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- Title
Building International Sustainable Partnerships in Occupational Therapy: A Case Study.
- Authors
Tupe, Debra Ann; Kern, Stephen B.; Salvant, Sabrina; Talero, Pamela
- Abstract
Occupational therapy practitioners frequently identify opportunities for international practice. The World Health Organization and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists have encouraged occupational therapists to address transnational issues, social inclusion, and equal access to opportunities grounded in meaningful occupation (WFOT, 2012). This case study describes a partnership between two U.S. schools of occupational therapy and a Cuban community based pediatric clinic. It examines the dynamics that have sustained the partnership despite political, economic, and logistical barriers. The literature is scrutinized to show how this case study fits into other accounts of collaborative international partnerships. Particularly, it investigates structural and institutional conditions that shape international sustainable partnerships. In doing so, we answer the following questions: (1) Under which circumstances do international partnerships emerge and flourish? (2) What structural and institutional conditions shape international sustainable partnerships? And (3) How do partners perceive and experience the bilateral international partnership? It also discusses and illustrates the foundations and development of international partnerships that succeed. Through the use of a case study we illustrate the development of this partnership. Finally, we consider the next steps of this particular sustainable and collaborative international partnership. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CUBA; HEALTH occupations schools; CLINICS; COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL relations; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; OCCUPATIONAL therapy for children; ALLIED health education; TRUST; CULTURAL awareness; CHILDREN with disabilities; HUMAN services programs
- Publication
Occupational Therapy International, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 3, p131
- ISSN
0966-7903
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/oti.1407