Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Occupational Therapy) by Author "Hess-April, Lucia"
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An exploration of undergraduate Occupational therapy students’ perspectives on occupational balance
Apollis, Josephine Lizelle (University of Western Cape, 2019)Occupational justice empowers individuals, especially the previously disadvantaged, to have their basic needs met, as well as turn their potential into reality, through human rights and labour legislation, which provides ... -
Exploring the lived experience of leisure travelling for people with disabilities
van der Westhuizen, Yolanda (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Historically travelling was an option only for the affluent; however, with the turn of the 20th century, travelling shifted to an important form of free-choice learning by means of discovery. Travelogues of able-bodied ... -
Mental health care users’ perceptions and experiences of a hospital-based vocational rehabilitation programme in a rural setting
Msimango, Henry (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Return to work is a recognised goal of rehabilitation by the occupational therapy discipline that is addressed through vocational rehabilitation as a key feature of work practice. Programmes that fall under the umbrella ... -
Mental health care users’ perceptions and experiences of community re-integration in the Dikgatlong sub-district
Arendse, Nawaal (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Community re-integration is regarded as one of the most significant outcomes of communitybased rehabilitation of mental health care users (MHCUs). Without community-based rehabilitation MHCUs experience difficulties with ... -
Novice occupational therapists’ perceptions and experiences of professional socialisation in the first year of practice in South Africa
Philander, Tamlyn Kay (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Professional socialisation is a key dimension within the professional development of an occupational therapy practitioner. Professional socialisation in the first year of practice involves a process of change within the ... -
People with disabilities’ perspectives on how participation in a supported employment programme facilitates access to work.
Otty, Michaela Ellen (University of Western Cape, 2021)Despite extensive literature highlighting the role of supported employment in ensuring access to work for people with disabilities, there is limited research on their perspectives of supported employment. This thesis ...