Psychoanalytic Thinking in Occupational Therapy

Emotion management and occupational therapy student learning on placement: A post-structuralist exploration

“…Some occupational therapy authors have highlighted issues around the profession's lack of focus on the 'felt' experiences of those we work with. Nicholls (2007) discussed our lack of attention to the distress experienced by many of the service users we work with and posits the idea that perhaps this neglect is to do with our own fear of these emotions. Nicolls et al (2013) outlined a relational model of occupational therapy that recognises that emotions are involved in the dynamic relationship between the therapist, the patient and the occupation.…”