...Ashley Lister; Karen Morris Purpose The paper aims to gain understanding of perceived benefits and barriers to GAS-light as an occupational therapy outcome measure in community adult mental health. The study explored occupational therapists’ views on the client-centred nature of GAS-light...

... evaluating the effectiveness of work-focused CBT interventions for depression was undertaken in July 2021. The literature review excluded quasi-experimental, pilot or case-control studies and interventions not based on an explicit psychological theory and practice, such as occupational therapy...

...Ali Coles; Tom Elliott Purpose This paper aims to describe service user experiences of an art psychotherapy group which drew on occupational therapy perspectives to help adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties move forward in their recovery. Design/methodology/approach...

... Morris can be contacted at: karen.morris@cumbria.ac.uk 20 03 2018 17 09 2018 02 10 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Occupational therapy Secure settings Action research Occupational engagement Therapeutic...

... of occupational therapy when influencing service managers and government bodies. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and its Specialist Section – Mental Health carried out a survey to gauge recent research capacity among...