“Finding Beauty in Everyday Life”: A Photo-Elicitation Study of Play Across the Life Span

Swank, Jacqueline M.; Smith–Adcock, Sondra; Puig, Ana

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“…As Bruner (1983) argued, it is important to address play beyond its ability to facilitate the development of other skills. The fact that only around half of the respondents provided more than an introduction to these three major approaches to play intervention is also of concern, considering the importance of play as an occupation across the life span (Brown, 2009;Bruner, 1983;Erikson, 1972;Foley, 2017;Liapi & Ackermann, 2016;Parham, 1996;Swank et al, 2017;Van Vleet & Feeney, 2015;Vygotsky, 1967;Weider, 2017). Review of the number of hours spent addressing play-related assessment, goalwriting, and intervention approaches, as well as the amount and types of practice and experiential activities provided in entry-level occupational therapy programs is recommended.…”

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“…Play permits adults to look at situations differently and can lead to improvements in mood and outlook (Brown, 2009;Liapi & Ackermann, 2016;Van Vleet & Feeney, 2015). In a photo-elicitation study of play in children, college students, and retirees, Swank, Smith-Adcock, and Puig (2017) found themes of connection, creativity, discovery, freedom, fun, growth, inner self, risk, and play across the life span. They concluded that play is important at all ages and stages of life.…”

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“…A description of entry-level programs' teaching practices related to play will provide evidence to help explore the relationship between practitioners' entry-level preparation and their limited use of play in practice. A solid foundation in the basics of assessment and intervention related to play is important, not only for pediatric practitioners, but for therapists who work with adults as well, given the acknowledgement of play as a life skill (Brown, 2009;Liapi & Ackermann, 2016;Swank, et al, 2017;Van Vleet & Feeney, 2015). The purpose of this study, therefore, was to describe entry-level occupational therapy programs' emphasis on play in their curricula.…”

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Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs’ Emphasis on Play: A Survey

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Lawrence

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Play is a key occupation for children. Despite this, research suggests that pediatric occupational therapists primarily use play as a modality rather than addressing it as an outcome. Lack of education related to play has been identified as a factor contributing to the limited use of play in intervention; therefore, this study examined entry-level occupational therapy programs' emphasis on play in their curricula. Faculty from entrylevel occupational therapy programs in all regions of the U.S. responded to a validated survey. The majority (82%, n = 33) reported meeting Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) standards related to play, notwithstanding pediatric occupational therapy practitioners' reports of a lack of education about the occupation of play. Play assessments and intervention methods taught, approaches to teaching play assessment and intervention, and the extent of teaching the assessments and intervention approaches are described. These results suggest that a review of the ACOTE standards and play content in occupational therapy curricula is needed.

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Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs’ Emphasis on Play: A Survey

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“…Each family's photographs were sent to them in advance of their interview, to allow them to decide whether there were any pictures they particularly wanted to include or exclude during the interviews. Previous research has asked children to separate pictures representing particular concepts (Swank, Smith-Adcock, & Puig, 2017), or to choose five to 15 photographs that showed something important about their experiences (Pyle, 2013). Participants in the current study were interviewed in their family groups to promote interaction between family members (Creswell, 2007).…”

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Using Photo-Elicitation to Explore Families’ Experiences of Burn Camp

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A qualitative study using photo-elicitation was conducted to investigate the experiences of family members attending a residential burn camp. Six families were provided with cameras and asked to take photographs of their time at camp. They were subsequently interviewed about their experiences of camp, using their photographs as prompts. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts identified three main themes: benefits for the family as a whole (new activities and experiences and lasting impacts), benefits for the child (having fun without feeling different), and benefits for the parent/carer (support from those who understand). This is the first study to specifically investigate the experience of the whole family at a burn camp and suggests that attendance may offer a number of benefits for parents/carers and children. Photo-elicitation was an effective method for encouraging participants to recall and discuss their time at camp, and should be considered in future burns research.

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“…Photo-elicitation (also known as photo interviewing, photovoice, and photo-feedback) is a qualitative research method that integrates photographs into the interviewing process (Shaw, 2013). It has been successfully used in a range of older adult studies (Loeffler, 2018;Swank, Smith-Adcock, & Puig, 2017;Williamson, Lyle, Darton, Griffiths, & Lamb, 2017). I chose to use photo-elicitation to establish rapport and collaboration between older adults and myself (Bignante, 2010;G.…”

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Storied possessions : post-household disbandment older adult placemaking through meaningful belongings

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If older adults do not age-in-place, one of their last residential moves involves significant downsizing referred to as household disbandment. During this process, older adults divest themselves of possessions, change lifestyles, and move into smaller spaces. There is increased social and anthropological research on household disbandment. Less is known from environment and behavior and interior design theoretical perspectives about the subsequent process of reestablishing a meaningful place for post-disbandment older adults. Focusing on belongings brought from disbanded residences, a goal of this study is to understand how older people make place through their personal possessions to answer the research questions: â€œWhat identity meanings, related in life span stories, are embedded in the possessions older people move to their new residences?" and "How do post-disbandment older people embed the meaning of family when making place?" Participants are post-disbandment retirees (70 +) whose moves occurred within three years of initial researcher contact and five of their adult-children. A variety of residential housing types are included. Multiple-case holistic case study research methods are used to analyze sixteen household cases that include twenty-three older adult participants. Within-case findings suggest post-disbandment older adults, in their new residential environments, incorporate possessions embedded with personal, social, and collective identity meanings related to events in their life stories. Multiple layers and diversity of embedded meanings exist within solitary possessions. Cross-case findings suggest participants integrate family into their new residences by engaging with possessions connected to storied points in their lives and embedded with their meanings of family. The incorporation into their residences of storied possessions embedded with ordinary, low, high, and turning point family meanings suggests these older adults actively engage with their authentic perspectives of current reality and either willfully make or willfully do not make the place of home. Implications suggest disbandment and the subsequent placemaking process need to be considered as a holistic event rather than two distinct episodes, and older adult agency needs to be privileged for placemaking to be successful. Contributions of this study to existing knowledge include an analytic tool to evaluate granular level meanings within possessions and a conceptual Model of Storied Possessions depicting symbolic interactions of self-identity, others, narrativity, life events, and storied possessions that lead to meaningful place.

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“Finding Beauty in Everyday Life”: A Photo-Elicitation Study of Play Across the Life Span

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs’ Emphasis on Play: A Survey

Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Programs’ Emphasis on Play: A Survey

Using Photo-Elicitation to Explore Families’ Experiences of Burn Camp

Storied possessions : post-household disbandment older adult placemaking through meaningful belongings

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