Dr. Michael Iwama, the founder creator and foremost proponent of the Kawa Model, was invited to speak at the University of Findlay in Ohio, USA on Oct 21, 2017, on Continue Reading »
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Authors: Dr. Michael Iwama and Armstrong Chiu Event: 15th Hong Kong Optometric Conference Date: 9th November 2017 Chi-Hung Lau has been using the Kawa Model in his community Occupational Therapy practice Continue Reading »
Author: Kavitha Murthi Abstract: Documented evidence that supports Indian OTs’ rationale behind choice and incorporation of therapeutic approaches, principles and conceptual models is sporadic (Shetty 2011). Due to this Indian 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: 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 »
Authors: Hsin Hsiu, Yeh¹ & Michael, K., Iwama² Dept. of Psychiatric OT, Taipei City Hospital¹ & Graduate Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto Nov. 23,2011 published in 5th APOTC Continue Reading »
Author: Aileen Duff Queen Margaret University 08004355 AIMS AND OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION Application of a Case study using the Kawa Model Non Directive Play Therapy Show how Therapy can be 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 »
Author: Teoh Jou Yin (Jouyin Teoh) How do occupational therapy clients’ lives look like through a clinician’s lenses? This presentation aims to compare how clients’ lives look like via two Continue Reading »
Author: Kavitha Murthi What I intend to do in the next 10- 15 minutes? • Gist about OT in India • Need for conceptual models • Use of models in Continue Reading »
Author: Beki Dellow, Occupational Therapist at NHS Learning Outcomes: Gain an overview of the Kawa ‘River’ Model Explore the Kawa Model’s use in personal and professional development/supervision Consider the value Continue Reading »
Author: Brenda Original article from: http://chan.usc.edu/admissions/student-blog/dr.-michael-iwama-and-the-kawa-model This past weekend, I attended the 2014 OTAC Conference and this year it was held in Pasadena, CA. One of the biggest highlights from this 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: Ovidiu Muntean Abstract: The Kawa (River) model was developed by Japanese occupational therapists in the 1990s in response to a need for an occupational therapy framework that socially Continue Reading »
Author: Tiffany Takahashi Originally from: http://jagwire.augusta.edu/archives/29260 One of our stories during International Education Week involved the Kawa Model, a theory of occupational therapy developed by Dr. Michael Iwama, chair of Occupational Continue Reading »
Author: Julie Burkin, Occupational Therapist, Lead Practitioner Cambridge University Hospital, NHS Trust Contact: julie.burkin@addenbrookes.nhs.uk Link: http://210.0.231.168/Files/AlwaysOnLearning/4552(15)KAWA%20model.pdf
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 »
(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: Matumo Ramafikeng, Health Sciences UCT, 2010 Find the original article at: https://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/9c29ba04-b1ee-49b9-8c859a468b556ce2/Framework_2/pdf/Kawa%20Model.pdf Introduction : The Kawa (River) model was developed by Japanese occupational therapists in the 1990s in response to a Continue Reading »
Author: Teoh Ter Fu / Gail Eva Occupational Therapy Conference Odense, Denmark 12th November 2015 Link: http://www.etf.dk/sites/default/files/uploads/public/international_perspectives_.pdf
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 »
Author: Linda Renton. MSc, BSc(Hons), Dip COT, Prof Doc Student. Queen Margaret University. Edinburgh, Scotland. Event: WFOT Congress Chile 2010 Link: http://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/1864/1/eResearch_1864.pdf
Author: Beki Dellow . Occupational Therapist . Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust . beki.dellow@dhuft.nhs.uk Introduction: ‘Life is like a river’ The Kawa (‘river’ in Japanese) Model uses the metaphor 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 »
Originally retrieved from: Link: http://www.allthingsot.com/#!frames-of-reference/cx3b Website presented by: All Things OT. Excerpt: Kawa River Model The Kawa River model was developed by Iwama in 2006 and was designed as a metaphor to be used Continue Reading »
With gratitude to the original author, Helen Hampson of the OT Process. Find out more about her at https://theotprocess.wordpress.com/about/ As promised, a post about the Kawa model, because I Continue Reading »
