Otago Polytechnic Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Exploring connectedness: The meaning of transition experiences for patients within a forensic psychiatric service.
(Otago Polytechnic, 2011)Literature highlights transitions as being significant in a person’s life. Occupational therapy literature relating to transition and transition plans suggests that occupation, and the personal meaning of it, is central ... -
Just Another Approach: New Zealand Occupational Therapists' Use of Adventure Therapy
(Otago Polytechnic, 2014-12)Adventure therapy is an intervention increasingly used in facilities providing services for people wishing to make psychological change, most commonly adolescents and young adults. This research explores New Zealand ... -
Exploring the Occupational Therapy Consultation Process Related to Students with ASD Attending A Regular Classroom
(Otago Polytechnic, 2006-11)This study explored the occupational therapy consultation process for students on the autistic spectrum attending their regular, local school. Grounded theory, a qualitative research methodology, was used to gather and ... -
Maintaing wa (harmony): Japanese women negotiating their birth experiences in New Zealand
(Otago Polytechnic, 2012-11-30)This thesis explores Japanese women’s birth experiences in Dunedin, New Zealand. New Zealand is a multicultural society comprised of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Currently, nearly 10% of the population identify ... -
Wise women's web: Rural midwives' communities of practice. A qualitative descriptive study
(Otago Polytechnic, 2007-05-22)The focus of this study is informing rural midwifery practice in the South Island of New Zealand. Using a qualitative descriptive methodology four focus groups of rural midwives discussed how they currently inform their ...