Male Sex Work and Society by Victor Minichiello & John Scott, Harrington Press, 2014

Male Sex Work and Society by Victor Minichiello & John Scott, Harrington Press, 201

Superhuman? Perceptions of accelerated students and graduates working in health care

Background: Accelerated university courses were developed in response to consumer demand and educational advances, yet a lack of research exists related to the impact of accelerated health care courses in the United Kingdom. Objectives: This study explored clinicians' perceptions of accelerated pre-registration courses in physiotherapy. Method: Senior clinicians were recruited by purposive sampling from several National Health Service hospitals across northeast England. Data from face-to-face semi-structured interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Findings: Findings from fourteen participants indicated their admiration of accelerated students’ attributes to complete what they considered to be an intense and in-depth course. Such graduates were described as ‘superhuman.’ Participants noted that accelerated graduates were likely to ‘hit the ground running’ in clinical settings. However, concerns were raised that some accelerated graduates' over-confidence affected team dynamics and/or affected some aspects of clinical reasoning. Conclusions: Participants valued the varied routes to graduation while recognising their strengths and limitations. Findings from the study suggested the need for different types of clinical supervision to support each route

SMILE 3.0

Updated information literacy and employability skills training package. Available under creative commons to use and update for your needs. Content is multidisciplinary.

Exploring the Contribution of Case Study Research to the Evidence Base for Occupational Therapy: A Scoping Review, 2016-2021

Background: Case study research is generating interest to evaluate complex interventions. However, it is not clear how this is being utilized by occupational therapists or how feasible it is to contribute to the evidence base. This scoping review explores the range and characteristics of case study research within occupational therapy. It examines how case study research is defined, the methodologies adopted and the practice contexts in which it is applied. From this, it considers the viability of case study research for contributing to the evidence base for occupation and health. Methods: Opinion, text and empirical studies which use or discuss case study research methodology within an occupational therapy practice context were included. A three-step extensive search following JBI methodology was conducted in June 2020 and updated in July 2021 across databases and websites for English language, published, peer-reviewed and grey literature from 2016. Study selection was completed by two independent reviewers. A data extraction table was developed and piloted by the authors and data charted to align with the research questions. Data extraction was completed by one reviewer and a 10% sample cross-checked by a second reviewer. Results: Eighty-eight studies were included in the review consisting of (n=84) empirical case study and (n=4) non-empirical papers. Case study research has been conducted globally, with a range of populations across different settings. The majority were conducted in a community setting (57%) and with populations experiencing neurodevelopmental disorder (38%) and stroke (17%) as well as non-diagnosis specific (15%). Methodologies adopted quantitative (50%), mixed methods (26%) and qualitative designs (24%). However, identifying the methodology and ‘case’ was a challenge due to methodological inconsistencies. Conclusions: Case study research is useful when large scale inquiry is not appropriate; for cases of complexity, early intervention efficacy, theory testing or when small participant numbers are available. It appears a viable methodology to contribute to the evidence base for occupation and health as it has been used to evaluate interventions across a breadth of occupational therapy practice contexts. Viability could be enhanced through consistent conduct and reporting to allow pooling of case data. A conceptual model and description of case study research in occupational therapy is proposed to support this

Organisation carescapes: Policies & practices of care in business organisations

This research project focuses on care in business organisations. It examines how these organisations conceptualise 'care' and implement policies concerning both their employees' responsibilities outside work and the care the organisation provides for employees in the course of their work. We draw on the concept of caringscapes to provide a framework for the research. The theoretical basis uses the metaphor of a map to posit that people plot routes through a changing, multidimensional terrain that comprises their experience and anticipation of care and that these projects of care are gendered in content and experience. We seek to theorise and empirically examine the manner in which organisations try to realise particular aims and goals by actively selecting their paths through an organisational carescape that includes legislation, economic context, company finances and goals, and the changing needs of employers and employees. A survey of 100 firms of different sizes and in-depth interviews in 10 selected companies will provide information on: formal care policies, the implementation of policies and practices of care, experiences of care and care cultures in the sample firms. Outputs will include guidelines on creating a socially responsible workplace

SMILE 2.0

Web based information literacy training package. Includes study skills and new modules on ethics, research design, group work. Version 2 of package, August 2012. The file for this resource is 7z, which is a compression format from 7zip. It is a free and open source product which you can download from http://www.7-zip.org/. Once you have installed 7zip you can right click on the SMILE.7z and see the new menu item '7-Zip'. If you choose 'Extract here' it will unpack the resource in the current directory. The result will be a folder ('SMILE') with resources (htm, jpg, docx .... files).