The Occupational Career Revisited

Using the Self‐Discovery Tapestry to Explore Occupational Careers

“…The individual may need time, guidance and compassion in order to move to the emotional state when resolution for action becomes feasible. Occupational science principles guide the holistic interpretations of personal histories as well as studies of occupational careers (Clark et al, 1991;Russel, 1999Russel, , 2001.…”

Occupations for resolving life crises in old age

“…A person is born and typically grows up within a family; goes to school; meets or opposes societal norms and expectations such as working at a job and building a family; lives as a retiree; and, growing old, dies. As individuals engage in life experiences through their occupational roles across time, an image of the self is developed (Black;Forsyth & Kielhofner, 2003;Russel) which may, as one ages, become rigid (Whitbourne & Weinstock, 1979). Commonly, elderly people in diverse cultures desire continuity and have striking similarities in the way they face life events (Myerhoff & Simic, 1978).…”

“…Every role a person has requires occupational performance. This lifelong continuity has been called an occupational career (Black, 1976;Russel). A person is born and typically grows up within a family; goes to school; meets or opposes societal norms and expectations such as working at a job and building a family; lives as a retiree; and, growing old, dies.…”

“…To view older people as social beings, that is, occupational beings who have lived and are living in society, the perspective of a natural life course in which every person' s life has a sense of occupational continuity is useful (Fry, 1995;Ludwig et al, 2007;Russel, 2001). Every role a person has requires occupational performance.…”

Student Advocacy and Research Regarding Employability with Women in an Addiction Recovery Center

“…Students had the option of using a modified Service Utilization Chart (Rossi, Lipsey, & Freeman, 2004) or different strategies from Pierce (2003) (Grant, 2007;Kielhofner, 2002;Larson & Zemke, 2003;Majer et al, 2010;Russel, 2001). …”