Research: An Economic Imperative

Christiansen, Charles

doi:10.1177/153944928300300401

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“…As competition for resources in health care becomes more acute between various health disciplines, occupational therapy will be in a particularly vulnerable position if it fails to develop an adequate research base (Christiansen, 1983). Research is widely viewed as esoteric and irrelevant to practice.…”

Section: Empirical Validation Of Practicementioning

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The Demise of Diffidence: An Agenda for Occupational Therapy

Kielhofner

1985

Can J Occup Ther

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Professionalization of occupational therapy will require a number of activities which have previously not been incorporated systematically into occupational therapists' view of themselves and their professional obligations. This paper presents a conceptualization of professional activities as three layers of necessary labor which include, but go well beyond, clinical practice. The implications of this conceptualization of occupational therapy's necessary activities and related agenda to effect professionalization are discussed. These implications include a need for clarification of the nature of the occupational therapy service, increased clinical and basic research, identification and support for the basic values of the profession, and organization of the knowledge-base of the field around a single unifying concept of occupation.

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The Demise of Diffidence: An Agenda for Occupational Therapy

Kielhofner

1985

Can J Occup Ther

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“…In a recent editorial, Christiansen (1983) identified an urgent need for researchvalidation ofoccupational therapyknowledge andpractice because ofincreased competition and accountabilitydemands in health care. Yerxa ( 1982) has alsopointed out that the field of occupational therapy requires personnel who can critically generate and evaluate scientific knowledge.…”

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Generating and Using Knowledge in Occupational Therapy: Implications for Professional Education

Barris¹,

Kielhofner²

1985

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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A review of studies examining differences between graduate and undergraduate occupational therapy students and therapists educated at these levels suggests that while students are frequently found to be similar in their values and learning styles, therapists with graduate and undergraduate degrees may differ in their professional contributions and attitudes. Secondary analyses of two studies completed by the present authors, however, find evidence of differences in students' values and learning preferences, as well as a relationship between psychosocial occupational therapists' level of education and the degree of eclecticism in their theoretical orientation, the degree of consistency between their practices and beliefs, and their movement from staff into senior level positions. Implications of the literature and these studies are that an evolution toward master's level entry along with an increased emphasis on graduate education of all therapists are important strategies for knowledge development in occupational therapy.

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“…Gillette (1982) pointed out that services provided will not receive appropriate reimbursement. Christiansen (1983) noted that practice will not be seen as valid or competitive, and further stated that research is often looked upon as not belonging in the clinic and inconsequential to the profession. He sees the need to override this negative view of research, viewing it as the profession's most pressing challenge.…”

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Research Education in Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Programs

Petersen¹,

Roberts²,

Loughlin³

et al. 1992

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

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The survey data leads to the conclusion that undergraduate research education must intensify its emphasis on statistics, research design, and computer analysis to prepare future graduate students and researchers and to contribute to the growing bodyof knowledge in the profession. AbstractA literature review revealed the importance of research for advancing occupational therapy as well as its validation. To comply with the 1983 American Occupational Therapy Association Essentials (AOTA, 1983) and to create an atmosphere of inquiry within the profession, it has been necessary to introduce research at the undergraduate level.

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Research: An Economic Imperative

Cited by 24 publications

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The Demise of Diffidence: An Agenda for Occupational Therapy

The Demise of Diffidence: An Agenda for Occupational Therapy

Generating and Using Knowledge in Occupational Therapy: Implications for Professional Education

Research Education in Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Programs

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