Occupational therapy – the forgotten speciality within the community mental health team?

Coia, Denise; Joice, Anne

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“…According to Coia and Joice (1989), the ability to use activity as a treatment medium is unique to occupational therapists and vital in recovery in mental health.…”

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Promoting Mental Wellbeing through Activity in a Mental Health Hospital

Hutcheson¹,

Ferguson²,

Nish³

et al. 2010

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Literature review Several studies have highlighted the widespread problem of patient inactivity on acute psychiatric wards (Sundram 1987, Smith et al 1996, Jones and Crossley 2008). Following this, the Department of Health (2002) reported serious concerns regarding the lack of activity that is useful to recovery. In 2002, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health recommended that wards should provide activities and interventions and that even small changes in social and recreational activities can have a beneficial impact (SCMH 2003). Over the last decade, there have been reports in the occupational therapy and mental health journals supporting the use of activity in promoting mental wellbeing (

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“…According to Coia and Joice (1989), the ability to use activity as a treatment medium is unique to occupational therapists and vital in recovery in mental health.…”

Section: Practice Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Mental Wellbeing through Activity in a Mental Health Hospital

Hutcheson¹,

Ferguson²,

Nish³

et al. 2010

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Information Systems: Can They Determine How Occupational Therapists Spend Their Time in the Care of People with Dementia and Their Carers?

Evans¹

1996

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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tis study examined the recording of workload by community occupational therapists In the West Dorset area. Over an 11-week period, tllIMH'elated data were coUected In order to establish the work undertaken by three occupational therapists who offered support to people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, Including their carers. Recordings were made of all contacts with patients, carers and professional carers, together with the reasons that they were seen.Evidence emerged which highlighted that the majority of contacts were with carers and professional carers, thus denuding both the Department of Health and local management of credible statistical data for community occupational therapy work. The ftndlngs support the recommendation that reliable information systems and data collection are essential. WIthout credible Infonnatlon. managers are unable to determine what services are necessary In order to help maintain patients and their carers In the community.

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Why occupational therapy?

Sheikh¹,

Boultan

1992

Psychiatr. bull.

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Occupational therapy as a discipline (Finlay, 1988) has grown and matured with time. It has moved away from an ill-defined, imprecise and informal discipline to one which, while treating the patient as a whole being, nevertheless attempts to identify an individual's unique problems and treats them through purposeful activity. It strives to attain the qualities of a holistic, goal-orientated objective process.

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Occupational therapy – the forgotten speciality within the community mental health team?

Abstract: From the plethora of articles examining the role of individual disciplines within the community mental health team, one discipline appears almost conspicious by its absence. How has occupational therapy become the forgotten speciality?

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Promoting Mental Wellbeing through Activity in a Mental Health Hospital

Promoting Mental Wellbeing through Activity in a Mental Health Hospital

Information Systems: Can They Determine How Occupational Therapists Spend Their Time in the Care of People with Dementia and Their Carers?

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