Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Document Type
Dissertation - NSU Access Only
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Dr.OT)
Copyright Statement
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First Advisor
Nicole Quint
Date of original Performance / Presentation
January 2023
Publication Date / Copyright Date
1-1-2023
NSUWorks Citation
Stephen Andrew Pitts. 2023. The Reinvention of Occupational Identity: A Decision-Making Framework. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (109)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_student_dissertations/109.
Abstract
A decision-making framework developed to promote occupational identity (OI) in occupational therapy for older adults, obtained favorable results for occupational therapists to reinvent OI through authentic occupation-based practice.
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
Keywords
Adults; Geriatrics; Identity; Occupation-Based; Older-Adults