Foundational concepts of collaborative practice with parents in occupational therapy for children.

Introduction: In occupational therapy for children, collaborative practice with parents is crucial for meaningful family-centred interventions, yet it remains undefined and inconsistently addressed. This study aimed to establish foundational concepts for collaborative practice with parents in occupational therapy for children in progressing the field with a universal description.

Methods: This paper encompasses the second dataset of a larger scoping review and a preliminary validation of findings by an advisory panel.

Collaborative practice with parents in occupational therapy for children: A scoping review.

Introduction: In childhood intervention, parent-therapist collaboration is central to the family-centred approach. Despite long-standing discussion in occupational therapy literature, the field faces challenges, including inconsistent terminology and difficulties in translating theory into practice. This paper represents the first part of a comprehensive scoping review study aimed at developing foundational concepts for collaborative practices with parents in occupational therapy for children.

Does the self-reported playfulness of older adults influence their wellbeing? An exploratory study.

Older adults represent a growing demographic in Australia who are at an increased risk of isolation, loneliness, and experiencing poorer overall health. Thus, the need for understanding factors that influence older adults' wellbeing is important. Emergent research into adult playfulness has shown positive associations with indicators of wellbeing, but limited research has been conducted in older adults (60+).

Australian parents' experiences of owning an autism assistance dog.

Autism assistance dogs (AADs) increase safety for children with autism and their families. Autism assistance dogs can also decrease familial stress and the isolation which families may experience due to fear for their child's safety and judgement from others within the community. Currently there is a paucity of literature on parents' experiences of AADs.

Collaborative practices between parents and primary caregivers in pediatric occupational therapy: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: This scoping review aims to identify and describe the available literature on current collaborative practices between parents and primary caregivers in pediatric occupational therapy. The review will also explore the definition of collaborative practices and the therapeutic approaches employed in the literature.

Introduction: The family-centered approach in occupational therapy has proven effective in supporting families' education about their child's condition, as well as intervention strategies.

Mental health education in occupational therapy professional preparation programs: Alignment between clinician priorities and coverage in university curricula.

Background/aim: Occupational therapy programs must prepare graduates for work in mental health. However, this area of practice is complex and rapidly changing. This study explored the alignment between educational priorities identified by occupational therapists practising in mental health and level of coverage of these topics in occupational therapy programs in Australia and New Zealand.

Weighing up the commitment: a grounded theory of the transition from occupational therapy clinician to academic.

Background/aim: Growth in the number of occupational therapy programmes in Australia has resulted in a critical shortage of academics. When experienced clinicians are recruited into academia, they may find the transition process difficult. The study aimed to explore clinicians' perspectives of what happens when they transition into academia.

The transition from clinician to academic in nursing and allied health: a qualitative meta-synthesis.

Objectives: The meta-synthesis provides a collective qualitative understanding of the transition experience from nursing and allied health clinician to academic. This understanding assists the preparation for those making the transition as well as giving guidance to those who have recently commenced in academia.

Design: Published qualitative studies about the transition from clinician to academic were systematically selected in order to integrate their findings in a meta-synthesis.

Two ten-billion-solar-mass black holes at the centres of giant elliptical galaxies.

Observational work conducted over the past few decades indicates that all massive galaxies have supermassive black holes at their centres. Although the luminosities and brightness fluctuations of quasars in the early Universe suggest that some were powered by black holes with masses greater than 10 billion solar masses, the remnants of these objects have not been found in the nearby Universe. The giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 hosts the hitherto most massive known black hole, which has a mass of 6.