Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

The fourth edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain
and Process (hereinafter referred to as the OTPF–4), is intended for occupational therapy practitioners and students, other health care
professionals, educators, researchers, payers, policymakers, and consumers, the OTPF–4 presents a summary of interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice.

Occupational therapy academic programs are tasked with preparing occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students to develop and use clinical and professional reasoning in practice. A component of this academic education, Level II fieldwork (FW), develops clinical and professional reasoning by allowing
students to practice this skill. Although numerous studies have investigated this topic in occupational therapy students, only one small study has previously investigated this in OTA students during Level II FW. 

A short film for the Basingstoke and District Disability Forum raising awareness of physical and mobility disabilities.

There is growing concern about student mental health, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. Mental
health factors impact self-efficacy and study behaviors, thus there is a need to explore changes in these
factors during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to explore changes in allied healthcare students’ approaches to studying, self-efficacy and positive mental health before and during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students, General Self-efficacy scale, Mental Health Continuum – Short Form were given to graduate students (n=26) prior to, and one year into the pandemic. 

High levels of stress among occupational therapy graduate students have led to the adoption of unhealthy coping habits such as poor nutrition, little exercise, and disrupted sleep. In response, many institutions have explored programming and even curricular changes to support student well-being.
However, very few are built upon a strong theoretical foundation to address holistic well-being. Therefore, this paper describes how logic modeling was used to develop a student well-being program based on Facilitating Learning and Occupational Well-Being Using Research-Based Initiatives for Student Health
(FLOURISH), a theoretical approach rooted in the Person-Environment-Occupation Performance Model. 

When you use Words with Dignity, you encourage equality for everyone. If you’re in doubt, use people first language (e.g., “a person with a disability”; not “a disabled person”).