How do occupational therapy curricula align with priorities identified by occupational therapists to prepare graduates for working in mental health?

Justin Newton Scanlan; Genevieve Pepin; Priscilla Ennals; Pamela J. Meredith; Kirsti Haracz; Jayne S. Webster; Shelly Wright; Karen Arblaster

How do occupational therapy curricula align with priorities identified by occupational therapists to prepare graduates for working in mental health?

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How do occupational therapy curricula align with priorities identified by occupational therapists to prepare graduates for working in mental health?

Justin Newton Scanlan, Genevieve Pepin, Priscilla Ennals, Pamela J. Meredith, Kirsti Haracz, Jayne S. Webster, Shelly Wright and Karen Arblaster

ANZOTMHA Network

2016

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Abstract

Occupational therapy

Higher education

Mental health

Education

All professional preparation programs need to ensure that university curricula remain reflective of current practice, and also prepare graduates for practice in the future. Upon formation, the Australia and New Zealand Occupational Therapy Mental Health Academics (ANZOTMHA) network identified that there was insufficient or poorly organised information available about how well current occupational therapy curricula prepared students for practice in the field of mental health. One of the first priorities established by ANZOTMHA was to undertake a program of research to examine this issue. The aim of this report is to summarise and integrate the outcomes of two inter-related studies to explore the extent to which current occupational therapy university curricula in Australia and New Zealand match educational priorities identified by practising occupational therapists in mental health.

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Title: How do occupational therapy curricula align with priorities identified by occupational therapists to prepare graduates for working in mental health?
Authors: Justin Newton Scanlan (Author) - The University of Sydney
Genevieve Pepin (Author) - Deakin University
Priscilla Ennals (Author) - La Trobe University
Pamela J. Meredith (Author) - The University of Queensland
Kirsti Haracz (Author) - University of Newcastle Australia
Jayne S. Webster (Author) - Otago Polytechnic
Shelly Wright (Author) - University of South Australia
Karen Arblaster (Author) - Western Sydney University
Publication details: 47 pages
Publisher: ANZOTMHA Network
Date published: 2016
Copyright note: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Occupational Therapy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99620808302621
Output Type: Report

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