Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Scholarly Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Department

Occupational Therapy

First Advisor

Sclinda Janssen

Abstract

Introduction: Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and resulting brain injury (BI) often experience unmet occupational needs. Specifically, there are barriers to occupations like health management, social participation, work, and education. These barriers occur due to lasting IPV and BI related trauma and symptoms, negative societal views, underreported nature of the injury, and lack of awareness on the topic. This poses a problem, as many service providers may not be educated or aware of the link between IPV and BI, since it is an emerging area of practice. This results in a gap in literature and services related to IPV and BI.

Purpose: The purpose of this scholarly project was to fill the gap in literature and services through the creation of a resource guide. This resource guide aims to assist the provider in the service delivery process so unmet needs for survivors of IPV and resulting BI are being addressed.

Methodology: This scholarly project included five stages of product development. These stages included a (1) literature review, (2) follow up needs assessment, (3) literary comparison of onsite needs, (4) interprofessional collaboration, and (5) implementation of the product. Dunn et al.’s (1994) ecological model of human performance (EHP), was used to guide all five stages of product development and creation of the product. EHP was used because of its use of interprofessional language and its focus on the interactions between the constructs of person, context, and task (Dunn, 2017).

Results: The result of this scholarly project is a product called the STRC Resource Guide. This guide includes introduction materials, a theoretical framework, a service delivery flowchart, IPV and BI educational handouts, the STRC questionnaire and implementation guide, a tip sheet on referrals, recommendations, and next steps, and IPV and BI resources.

Conclusion: This scholarly project was done to look at the gap in literature and services for survivors of IPV and BI. To address this gap, the STRC Resource Guide was created. Implications to practice include improving provider readiness, awareness, interprofessional collaboration, and education. This will improve the overall service delivery process so survivors of IPV and resulting BI’s occupational needs are being met.

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