Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2021 Oct;28(7):520-530. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2019.1684557. Epub 2019 Nov 5.
Persons with disabilities experience higher unemployment rates and limited participation in work. Occupational therapy can promote participation and engagement in work by persons with disabilities. However, there is no clarity on the required set of competencies for entry-level occupational therapists with a bachelor's degree to start up and participate in inter-sectoral work practice initiatives in Zimbabwe.
To explore what work practice competencies entry-level occupational therapists require to meet the work-related needs of persons with disabilities.
This exploratory qualitative research sought to explore what professional competencies entry-level occupational therapists required for them to offer collaborative inter-sectoral work practice initiatives for persons with disabilities within the Zimbabwean context. Six participants selected using criterion sampling, participated in semi-structured interviews. Inductive content analysis was conducted. The Stellenbosch Health Research Ethics Committee and Medical Rehabilitation Practitioner's Council of Zimbabwe gave ethical clearance and permissions to conduct the study.
Three themes; core knowledge for work practice, skills for work practice and occupational therapy professional attributes; emerged. These were used in formulation of ten professional competency statements for occupational therapists offering work practice services.
Although Zimbabwean occupational therapists require similar competencies for work practice as those required in other countries, additional competencies that fall outside traditional health care contexts are essential in order to promote contextually relevant practice.
残疾人的失业率较高，参与工作的机会有限。职业治疗可以促进残疾人参与和从事工作。然而，对于拥有学士学位的入门级职业治疗师来说，在津巴布韦开展跨部门工作实践倡议所需的一套必备能力尚不清楚。
探讨入门级职业治疗师需要具备哪些工作实践能力，以满足残疾人的工作相关需求。
这项探索性的定性研究旨在探讨入门级职业治疗师需要具备哪些专业能力，以便在津巴布韦的背景下为残疾人提供协作性的跨部门工作实践倡议。使用标准抽样选择了六名参与者，他们参加了半结构化访谈。采用归纳内容分析法进行分析。斯泰伦博斯健康研究伦理委员会和津巴布韦医学康复从业者委员会给予了开展研究的伦理批准和许可。
出现了三个主题；工作实践的核心知识、工作实践技能和职业治疗师的专业属性；这三个主题被用于制定为提供工作实践服务的职业治疗师制定了十个专业能力陈述。
尽管津巴布韦的职业治疗师需要与其他国家相同的工作实践能力，但在促进与上下文相关的实践方面，还需要额外的能力，这些能力超出了传统的医疗保健背景。
