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dc.contributor.authorBonsaksen, Toreen_US
dc.contributor.authorCelo, Ceciliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMyraunet, Ingunnen_US
dc.contributor.authorGranå, Kjell Emilen_US
dc.contributor.authorEllingham, Brianen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-09T08:46:29Z
dc.date.available2013-08-09T08:46:29Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-08en_US
dc.identifier.citationBonsaksen, T., Celo, C., Myraunet, I., Granå, K. E., & Ellingham, B. (2013). Promoting academic-practice partnerships through students' practice placement. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 20(1), 33-39.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1354-8581en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 978729en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/1538
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The notion of a gap between the academic and the practice segments of the occupational therapy profession is commonplace. The Scholarship of Practice is one of the collaboration models that have been introduced as possible means for bridging this gap, but so far, research based on this model has not extensively addressed the potential of students' clinical placement. Aim: With a view to possible remedies for the academic-practice gap, the purpose of this paper is to outline and discuss possible advantages from a collaborative project concerning the usefulness of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) that was carried out between students, fieldwork educators, and university faculty. Outline of the project: Six occupational therapy students and their fieldwork educators collaborated in an exploration of the clinical usefulness of the ACIS during the students' second year mental health clinical placement. Experiences from the project were put into context with previous developments aimed at improving academic-practice partnerships. Discussion: The Scholarship of Practice model provides guidelines for reducing the research-practice gap in the occupational therapy profession. It is argued that the presented project adhered to the principles of practitioner-centredness and developing partnerships, whereas the creation of synergies was somewhat less realised. The organising of joint projects during practice placements, involving students, fieldwork educators, and university faculty, appears to be one method of increasing and improving relationships between the parties involved.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMark Allen Healthcareen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation;20 (1)en_US
dc.subjectPractice placementsen_US
dc.subjectOcupational therapyen_US
dc.subjectScholarship of Practiceen_US
dc.subjectACISen_US
dc.subjectAssessment of Communication and Interaction Skillsen_US
dc.titlePromoting academic-practice partnerships through students’ practice placementen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://www.ijtr.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=96143


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