How Occupational Therapists Apply Therapeutic Approaches for Mental Health Care Within Acute Medical Settings: A Grounded Theory Pilot Study
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Occupational therapists build therapeutic relationships in acute mental healthcare through a dynamic process involving personal-professional intersections, communication, and cultivating connections over time. This offers a practical model for practitioners.
Area Of Science
- Occupational therapy
- Mental health care
- Acute medical settings
Background
- Building therapeutic relationships is crucial for effective mental healthcare.
- Occupational therapists (OTs) work within acute medical settings, often with complex mental health needs.
- Understanding the OTs' approach to relationship-building in this context is vital.
Purpose Of The Study
- To explore and describe how occupational therapists build therapeutic relationships.
- To capture the expertise of OTs providing mental health care in acute medical settings.
- To develop a model of skilled approaches for clinical practice.
Main Methods
- Pilot study utilizing a grounded theory design.
- In-depth interviews with seven occupational therapists.
- Constructivist grounded theory approach for data analysis.
Main Results
- A dynamic process model emerged with four conceptual categories.
- Categories include: personal-professional intersections, communication guiding the approach, seeking/establishing connections, and cultivating connections.
- Findings were interpreted using the intentional relationship model.
Conclusions
- The study identified a reproducible collection of skilled approaches for OTs.
- The model can guide occupational therapy practitioners and students in clinical practice.
- Effective therapeutic relationship-building is key in acute mental healthcare settings.
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