Journal Article

Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention

Ability Partners have sourced the journal article, Building Better Teams: Impact of Education And Coaching Intervention on Interprofessional Collaboration Between Teachers and Occupational Therapists in Schools, to inform clinical practice for an existing case. The impairments within the case include impulse control, organisation, emotional regulation, maintaining attention and sensory regulation. Methodology Review: Quantitative Quasi-experimental study – […]

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Paediatric Occupational Therapist with child participant building blocks.

Paediatric OT for children with disabilities

Ability Partners have sourced the journal article, Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities, to inform clinical practice for an existing case. Our NDIS client was diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, SPD and ODD, and has impairments with developing independence, regulating senses and emotions and life skills. Paediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) A child’s life

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Adults with Intellectual Disability doing horticulture

Journal Club: Occupational Therapy Intervention for Adults

Intellectual Disability (ID) in adults requires Occupational Therapists to use a range of habilitative approaches. Through available evidence, Occupational Therapists must guide intervention planning that address the difficulty in managing formal supports, social interactions and plan budgets throughout Intellectual Disability adulthood. Journal ReviewEvidence to Inform Occupational Therapy Intervention With Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Scoping

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Journal Club: Telehealth for Occupational Therapy

During the pandemic, telehealth became popular in allied health and Occupational Therapy to replace face-to-face therapy during strict government restrictions. Telehealth is still being used as a primary therapy and a supplementary therapy. Journal in review: Telehealth for the Provision of Occupational Therapy: Reflections on Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic Methodology review This journal is

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Journal Club: ‘Self-care and Wellbeing in Mental Health Professionals: The Mediating Effects of Self-awareness and Mindfulness’

Ability Partners Journal Club is all about becoming a better Evidence-Based Occupational Therapists. Journals are carefully selected by our therapists and discussed fortnightly between Ability Partners staff. Journal in review: Self-care and Wellbeing in Mental Health Professionals: The Mediating Effects of Self-awareness and Mindfulness. Methodology review The study surveyed 148 mental health professionals holding a

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Journal Club: ‘Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adolescents: A Scoping Review’

It’s the inaugural Ability Partners Journal Club! This Journal Club is all about becoming a better Evidence-Based Occupational Therapist.  Journal in review: Clarkson, C, Boshoff, L & Kernot J 2021, ‘Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adolescents: A Scoping Review’, The Allied Health Scholar, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 51-102. Practical applications and take homes: OT interventions

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