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Social change agent training program tailored to occupational therapists' needs: a design-based study protocol.

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  • 1School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 12e avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada.

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|March 30, 2019
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Occupational therapists (OTs) will gain skills to act as social change agents (SCAs) through a new training program and toolkit. This initiative aims to empower OTs in advocating for clients and influencing decision-makers.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational therapy
  • Social change advocacy
  • Professional development

Background:

  • Occupational therapists (OTs) are expected to act as social change agents (SCAs) but often lack the necessary skills.
  • There is a need to equip OTs with the knowledge and abilities to effectively advocate for clients and influence policy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a training program and toolkit to enhance the social change agent (SCA) capacity of practicing occupational therapists (OTs).
  • To support OTs in advocating for clients and influencing organizational and political decision-makers.

Main Methods:

  • A participatory, iterative research process involving conceptualization, implementation, and evaluation phases.
  • Development of a training program and toolkit informed by researcher expertise, professional partners, and study participants.
Keywords:
Co-developmentIterative phasesOccupational therapyParticipatory processSocial change agentToolkitTraining

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  • Evaluation using self-administered questionnaires, facilitator observation, and focus group discussions, with data analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively.

    • Main Results:

    • Training approximately 100 occupational therapists (OTs).
    • Creation of a reusable and transferable social change agent (SCA) training program and toolkit.
    • Establishment of a sustainable partnership between researchers and a professional organization.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed training program and toolkit are designed for easy reuse and potential transferability to other professions.
    • The study fosters product ownership by a partner organization and builds a sustainable research-professional partnership.
    • The initiative provides a foundation for ongoing implementation of social change agent (SCA) practices in occupational therapy and beyond.