Authors: Dick, S., & McGowan, L. Summary: The authors, Sam Dick and Lisa McGowan, are third year occupational therapy students at Coventry University. In this article, they have described and reflected upon Continue Reading »
Home / Archive by Category "Research & Publications"
Author: Hanna Majapuro Type of Project: One-Year Masters in Occupational Therapy Thesis Place of Study: Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, Department of Rehabilitation, Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden. Abstract: Background: Continue Reading »
Authors: Neha S. Tripathi, Melissa M. Sweetman, & Susan A. Zapf. Neha S. Tripathi, OTD, OTR/L is a licensed occupational therapist in Washington, D. C. She earned her Bachelor of Occupational Continue Reading »
Authors: Jennifer E. Lape, Chatham University and Brian D. Scaife, West Virginia University Jennifer E. Lape, OTD, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is Continue Reading »
Author: B, Beki, Dellow, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Christchurch & Southbourne Community Mental Health Team, Dorset, UK. Second presenter: H, Hannah, Skeels, Occupational Therapy Student, Bournemouth University Presentation Continue Reading »
Abstract: Culturally safe occupational therapy entails recognizing the cultural contexts through which our therapeutic interactions are translated. Occupational therapy in its present dominant form – its knowledge, theory and practices, Continue Reading »
Abstract: The kawa (kawa is Japanese for ‘river’) model of occupational therapy has recently emerged in response to the needs for culturally sensitive conceptual models of practice that adequately address Continue Reading »
Abstract: Background. The Kawa model emerged to meet a need for occupational therapy models and theories relevant to Japanese clients and since its inception has evolved considerably. Purpose. To provide Continue Reading »
Author: Mason Munson, Martha Wegner Pacific University Description This document contains a culmination of items that reflect a yearlong student led community based practice project. As part of Pacific University Continue Reading »
Author: Teoh Jou Yin (Jouyin Teoh) ABSTRACT: The lived experiences of Malaysian adults with visual impairments have not known to be widely explored, particularly from an occupational therapy point of Continue Reading »
Authors: Antonette Owen, B. Occ. (Pret) MSc OT, (Wits) Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Fasloen Adams, B.OT, MSc OT (Wits) Lecturer, Department Continue Reading »
Author: Antonette Owen ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of and the clinical application of models by a specific group of occupational therapists with Continue Reading »
Credentials Display Lydia Royeen, MOT, OTR/L Abstract Jen Gash, an occupational therapist and creativity coach living in the UK, provided the cover art for the winter 2015 issue of The Continue Reading »
(Guest Editorial) Michael Iwama PhD, OT(c), MSc, BScOT, BSc First published: 26 October 2007Full publication history DOI: 10.1002/oti.234 Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oti.234/full Culture is fundamentally important to this great profession. The eminent Continue Reading »
Author: Kavitha Murthi BOT (MUHS, India), MSc OT (UK), FHEA (Higher Education Academy), OTR. (In partial fulfilment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Occupational Therapy from Queen Margaret University) Abstract: Continue Reading »
Bachelor Thesis: Author: Maya Ostyn Studiegebied: Gezondheidszorg (Field of study: Healthcare) Opleiding: Bachelor in de Ergotherapie ( Academiejaar: 2012-2013 Module: Bachelorproef Promotor(s): Mevrouw De Loof ergotherapeut/woonbegeleider Abstract Cliëntgerichte zorg is een Continue Reading »
Review contributed by Antonette Owen Title: The Kawa Model, Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy Author: Dr. Michael Iwama, PhD MSc BScOT BSc Associate Professor, Dept. of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Continue Reading »
Abstract: In this article the author discusses reflections from the article of Jon Fieldhouse using the Kawa Model in practice and education. He mentions that the education against practice debate Continue Reading »
Abstract This article proposes the implementation of the occupational therapy Kawa (Japanese for river) model to promote “culturally relevant” client-centered care for combat and operational stress control services provided in Continue Reading »
This pilot study sought to gather information related to the experience of occupational therapists, using the Kawa Model of practice in a mental health setting. Two therapists utilized the model Continue Reading »
Abstract The Kawa (Japanese for river) model, developed by Japanese and Canadian rehabilitation professionals, presents an important and novel alternative to contemporary ‘Western’ models of rehabilitation. Rather than focussing primarily Continue Reading »
Abstract This paper aims to critique current occupational therapy practice and theory using Indigenous Australian people as a case example. Critical race theory will be used to help question the Continue Reading »
![The Kawa Model Made Easy [Download]](https://www.kawamodel.com/v1/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/feat_pic29-185x110.png "The Kawa Model Made Easy [Download]")
Download the Kawa Model Made Easy Manual here! Authors: Teoh Jou Yin & Michael Iwama. For free distribution.