Do French-speaking occupational therapists in Europe succeed in having occupation-focused and occupation-based practice ?
Les ergothérapeutes francophones européens parviennent-ils à avoir une pratique fondée sur les occupations?
Creators: name: Baillargeon-Desjardins, Jade
name: Brousseau, Martine
Publisher: name: Communauté pour l’Avancement de la Recherche Appliquée Francophone en Ergothérapie (CARAFE)
Year: 2019
Subjects: Occupational therapists
occupation-based
occupation-focused
occupational therapy
obstacles
facilitators
Pratique fondée sur les occupations
ergothérapeutes
ergothérapie
facilitateurs

description: Occupations are a central notion in occupational therapy. Up till now, few empirical studies address the issues of integrating occupations within their practice. This article presents the survey results obtained from 50 French-speaking occupational therapists. The participants have identified varied achievements done within their practice. Those are mostly occupation-based than occupation-focused. The achievements are related to occupational interviewing, therapeutic cooking and client involvement in carrying out activities of daily living. However, they perceive obstacles, such as client resistance and resources availability. They report overcoming them by activity adaptation, advocacy and collaboration with other professionals, as well as effective communication with clients. 
description: Les occupations sont un concept central en ergothérapie. Cependant, peu d’études empiriques se sont intéressées à la manière dont les ergothérapeutes intègrent celles-ci dans leur pratique. Le présent article expose les résultats d’un sondage électronique réalisé auprès de 50 ergothérapeutes francophones européens visant à décrire comment ceux-ci ont une pratique fondée sur les occupations. Les réalisations rapportées sont variées, la plupart étant davantage basées sur les occupations plutôt que focalisées sur celles-ci. Les ergothérapeutes sondés rapportent le recours à l’entrevue occupationnelle, à la cuisine thérapeutique et à l’implication de leurs clients dans la réalisation d’activités de la vie courante. Toutefois, ils mentionnent rencontrer des obstacles, principalement la résistance du client et la disponibilité de ressources matérielles. Ils affirment les surmonter particulièrement par l’adaptation et la gradation d’activités, par le recours aux discussions et à la collaboration avec les autres professionnels ainsi que par la communication efficace avec leurs clients.
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  Do French-speaking occupational therapists in Europe succeed in having occupation-focused and occupation-based practice ?
  Occupations are a central notion in occupational therapy. Up till now, few empirical studies address the issues of integrating occupations within their practice. This article presents the survey results obtained from 50 French-speaking occupational therapists. The participants have identified varied achievements done within their practice. Those are mostly occupation-based than occupation-focused. The achievements are related to occupational interviewing, therapeutic cooking and client involvement in carrying out activities of daily living. However, they perceive obstacles, such as client resistance and resources availability. They report overcoming them by activity adaptation, advocacy and collaboration with other professionals, as well as effective communication with clients.
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