A scholarship of practice revisited: Creating community-engaged occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and scholars

Model System:

TBI

Reference Type:

Journal

Accession No.:

J72646

Journal:

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2015 , 29, 4, 352-369

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Abstract:

Article proposes a revised community-engaged Scholarship of Practice (SOP) model, reviews the evidence justifying the need for such a model, and presents strategies to effectively create community-engaged practitioners, educators, and career scientists within occupational therapy. Changing societal issues and trends in health disparities, health policy and practice, and research and evidence-based practice point to the need for a revised SOP model that emphasizes the creation of engaged scholars and practitioners. The authors argue that policies affecting people with disabilities, current emphasis on addressing health disparities, and the wide use of a participatory approach to research, all call for a closer, interactive, and dynamic relationship among scholars, practitioners, and communities. In the proposed new model, complex contextual factors such as social, cultural, economic, policy, and global issues play a critical role in promoting or limiting participation and health. The authors present examples of strategies used to promote a community-engaged SOP and translate knowledge back to communities for action and systems change to affect the lives of people with disabilities and the communities in which they live and participate.

Author(s):

Hammel, Joy, Magasi, Susan, Mirza, Mansha P., Preissner, Katharine, Peterson, Elizabeth, Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda