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Bringing Wreck
This paper critically examines non-adversarial feminist argumentation model specifically within the scope of politeness norms and cultural communicative practices. Asserting women typically have a particular mode of arguing which is often seen as ‘weak’ or docile within male dominated fields, the model argues that the feminine mode of arguing is actually more affiliative and community orientated, which should become the standard within argumentation as opposed to the Adversary Method. I argue that the nonadversarial feminist argumentation model primarily focuses on one demographic of women’s communicative styles – white women. Taking an intersectional approach, I examine practices within African American women’s speech communities to illustrate the ways in which the virtues and vices purported by the NAFAM fails to capture other ways of productive argumentation
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Two steps forward, one step back? A commentary on the disease-specific core sets of the international classification of functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is advocated
as a biopsychosocial framework and classification and has been received favourably by
occupational therapists, disability rights organisations and proponents of the social
model of disability. The success of the ICF largely depends on its uptake in practice and
it is considered unwieldy in its full format. Therefore, to make the ICF user friendly, the
World Health Organisation (WHO) have condensed the original format and developed
core sets, some of which are disease specific. The authors use the ICF Core Set for
stroke as an example to debate if by reverting to classification according to disease, the
ICF is at risk of taking two steps forward, one step back in its holistic portrayal of health
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Engaging with clinicians to implement and evaluate the ICF in neurorehabilitation practice
INTRODUCTION: Although deemed a globally accepted framework, there remains scare evidence on the process and outcome of implementing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) within neurorehabilitation. OBJECTIVES: This review briefly explores the existing, broader literature and then reports on two action research projects, undertaken in England, specifically within stroke and neurorehabilitation. Working with participants, including clinicians from in-patient and community settings, there are now 35 different ways identified for the use of the ICF. CONCLUSION: The outcome of the first project highlights that using the ICF enhances communication within and beyond the acute stroke service, fosters holistic thinking and clarifies team roles. To adopt it into clinical practice, the ICF must be adapted to meet local service needs. The use of action research has facilitated the knowledge translation process which has enabled the ICF to become a clinical reality in neurorehabilitation, with clinicians identifying a range of potential uses
Exploring evidence-based practice by occupational therapists when working with people with apraxia
Short Report
Evidence in the literature supports a number of interventions that occupational
therapists may utilise when working with people with apraxia, although there
is no gold standard approach. A large-scale survey (n = 304, 36% response
rate) was conducted with the membership of the College of Occupational
Therapists Specialist Section – Neurological Practice to explore therapists’
understanding of apraxia and to provide a benchmark of current practice.
Consensus was found in the majority of belief statements regarding the condition,
although the respondents were unclear about the relationship between
cognition and apraxia. When the therapists were asked to indicate their choice
and use of interventions for apraxia, the results showed that the main
consideration was the context in which a person performs activities, with
moderate use of specific techniques including errorless learning and chaining.
The results are related to the evidence base and the implications for
occupational therapy practice and education are discussed
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Using the ICF to clarify team roles and demonstrate clinical reasoning in stroke rehabilitation
Purpose: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
(ICF) is advocated as a tool to structure rehabilitation and a universal language
to aid communication, within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The ICF may
also facilitate clarification of team roles and clinical reasoning for intervention.
This article aims to explore both factors in stroke rehabilitation.
Method: Following a review of the literature, a summary was presented and
discussed with clinicians working within stroke rehabilitation, to gather expert
opinions. The discussions were informal, being part of service development and
on-going education. The clinicians summarised key themes for the potential use
of the ICF within clinical practice.
Results: Two key themes emerged from the literature and expert opinion for the
potential use of the ICF in stroke rehabilitation: i) to aid communication and
structure service provision ii) to clarify team roles and aid clinical reasoning.
Expert opinion was that clarification of team roles needs to occur at a local level
due to the skill mix, particular interests, setting and staffing levels within
individual teams. The ICF has the potential to demonstrate/ facilitate clinical
reasoning, especially when different MDT members are working on the same
intervention.
Conclusion: There is potential for the ICF to be used to clarify team roles and
demonstrate clinical reasoning within stroke rehabilitation. Further experiential
research is required to substantiate this vie
Using accreditation of prior experiential learning (apel) to replace a practice placement: A controversial option?
The Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is established in higher
education, but there are no studies on its use in occupational therapy. Brunel
University wanted to investigate whether APEL could enable occupational therapy
students meeting certain criteria to be exempt from the first-year practice
placement, and so devised an APEL proposal. Practice placement educators and
students were invited to give their opinion on the proposal through a questionnaire;
additionally, the students attended a nominal group discussion.
Three themes emerged from the six practice placement educators who
agreed to participate: logistics, student experience and learning opportunities.
The three students who participated valued APEL for confirming and recognising
learning from previous experience. The low response impedes establishing any
definite views on the topic, but could suggest that APEL is not a controversial
option to practice placement educators and students. Further study is required
on the adoption of APEL in occupational therapy education
Absorption of sound in air below 1000 cps
Absorption of sound in air measured for varying conditions of pressure, temperature, and humidit
Crystal growth and x-ray topographic studies of II-VI compounds
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