Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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Allied health education for disability rights: A Case study from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences
Published 2016-02-05Introduction: Persons with disabilities are vulnerable to rights violations when accessing healthcare. As allied health professionals play a significant role in the care of persons with disabilities, it is important that ...Open AccessThesis -
Occupational Therapy with Australian Indigenous children and their families: A rural and remote perspective
Published 2016-02-05Background/aim: Occupational therapy service delivery must be adapted when working with Indigenous communities, as there is a diversity of beliefs, values and customs. There are currently no evidence-based models of therapy ...Open AccessThesis -
Goal setting with older people in acute care before and after discharge: Occupational therapists' perspectives
Published 2016-02-05Background: The World Health Organisation identified that there is an increased risk to elderly of readmission to hospital following an acute hospital admission due to decreased function and deconditioning during ...Open AccessThesis -
Practical Food Groups: Exploring their contribution towards facilitating cognitive behavioural changes that suppport long term outcomes for individuals with eating disorders
Published 2016-02-05Objective: Relapse and rehospitalisation in individuals with eating disorders is a critical issue, especially considering their high prevalence. Emerging evidence supports practical and activity-based interventions as a ...Open AccessThesis -
“I'm not telling an illness story. I'm telling a story of opportunity”: Making sense of voice hearing experiences
Published 2016-01-11Background/aim: Traditional approaches to voice hearing discourage the exploration of this experience. Current evidence suggests that understanding voice hearing experiences (VHE) facilitates recovery; yet, little is known ...Open AccessThesis