Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

St. Catherine University

Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy Theses and Projects

Theses/Dissertations

Education

Publication Year

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Employee Benefits Managers’ Understanding Of Occupational Therapy And Their Influence On Employees’ Knowledge, Andrew D. Noble Oct 2020

Employee Benefits Managers’ Understanding Of Occupational Therapy And Their Influence On Employees’ Knowledge, Andrew D. Noble

Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy Theses and Projects

This study investigated what employee benefits managers know about occupational therapy and the influence they have on employees’ knowledge of, and access to, occupational therapy services. This qualitative research focused on what employee benefits managers know about occupational therapy, how they learned what they know, how they prefer to learn about healthcare services in general, and the reasons they would or would not recommend occupational therapy services to their employees. The study included ten semi-structured interviews with ten employee benefits managers who were employed at nine different organizations. The interviews were coded and analyzed to develop categories and themes in …


Educating Parent English Language Learners On Healthy Routines For Children, Angela Burla Jan 2019

Educating Parent English Language Learners On Healthy Routines For Children, Angela Burla

Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy Theses and Projects

The purpose of this project is to examine whether the linking of school music routines focused on literacy skills to home activities and programming is a viable and sustainable learning option for immigrant and refugee families, as well as to examine the sustainability of this program for non-musician staff at Learning in Style (LIS). (LIS, located in Minneapolis, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates, St. Paul Province.) The project serves the adult English language learning students who attend LIS and their children who attend the childcare program. It will also serve the staff who …