Document Type
Capstone
Abstract
Patients who are involuntarily committed to the mental health hospital are likely to be exposed to occupational deprivation. Through the induction of occupation-based programming, it is believed that occupational engagement can catalyze recovery and support meaningful participation in daily life, decreasing the prevalence of occupational deprivation. This paper investigates the latest evidence-based practices related to mental health and occupational performance in the inpatient hospital setting. To explore the need to educate clinical staff, who are responsible for programming, a pre-survey was distributed, preceding a presentation. A post-survey was then used to examine the effect the brief educational presentation. They survey focused on clinical staffs familiarity, comfort, and knowledge of occupation-based programming, occupational deprivation, and occupational justice. After delivering the 30-minute educational presentation to the clinical staff at a state mental health hospital, the scores improved on all nine questions, demonstrating an increase in knowledge. These results indicate that brief educational opportunities and exposure geared toward front line workers may have an impact on whether occupation-based programming is intentionally implemented on a day-to-day basis. By purposeful use of occupation-based practices a decrease in occupational deprivation is expected. In effect, this will promote decreased frequency of hospitalization, more time engaging in meaningful activities, and increase patient and staff safety.
Publication Date
4-15-2024
Recommended Citation
Clapper, Joshua, "The Effects of Occupation-Based Programming on Occupational Deprivation for Civilly Committed Mental Health Patients" (2024). MOT Student Capstones. 14.
https://riches.cabarruscollege.edu/mot-student-capstones/14
