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Coping with the death of clients
— a pilot study of occupational therapy practitioners | | Author(s) | Joseph Cipriani, Jessica Crea, Kathy Cvrkel |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 17, no 4, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 65-78 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Death ; Attitude ; Occupational therapists ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The study's purpose was to describe how occupational therapy practitioners cope with the death of a client, and to discover what resources their work facilities are offered to them. A questionnaire was sent to 100 occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants who were members of the Gerontological Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four respondents to expand on the questionnaire's findings. Respondents described their formal educational experiences, strategies used, and what resources were provided to help them cope with the death of a client. Themes that emerged from interviews involved connecting with a particular client's death, lack of formal education, and the value of experience and maturity. To summarise, improvements in formal education, networking, and resources provided by the workplace can help practitioners when coping with the death of client. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001207211 A |
| Classmark | CW: DP: QTR: 4UC: 7T |
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