Examining an occupational perspective in a rural Canadian age‐friendly consultation process

Abstract

The study suggests that the process of this age-friendly community consultation has relevance to occupational therapy theory and practice, and can provide a useful framework for collaborative consultative processes when working with communities.

Consumer engagement in occupational therapy health‐related research: A scoping review of the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal and a call to action

“…Respectful, culturally relevant community partnerships were emphasised as an ethical imperative in a study which aimed to validate a play scale with Indigenous children (Dender & Stagnitti, 2017). Similarly, research regarding age‐friendliness in rural Canada emphasised deepening understandings, creating change at the community level and sanctioning collective action as the reasoning behind the consumer‐led strategies used (Lauckner & Stadnyk, 2014).…”

“…In another study exploring the effects of “chemobrain”, it was reported that recruitment via a community organisation research and survey group meant that participants were most likely interested in research, had high proficiency in English, had internet access, and were from high to middle socio‐economic backgrounds (Player et al., 2014). Even in a study which incorporated high levels of consumer empowerment in a consultation regarding community age‐friendliness, the authors noted that there were few participants from low socio‐economic backgrounds (Lauckner & Stadnyk, 2014).…”

An occupational therapy community development practice process

“…When referring to the practice process, the authors are referring to this general sequential process occupational therapists move through from initiating to concluding interactions with clients, recognizing this process is not always linear. Some examples of how the CPPF might be applied to communities are provided (Davis et al, 2013; Lauckner & Stadnyk, 2014), but there are limited details and few examples regarding how an occupational therapist engages in the practice process during CD (Hyett et al, 2015; Vermeulen et al, 2015). A recently published Community-Centred Practice Framework (Hyett, Kenny, & Dickson-Swift, 2018), developed through a case study of “exemplars of community participation” (p. 3; not involving occupational therapists), extrapolated how occupational therapists could contribute to this area of practice.…”

“…The Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF) outlines key action points that guide occupational therapists’ practice when working with individuals, groups, organizations, communities, or populations (Davis, Craik, & Polatajko, 2013). Little has been written on occupational therapists’ practice process with communities (Hyett, McKinstry, Kenny, & Dickson-Swift, 2015; Vermeulen et al, 2015) or the application of the CPPF with communities (Lauckner & Stadnyk, 2014). A greater understanding of occupational therapists’ practice process in this area would help enhance occupational therapy knowledge and skills related to enabling occupation with communities.…”

Approaches for building community participation: A qualitative case study of Canadian food security programs

“…An increasing number of occupational therapists are adopting new and innovative community practice roles that include forms of community participation. Emerging community practice areas include health promotion and advocacy work with Indigenous communities (Booth & Nelson, 2013; Gerlach, 2015), and consultancy on the design of age-friendly communities and with urban planning (Lauckner & Stadnyk, 2014; Moll, Gewurtz, Krupa, & Law, 2013; Parnell & Wilding, 2010; Zur & Laliberte Rudman, 2013). Occupational therapists are establishing roles with environmental sustainability (Wagman, 2014) and natural disaster preparedness and recovery (Jeong, Law, DeMatteo, Stratford, & Kim, 2016; Scaffa, Gerardi, Herzberg, & McColl, 2006).…”