Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice DOI
Kirsten Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Sheila Moodie

et al.

British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 86(9), P. 630 - 638

Published: June 17, 2023

Introduction: Metaphors are commonly used linguistic devices that can encourage deep reflection and offer new insight. have been within the both occupational therapy mindfulness literature to describe complex phenomena. The aim of this phenomenological study was identify, analyze, interpret metaphors by pediatric therapists in their clinical practices with children youth. Method: Eight North American Occupational Therapists participated semi-structured interviews which were transcribed verbatim. Transcripts read identify idiographic or naturally occurring participants. also elicited from participants as an interview question. Findings: Three themes identified participants’ mindfulness: a tool, exploration, support. Two additional themselves facilitators therapist guide, gardener. Elicited generally aligned for while some offered unique insights. Conclusion: findings open conversations about therapists’ framing use context therapy.

Language: Английский

Illuminating their reality: the use of metaphor by parents of children with disabilities to express their experiences of health care DOI
Gillian King, Kinga Pozniak, Peter Rosenbaum

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Disability and Rehabilitation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 11

Published: May 6, 2024

Purpose To explore the nature and meaning of metaphors used by parents children with disabilities when describing their healthcare experiences.

Language: Английский

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Negotiating expectations for therapy between mothers and service providers: a narrative analysis DOI
Eric Smart, Emily Nalder, Barry Trentham

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Disability and Rehabilitation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 45(18), P. 2946 - 2956

Published: Sept. 5, 2022

To use stories about mothers and service providers negotiating expectations for therapy to illuminate processes contributing power differences within partnerships.This narrative study presented from three providers. Stories were co-constructed between participants researchers analyzed using analysis. Building on An Palisano's (2014) Model of Family-Professional Collaboration, organized into the stages goal setting, planning, doing therapy.Each story illuminated a process unique that can redistribute mothers, providers, environments while expectations: protecting sacred issues, facilitating knowledge exposure, filling voids/vacuums, recognizing cultural conditioning, re-discovering eclipsed roles, connecting relay teams. We propose including additional strategies model increase readiness negotiate collaborate fully as intends: 1) exploring power-sharing conversations; 2) looking social context clues; 3) adopting humility stance.Information six help structure client grounded in optimal negotiation equal partnerships.Implications RehabilitationKnowledge diverse be resource guide actions related situations.Leaving topic implicit or unchallenged increases risks negotiations remain unbalanced unproductive.Service may enhance collaboration with paediatric rehabilitation by conversations, clues, stance.

Language: Английский

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“What their expectations could be”: a narrative study of mothers and service providers in paediatric rehabilitation DOI
Eric Smart, Emily Nalder, Barry Trentham

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Disability and Rehabilitation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 45(20), P. 3238 - 3251

Published: Oct. 3, 2022

To better understand and visualise how why mothers' service providers' expectations for therapy can change over time spanning their journeys careers in the paediatric rehabilitation system.Narrative analysis was used to construct two parallel collective stories that illustrate explain phases turning points of developing expectations. Five mothers nine providers participated interviews discussing when new more experienced with therapy.Each story had five chapters illustrating became relational, controllable, informed. For mothers, were: (1) expecting be a saviour; (2) being turned away alone; (3) advocate from necessity; (4) finding solutions environment; (5) combine mother provider expertise. providers, rescue fix; searching an alternative sense professional worth; lose control; authentic self before expected self; unexpected.Mothers' experiences feeling alone learning ways modify child's environments, inadequate embracing authenticity, were essential developmental trajectories expectations.Implications Rehabilitation:Mapping on line graph shaped as wave shows promise reflecting trajectory time.Service should become aware work three distinct groups determined by phase they are currently experiencing (i.e., hyped, disillusioned, or enlightened).Therapy programmes optimise through redesigns emphasise elements networking, self-compassion, ethics, authenticity.

Language: Английский

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Parental expectations of residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities and their perception of youth changes DOI
Amy C. McPherson, Meaghan Walker, De‐Lawrence Lamptey

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Disability and Rehabilitation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Nov. 11, 2024

This study explored parents' expectations before their youth with a disability attended Residential Immersive Life Skills (RILS) program, and perceptions of change over the following 12 months. Understanding is important because parents play key role in shaping youth's ongoing development future hopes when they return home.

Language: Английский

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Seeing the light versus being in the dark: parent, child, and service providers’ use of metaphors to express system complexity, therapy engagement, and personal experiences of adaptation DOI
Gillian King, Michelle Phoenix, Sandra VanderKaay

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Disability and Rehabilitation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 46(18), P. 4176 - 4186

Published: Oct. 9, 2023

To describe parent, child, and service providers' use of metaphors to communicate the meaning participation in life therapy engagement field childhood disability.

Language: Английский

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Barriers and facilitators to paediatric caregivers’ participation in virtual speech, language, and hearing services: A scoping review DOI Creative Commons
Danielle DiFabio, Sheila Moodie, Robin O’Hagan

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Digital Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Purpose Virtual care-related technologies are transforming the way in which health services delivered. A growing number of studies support use virtual care field audiology and speech-language pathology; however, there remains a need to identify understand what influences caregiver participation within that is family-focused. This review aimed identify, synthesize, summarize literature around reported barriers facilitators speech/hearing assessment and/or intervention appointments for their child. Methods scoping was conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute manual evidence synthesis. search using six databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, ERIC, Nursing Allied Health, Web Science collect peer-reviewed interest. Data extracted according protocol published on Figshare, outlining predefined data extraction form strategy. Results variety service delivery models technology requirements were identified across 48 included studies. Caregiver found vary levels attendance involvement eight categories: Attitudes, child behavioral considerations, environment, opportunities, provider-family relationship, role process, support, technology. Conclusions presents description key categories influence appointments. Future research needed explore how findings can be used family-centered provide strategic benefiting outcomes care.

Language: Английский

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Metaphors of mindfulness in pediatric occupational therapy practice DOI
Kirsten Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Anne Kinsella, Sheila Moodie

et al.

British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 86(9), P. 630 - 638

Published: June 17, 2023

Introduction: Metaphors are commonly used linguistic devices that can encourage deep reflection and offer new insight. have been within the both occupational therapy mindfulness literature to describe complex phenomena. The aim of this phenomenological study was identify, analyze, interpret metaphors by pediatric therapists in their clinical practices with children youth. Method: Eight North American Occupational Therapists participated semi-structured interviews which were transcribed verbatim. Transcripts read identify idiographic or naturally occurring participants. also elicited from participants as an interview question. Findings: Three themes identified participants’ mindfulness: a tool, exploration, support. Two additional themselves facilitators therapist guide, gardener. Elicited generally aligned for while some offered unique insights. Conclusion: findings open conversations about therapists’ framing use context therapy.

Language: Английский

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