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Parent And Infant Occupational Performance In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ashlea D. Cardin
Parent And Infant Occupational Performance In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Ashlea D. Cardin
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Projects
The earliest of occupational therapy interventions often commence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where mothers and fathers begin learning how to parent in unexpected surroundings and with unexpected complications. This project seeks to present an innovative approach to neonatal occupational therapy practice, framed using the Person-Environment- Occupation-Performance (PEOP) Model (Baum et al., 2015). A phenomenological approach was employed to build a picture of understanding by gathering and recording information about context, insights, events, and influences on parent and infant occupational performance in the NICU. Qualitative methods were used to explore the concept of occupational and co- occupational performance …
Program Development For Occupational Therapy Education In Haiti: Strategic Planning And Case Statement, Janet O'Flynn
Program Development For Occupational Therapy Education In Haiti: Strategic Planning And Case Statement, Janet O'Flynn
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Projects
The profession of occupational therapy is not yet recognized in Haiti. An opportunity opened in 2012 to start professional educational programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy at a Haitian university. Operational planning, strategic planning, and fundraising began informally. In 2015 a formal planning process was held. The method for this case study was program development, using mission and vision, SWOC analysis, and goal setting. A Logic Model was used for writing a case statement and letters of inquiry for grant funds. Conclusions were that fundraising work was crucially important, flexibility was needed to respond to unpredictable external factors, and …
Utilizing Montessori-Based Occupational Therapy Interventions For People With Dementia, Jill Victoria Fyksen
Utilizing Montessori-Based Occupational Therapy Interventions For People With Dementia, Jill Victoria Fyksen
Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Projects
The Montessori Method for dementia is a specific approach to dementia care that can be implemented as an alternative to pharmaceutical intervention with its focus on purposeful and meaningful doing. Montessori-based interventions that were found effective in increasing self-feeding for people with dementia included activities requiring hand-eye coordination, scooping, pouring and squeezing. For this project, there were five participants from a residential care facility. This study consisted of doing activities or exercises to simulate eating right before mealtime. This occurred three times per week for eight weeks. The broad long-term purpose of this project was to increase participation in the …