Founding CPN member Karen Whalley Hammell has recently published a book for critical thinkers in occupational therapy that will be highly relevant to CPN members. Details of the book are below, plus we've also attached a short piece Karen wrote for the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists on occupational disruption and the COVID crisis Book overview Engagement in Living: Critical perspectives on occupation, rights, and wellbeingDescriptionCritical thinkers within the international occupational therapy profession are challenging the culturally-specific and value-laden assumptions that underpin dominant models of occupation and modes of practice, and are advocating the … [Read more...] about Engagement in living: Critical perspectives on occupation, rights, and wellbeing
CPN Digest #87
Something for the weekend: The Best Posture Correctors to Put a Stop to Your Slouch!A pandemic of breathlessness?A matter of trust: coronavirus shows again why we value expertise when it comes to our healthLeaders as healers: Ancient Greek ideas on the health of the body politicJean Baudrillard on the sociology of interior designKnowledge, beliefs, and influences associated with complementary and alternative medicine among physiotherapy and counselling studentsSQIP Distinguished Researcher Interview SeriesHow midwives changed birthHow to keep your Zoom chats private and secureSickness and stoicismI'm a PT in Manhattan. Here's What it's Been LikeHow Does Social Class Affect Post-Stroke … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #87
Is COVID showing us the future for physiotherapy?
There are two ways you can read the latest promotional campaign from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, that states that physiotherapists’ work takes them ‘from treating patients to moving people’. The first is that physiotherapy spans hospital and home. The other is that the very nature of physiotherapy is changing. COVID-19 is undoubtedgly reshaping the contours of physiotherapy like other cataclysmic events before. But there are some important differences that we should be aware of. World War I and the polio epidemics that ran until the 1960s produced enormous numbers of casualties needing physical rehabilitation, but there had been wars and epidemics before. What was different … [Read more...] about Is COVID showing us the future for physiotherapy?