Implementing the Model of Human Occupation across a mental health occupational therapy service: Communities of practice and a Participatory Change Process

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 507-516

  Wimpenny, Katherine ^a   Forsyth, Kirsty ^b   Jones, Catherine ^c   Matheson, Lorna ^c   Colley, Julie ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Warwick and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Professional development; Theory implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649825675     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802210X12892992239152     Document Type: Article

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