A narrative experience by the director - enhancing social participation through collaboration with a doctoral occupational therapy student, 2024

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Cas

Identifier: b7932416

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The collection consists of dissertations written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Occupational Therapy program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree.

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and School of Education, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2024

Creator

Cassella, Monica A. (Monica Anne) (1999- ) (Author, Person)
Crowley, Denise (1971- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)
Garcia, Andrea (Thesis advisor, Person)
Patro, John (1985- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (732-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Patrons must sign a completed Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to obtain access to the collection. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Full Extent

1 Items (print book) : 45 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The purpose of this doctoral capstone project is to understand the value of the occupational therapy profession's impact on cognitive deficit members of Town Square. The importance of using occupational therapy assessment scales and treatment/interventions for programming to enhance what is currently implemented. A gap within the literature has been found after searching for a correlation between social participation, dementia day program, and activity engagement. The focus is on how adult day services can support individuals with dementia but require proper clinical background from various professionals. Mentoring is essential to professional growth and development and is foundational for enhancement. A narrative design approach was implemented to explore the participants' experiences through storytelling. The transcription of interviews was used through the NVivo platform, and in vivo coding was implemented. The student investigator identified the themes “told,” and the story can be cast during a conversation. The four themes discovered are, Synthesis of Collaboration, Modifications, Activities and Experience. The main findings demonstrated the value of the doctoral occupational therapy student yet exceeded by this project’s collaboration, enhancement and growth. One limitation of this study was that minimal follow-up questions occurred during the semi-structured interviews, as reflected by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), due to limited in-depth responses as not expected. This Doctoral Capstone Project will highlight the importance of the doctoral occupational therapy student in various roles at Town Square.

Keywords: dementia, social participation, program development, narrative research, collaboration, mentoring, storytelling, adult day services, occupational therapy.