Award Date

May 2023

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Occupational Therapy Doctorate

Department

Brain Health

First Committee Member

Donnamarie Krause

Second Committee Member

Jefferson Kinney

Number of Pages

117

Abstract

This capstone occurred through a partnership with HOPE for Prisoners in Las Vegas, Nevada. As an emerging area of practice, the occupational therapy profession needs more resources and programs focused on the justice system. The lack of evidence-based resources to support future level I fieldwork students at HOPE for Prisoners poses a barrier for students to maximize their fieldwork experience and effectively engage with the organization’s population of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, women, and young adults in southern Nevada.This capstone experience involved a 14-week immersion at HOPE for Prisoners, including participation in training and workshops and engagement with clients, staff, and key stakeholders within the community. These engagements provided numerous opportunities to advocate for the occupational therapy profession and validate its role within the American criminal justice system. This experience culminated in developing a fieldwork manual for future occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students performing a level I fieldwork experience at HOPE for Prisoners. As the next generation of occupational therapy practitioners engages in community-based emerging areas of practice, such as justice-based fieldwork sites, it will continue to build upon the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Centennial 2025 (2017) by advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the profession.

Keywords

Community-based; Fieldwork; Justice-based; Occupational therapy; Reentry; Role-emerging

Disciplines

Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Education | Occupational Therapy

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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