Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Department
Occupational Therapy
First Advisor
Nicole Harris
Abstract
Advocacy is an important component of the occupational therapy profession. Advocacy helps advance the profession, promote client well-being, and ensures access to services. Although practitioners are aware of the importance of advocacy, there is still a lack of involvement in advocacy efforts. There are several reasons for the lack of involvement, including insufficient knowledge and preparedness, limited discussion of advocacy, and lack of time to interact with the policy process (Dhillon et al., 2010; Marfeo, 2020; Osman et al., 2020). A toolkit was developed to address the identified barriers by providing occupational therapy practitioners in Wyoming with information and resources to facilitate involvement in advocacy, specifically at the systems-level. The toolkit is intended to be used by any occupational therapy practitioner, regardless of their advocacy experience.
Recommended Citation
Griffith, Tiana Jo, "BECOMING AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ADVOCATE: A TOOLKIT FOR PRACTITIONERS" (2023). Occupational Therapy Capstones. 557.
https://commons.und.edu/ot-grad/557