Publications by authors named "Orli Weisser-Pike"
Importance: Evidence for occupational therapy interventions should be grounded in theory to support practitioners' role in the rehabilitation of adults with low vision.
Objective: To analyze the content of publications on interventions for adults with low vision to determine theories proposed or used to guide interventions and to categorize their level of evidence.
Data Sources: CINAHL, Scopus, PubMed, and Embase.
A Missing Piece of Occupational Therapy Education: Attitudes About Sex.
Occup Ther Health Care
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Students showed they received minimal sexual education from parents and encountered a lot of fear-based teaching in other settings.
- - After attending a lecture by a certified sexual health provider, students reported a noticeable boost in their comfort discussing sexual topics.
- - The findings highlight the importance of providing thorough sex education to occupational therapy students, emphasizing the role of qualified instructors in this training.
Importance: Cortical or cerebral visual impairment (CVI), a leading cause of visual dysfunction in children across the globe, can result in delayed development of fine and gross motor skills, functional mobility, and socialization, which affects all areas of occupation. No assessments are recommended for occupational therapy practitioners working with children with CVI.
Objective: To appraise the measurement properties and clinical utility of CVI assessments appropriate for use by occupational therapy practitioners.
The purpose of this paper was to examine the low number of occupational therapy practitioners in the United States that possessed specialty or advanced certification in low vision. The discussion explores possible reasons for this finding, including insufficient educational accreditation standards to prepare occupational therapy students to work with people with visual conditions, lack of clarity on the definition of low vision leading to misalignment with the profession's scope of practice, inconsistent requirements for advanced certification, scarcity of post-professional preparation programs, and other issues. We propose several solutions to prepare occupational therapy practitioners to meet the challenges and needs of people of all ages with visual impairments.
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