A Review, Reflections and Recommendations
Autor: | Anne Hiller Scott Ma, Faota, Otr |
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Rok vydání: | 1990 |
Předmět: |
Occupational therapy
Medical education medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject education Professional development Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mental health Style (sociolinguistics) Psychiatry and Mental health Shock (economics) Creative problem-solving Pedagogy medicine Personality Job satisfaction Psychology Applied Psychology media_common |
Zdroj: | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health. 10:1-28 |
ISSN: | 1541-3101 0164-212X |
DOI: | 10.1300/j004v10n01_01 |
Popis: | It is sobering to consider that the majority of occupational therapy students have fieldwork experiences in mental health and physical disabilities and yet less than 15% choose practice in mental health. How can one account for the limited interest of students in mental health in a field that strongly espouses a holistic approach to patients? This article explores and reviews potential parameters affecting the specialty choice of mental health, to encourage further clarification of problems, identify areas for research and foster creative problem solving. Several theoretical lenses will be suggested to promote clearer focus on conceptual approaches to understanding practice preferences. The occupational therapy literature will be reviewed focusing on personality characteristics, learning style, academic and fieldwork experiences and job satisfaction. Additional perspectives including specialization, reality shock, and discontinuity between the academic and clinical phases of professional training are offe... |
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