Doing a little and feeling enabled - environmental control systems are a natural fit for occupational therapy

Michele Verdonck; G Chard; M Nolan; E Steggles

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Doing a little and feeling enabled - environmental control systems are a natural fit for occupational therapy

Michele Verdonck, G Chard, M Nolan and E Steggles

Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries (COTEC) Congress of Occupational Therapy: Occupational Diversity for the future, 9th (Stockholm, Sweden, 24-May-2012–27-May-2012)

2012

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Aim: Occupational therapists facilitate participation in everyday life increasingly dominated by technology. Simple environmental control systems (ECS) facilitate engagement in occupations for people with severe physical impairment but many occupational therapists overlook this technology. This paper will encourage occupational therapists to pursue the use of ECS in clinical practice. Method: An interactive approach will enable attendees to relate their clinical experience to research that explored the lived experience of using ECS in four focus groups and six in-depth interviews. The research will be presented using verbatim transcriptions, video clips and examples of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: ECS users feel enabled and reclaim the capacity "to do". Attendees will understand that these benefits are not possible without first becoming used to using ECS which can be a hassle but ultimately enjoyable. Conclusion: Occupational therapists will appreciate the viability and importance of ECS in clinical practice.

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Title: Doing a little and feeling enabled - environmental control systems are a natural fit for occupational therapy
Authors: Michele Verdonck (Author) - National Rehabilitation Hospital, Ireland
G Chard (Author) - University College Cork, Ireland
M Nolan (Author) - National Rehabilitation Hospital, Ireland
E Steggles (Author) - McMaster University, Canada
Conference details: Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries (COTEC) Congress of Occupational Therapy: Occupational Diversity for the future, 9th (Stockholm, Sweden, 24-May-2012–27-May-2012)
Date published: 2012
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Occupational Therapy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448820102621
Output Type: Conference presentation

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