Laura Di
Bona presented a seminar entitled “Delivering complex interventions in
occupational therapy practice: COTiD-UK experiences” at last week’s College of
Occupational Therapists Annual Conference 2016 with colleague Jane Burgess.
The seminar
was well received and focussed on how to deliver complex occupational therapy
interventions in UK practice. Laura and Jane discussed the Valuing Active Life
in Dementia (VALID) research programme and the Community Occupational Therapy
in Dementia – United Kingdom (COTiD-UK) intervention that is being evaluated
within this research programme.
Key messages
were that in order to successfully implement complex occupational therapy
interventions all stakeholders (people living with dementia, family carers,
occupational therapists and service managers) need clear expectations of what is
required of them to deliver the intervention. All, also need motivation,
guidance and support as they are all learning new skills and making changes to
their lives or practice. Using existing evidence whether related to the
specific intervention or drawing on implementation science theory can also
help. Most of all, it is important to remember that new interventions take time
to deliver and learn how to implement successfully with positive outcomes and
experiences for service users.
Professor
Gail Mountain also presented at the conference about both the Valuing Active
Life in Dementia and the Lifestyle Matters research programmes.
For
further information about the College
of Occupational Therapists Conference 2016 please visit: http://cotannualconference.org.uk/
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