A critical reflection on occupational therapy within one Assertive Community Treatment team.
BACKGROUND
The generic process of occupational therapy is often described but is rarely the topic of critical analysis.


OBJECTIVE
To critically reflect on the occupational therapy process within one Assertive Community Treatment team.


METHODS
Using an instrumental case study approach, we interviewed one occupational therapist-client dyad from an Assertive Community Treatment team monthly over the course of nine months and reviewed occupational therapy chart notes. Data were analyzed for topical concerns and foreshadowed problems related to the process of occupational therapy.


RESULTS
Five topical concerns were identified. These related to the impact of the use of a medical model lens, unarticulated occupational therapy theory, acceptable occupational therapy goals, the complexity of occupational goals, and invisible emotions and unexamined relationships.


CONCLUSIONS
Our research method allowed us to critically reflect on the occupational therapy process within one setting. This reflection may have implications for occupation-based, client-centred services in other areas.
Egan
Mary Y
MY
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON. megan@uottawa.ca
Kubina
Lucy-Ann
LA
Lidstone
Rosemarie I
RI
Macdougall
Gregory H
GH
Raudoy
Anne E
AE
D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003625:Data Collection; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009788:Occupational Therapy