Report on Canadian research activity in schizophrenia. Canadian Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia (CAROS).
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E S Brintnell
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High and low job satisfaction: some characteristics of two groups of occupational therapists.
From a sample of 1400 occupational therapy respondents, the characteristics of two groups, those scoring high on the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (N = 280) and those scoring low (N = 280) on this measure of job satisfaction, are compared on age, position, educational levels and the value and salience scales of the Life Roles Inventory. The implications of these findings for occupational therapy unit management and supervision are discussed and recommendations for continuing professional education are made.
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Occupational therapy career patterns in profile.
From a career pattern study of two groups of Alberta occupational therapists (N = 119), five predominant patterns were identified. These are presented in the form of career profiles together with related literature. Recommendations for continuing education and implications for practice are discussed.
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Old themes, new directions--occupational therapy in the 21st century.
The paper begins with a brief look at directions for the future of occupational therapy as expressed in occupational therapy literature over the past six decades. The major contributions in the areas of practice, research and education, professional organization, and theory/knowledge base are highlighted. It then considers current social issues in Canadian society which have a bearing on occupational therapy and implications for its future development: population trends, health status and hospitalization, universal access to health and social services, unemployment, client expectations, multiculturism, medical ethics, family breakdown and child abuse. It looks at the occupational therapy profession in relation to these social issues and concludes with a summary of implications for occupational therapy and predictions for its future into the 21st century based on the analysis of these trends.
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Career patterns in two groups of Alberta occupational therapists.
Many factors contribute to job satisfaction and commitment to a particular career choice. Developmental approaches and those involving the self concept as outlined by Super are applicable to occupational therapy. This article presents the results of a career pattern study in two groups of Alberta occupational therapists (N = 119). Using the Life Roles Inventory, values, participation, commitment, and role value realization in five major life roles are described; similarities and differences between groups are outlined. Personal interviews were used to collect career pattern data from both groups; several themes were identified.
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What do they think we do? O.T. functions as perceived by administrators and allied health professionals.
Prior to preparing written material about the profession, hospital administrators in Alberta were surveyed by questionnaires in an attempt to ascertain the level of knowledge about occupational therapy roles and functions. Fifty-four respondents (administrators and other health professionals) replied to all sections of the questionnaire. Their responses have been analysed and compared to those of occupational therapists within the following areas: occupational therapists as prime agents in specific service areas, the occupational therapist's role in tasks relating specifically to physical medicine, tasks relating primarily to evaluation and treatment, tasks relating to consultation and teaching and tasks relating to administrative aspects of program management. There appears to be a lack of knowledge about the entire occupational therapy process; treatment techniques and media can be identified but how the client is assessed, goals set and the evaluation of the client's progress is not understood. Findings indicate that it is not advisable to publish and distribute information without first surveying the level of existing knowledge of the intended reader.
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