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In Search Of Wellness: Allied Health Professionals' Understandings Of Wellness In Childhood Disability Services, Lauren Breen, Helen Wildy, Sherry Saggers, Jeannine Millsteed, P Raghavendra

Research outputs 2011

Purpose. Wellness approaches are not routine in childhood disability services, despite theoretical and empirical support and an increasing demand for them from health consumers and disability activists. We aimed to investigate how health professionals define or understand wellness and its practice in the context of childhood disability. Method. A qualitative, interpretive approach was taken. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 health professionals (allied health therapists and managers) providing early intervention and ongoing therapy within four Australian childhood health and disability services. Years of experience providing services to children with disabilities and their families ranged from 6 months to 30 years …