Occupational Therapy, Director, Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, Elborn College, Western University, London, Canada.
Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, Elborn College, London, Canada.
Scand J Occup Ther. 2023 Oct;30(7):924-938. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2021.2002404. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
Homelessness is growing internationally, and resources to guide occupational therapy practice in this area are needed.
To identify competencies needed for occupational therapists to support individuals during and following homelessness.
We conducted a three-round Delphi study with occupational therapy practitioners and researchers with expertise in homelessness.
Of 35 potential participants, = 16 participated in Round I, = 20 participated in Round II, and = 18 participated in Round III. Participants included occupational therapists and researchers in Canada, United States, Brazil, UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Consensus was achieved on a total of 93 competencies in 10 categories after 15 were eliminated in Rounds II and III. The categories with the greatest number of competencies included occupational knowledge ( = 18), followed by psychosocial competencies ( = 16).
This study represents the first to identify the competencies needed for occupational therapists working in the area of homelessness. Practitioners and educators are encouraged to view the identified competencies as a guide for the professional development of occupational therapists in this context. Stakeholders consulted for this study were able to communicate in English and situated in middle to high-income countries. As such, the competencies identified in this study only apply to these sociocultural contexts.
无家可归现象在全球范围内日益严重，因此需要相关资源来指导该领域的职业治疗实践。
确定职业治疗师在个体经历和摆脱 homelessness 过程中所需的专业技能。
我们采用三轮德尔菲研究法，邀请具有 homelessness 专业知识的职业治疗师和研究人员参与。
在 35 名潜在参与者中，共有 16 名参与者参加了第一轮、20 名参加了第二轮、18 名参加了第三轮。参与者来自加拿大、美国、巴西、英国、爱尔兰和新西兰，均为职业治疗师和 homelessness 研究人员。经过第二轮和第三轮的淘汰，最终在 10 个类别中达成了共识，确定了 93 项专业技能。包含专业知识（ = 18）和心理社会技能（ = 16）等类别的专业技能最多。
本研究首次确定了从事 homelessness 领域的职业治疗师所需的专业技能。鼓励从业者和教育工作者将确定的技能作为该领域职业治疗师专业发展的指导。参与本研究的利益相关者能够用英语进行沟通，并来自中高收入国家。因此，本研究确定的技能仅适用于这些社会文化背景。
