@article{ref1,
title="Focusing on the environment to improve youth participation: experiences and perspectives of occupational therapists",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2015",
author="Anaby, Dana and Law, Mary and Teplicky, Rachel and Turner, Laura",
volume="12",
number="10",
pages="13388-13398",
abstract="The environment plays a key role in supporting children's participation and can serve as a focus of intervention. This study aimed to elicit the perceptions and experiences of occupational therapists who had applied the PREP approach-Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation. PREP is a novel 12-week intervention for youth with physical disabilities, aimed at improving participation in leisure community-based activities by modifying aspects of the environment. Using a qualitative post-intervention only design, 12 therapists took part in individual semi-structured interviews, in which the therapists reflected on their experience using PREP to enable participation. A thematic analysis was conducted. Four themes emerged from the data; two of which were informative in nature, describing elements of the PREP intervention that target multi-layered composition of the environment and use strategies that involve leveraging resources and problem solving. The two remaining themes were reflective in nature, illustrating a new take on the Occupational Therapy role and re-positioning the concept of participation in therapy practices. <br><br>RESULTS emphasize aspects of the environment that can serve as effective targets of intervention, guided by the PREP approach. <br><br>FINDINGS can broaden the scope and focus of occupational therapy practice by redefining views on participation and the environment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph121013388",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121013388"
}