Parenting and Occupational Therapy: An Exploration of Global Practice
Occupational therapists recognize parenting as within their scope; however, little is known about how this translates to practice with adult clients with disabilities or other challenges. We sought to describe contemporary global occupational therapy practice for parenting with adult clients, including assessment and interventions. A cross-sectional e-survey designed for the study was implemented in eight languages. Participants were recruited using convenience sampling. Responses were received from 1,357 occupational therapists across 42 countries. Of these, 43.1% (<i>n</i> = 586) frequently ask their clients who are parents about parenting roles and occupations, while 34.2% (<i>n</i> = 465) frequently or very frequently address parenting concerns. Assessments typically relied on informal approaches or the use of broad measures of occupational performance. The most frequently reported parenting intervention was the provision of education and training in parenting skills. Occupational therapy practice for parenting remains underdeveloped, with limited evidence of comprehensive occupational therapy assessment or intervention.
Authors
- Hwei Lan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-8341)
- Muhammad Hibatullah Romli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-8102)
- Fidaa Almomani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-972X)
- Anne Honey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5918-0454)
- Farahiyah Wan Yunus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-6522)
- Yvonne Codd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2824-2880)
- Margaret McGrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4742-6805)
- Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6865-9010)
- Junghun Aj Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-0854)
- Rodolfo Morrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-1646)
- Evelina Pituch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-672X)
- John V. Rider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8277-6990)
- So Sin Sim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-9011)
- Yu‐Wei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-1279)
- Deena Rozen
- Jessica Peterson
- Masafumi Kunishige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1186-9775)
- Rachel Sabbah
- Veronica O. Mara
- Wong Wing Tung
- Elaine Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-5278)
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- Bunkyo Gakuin University (JP)
- Kangwon National University (KR)
- Singapore Institute of Technology (SG)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- Batterjee Medical College
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- Touro University Nevada (US)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
- University of Chile (CL)
- NACE International (US)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492251382465
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.77