Publications by authors named "Merrill June Turpin"
Intentional strengths interviewing in occupational justice research.
Scand J Occup Ther
January 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on developing a model for ethical considerations in occupational justice research involving vulnerable participants.
- The research involved analyzing data from interviews with asylum seekers to create a framework called the Intentional Strengths Interviewing model, which emphasizes strengths in the interviewing process.
- This model aims to improve the inclusion and support of vulnerable individuals in future occupational justice research.
Background/aims: An understanding of students' perceptions of occupational therapy on entry is required to recognise how professional socialisation occurs through curriculum. Findings pertain to a qualitative study investigating students' perceptions of occupational therapy upon entry to two occupational therapy programmes in Australia.
Methods: Students commencing Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and Masters of Occupational Therapy Studies programmes participated in the study (n = 462).
Background/aim: Refugees experience higher levels of emotional, psychological and physical distress than the general migrant population during settlement in a new country. Safety in the home can be a major concern and is an issue of which occupational therapists should be aware. Occupational therapists working with refugees in many contexts feel unprepared and overwhelmed.
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