journals. sagepub.com/page/bjo/call-for-papers. 56 OTnews October 2019 Consultation on the second edition of the hand and wrist orthoses practice guideline Hand and wrist orthoses for adults with rheumatological conditions practice guideline is undergoing a review in line with RCOT’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) accredited process. Co-ordinated by the RCOT Specialist Section – Trauma and Musculoskeletal Health, and led by Ruth Squire, the group has been reviewing new evidence published since 2014 relevant to the scope of this practice guideline. The guideline review group is now consulting with members on a draft of the second edition, and would very much value and appreciate any comments you might wish to make on the updated document. Fourteen new critically appraised items of evidence have been included in the update, giving additional support to a number of existing recommendations. The opportunity has also been taken to update contextual information as part of a ‘refresh’ of the whole guideline document. A draft of the updated guideline (second edition) will be available for consultation on the RCOT website from 28 October 2019 to 29 November 2019. Comments are welcome on the changes that have been made as part of the review, together with any feedback you may wish to share with the review group on your use of the 2015 guideline or the available implementation tools. Access all the information from 28 October at: https://rcot.co.uk/ hand-wrist. Comments need to be returned to Angie Thompson, RCOT research and development officer, at [email protected] by 29 November 2019. RCOT library and information service collection: new publications Breckon J, Mthiyane H, Shepherd J ([2019]) Bodies of evidence: how professional organisations in health, education and policing champion the use of research. [s.l.]: Alliance for Useful Evidence. Pendleton HM, Schultz-Krohn W (2018) Pedretti’s occupational therapy: practice skills for physical dysfunction. St Louis, MO: Elsevier. Royal College of Occupational Therapists (2019) Introduction to social media. London: Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Royal College of Occupational Therapists [2019]) Occupational therapy: unlocking the potential of children and young people. London: Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Information about RCOT publications is available at: www.rcot. co.uk/. To access ebooks and etheses you will need to be logged in as a member to the RCOT website. Clarification In last month’s cover story, ‘Blue Badges, hidden disabilities, and opportunities for the profession (OTnews, September 2019, Pages 32-33), it was not stated with any clarity on the cover, or in the introductory paragraphs, that this article referred to the Blue Badge scheme in England only. We are sorry for any confusion caused and we would like to clarify this position. 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