The influence of participation in the occupation-based observational assessment course for therapists on implementation and barriers to occupation-based practice

Abstract

This study explores how participating in the occupation-based observational assessment course impacts therapists' occupation-based practice (OBP), including barriers to effective practice and discoveries of effectiveness of the course which encourage OBP. The results show that the therapist-centered barriers to OBP can be reduced. Although therapists who participated in the course implemented OBP more regularly than before, the environmental and client barrier remained unchanged. This indicates that short lectures may lead to interventions, opportunities for interaction among participants, and evaluation. However, to reduce environmental and client barriers, there may be a need for occupational therapy courses with different content.