Janse van Rensburg Elize
Can J Occup Ther. 2018 Oct;85(4):318-329. doi: 10.1177/0008417418805784. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
BACKGROUND.: Community practice in occupational therapy is becoming increasingly relevant worldwide. Moreover, a social-change approach focusing on occupational enablement is pertinent in community practice as occupational therapists endeavour to promote health, well-being, and occupational justice in communities.
PURPOSE.: Drawing on theory from the fields of community development, community engagement, and occupational enablement, and based on the findings of a previous empirical, qualitative study, a framework for occupational enablement in community practice was developed.
KEY ISSUES.: This article presents the background to the development of the framework, after which the framework is introduced and discussed in terms of the composition, relevance, and application of its components. The framework details outcomes and objectives that may be targeted and activities that may be utilized successfully during occupational therapy community practice engagements. It further illuminates facilitators of enablement related to contextual factors, stakeholders, and strategies that enhance the potential for enabling community practice engagements.
IMPLICATIONS.: This framework can provide a strategic management guideline for occupational therapists and students who engage with communities in endeavours such as community development and service learning.
职业治疗中的社区实践在全球范围内正变得越来越重要。此外，随着职业治疗师努力在社区中促进健康、福祉和职业公平，一种关注职业赋能的社会变革方法在社区实践中具有相关性。
借鉴社区发展、社区参与和职业赋能领域的理论，并基于先前一项实证性定性研究的结果，开发了一个社区实践中职业赋能的框架。
本文介绍了该框架的发展背景，之后从其组成部分、相关性和应用方面对该框架进行了介绍和讨论。该框架详细说明了在职业治疗社区实践活动中可能针对的结果和目标以及可能成功利用的活动。它还进一步阐明了与背景因素、利益相关者以及增强社区实践活动赋能潜力的策略相关的赋能促进因素。
该框架可为参与社区发展和服务学习等活动的职业治疗师和学生提供战略管理指导。
