DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE ARE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE A CONCERN OR A PASSION FOR SOMETHING THEY DO AND LEARN HOW TO DO IT BETTER AS THEY INTERACT REGULARLY.

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE BY ETIENNE WENGER


COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE ARTICLE FROM AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL

Some of the topics for research projects that have been submitted for grants are:


CULTURALLY RELEVANT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE LIVELIHOOD OCCUPATIONS OF ONE WOMAN WHO IS SURVIVING CHRONIC POVERTY AND PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY IN AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN CAPE TOWN.
THE EFFECT OF SENSORY PROCESSING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CALL CENTRE AGENTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT
A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS, RECEIVING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, USING SENSORY INTEGRATION THEORY AND METHODS, AND HOW THIS AFFECTS MOTHERS’ PARENTING STRESS.
THE SHORT TERM INFLUENCE OF SENSORY INTEGRATION INTERVENTION ON THE INDIVIDUAL WITH DISORDERS CHARACTERISED BY SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS.
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