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- Title
Factors Associated with Consideration of Occupational Therapists Working in the Prison Setting.
- Authors
Tucker, Sarah C.; Hon K. Yuen
- Abstract
Background: To build capacity in forensic occupational therapy and make plans to bring occupational therapy to prison settings, it is important to increase the workforce and develop strategies to advocate the scope of occupational therapy practice in this setting. However, it is unknown what factors would encourage occupational therapists to pursue a career in prison settings. Objective: This study aims to explore the likelihood of occupational therapists choosing to work in prison settings, and to identify factors associated with their willingness to consider working in such a setting. Methodology: 172 occupational therapists in Alabama, United States, completed a survey questionnaire exploring the likelihood of choosing employment in prison settings. Results: The mean rating of respondents on the possibility they would consider working in prison settings was 3 in a scale of 1 to 6, which suggested respondents were slightly less amenable to consider work prison settings. However, the final model derived from the stepwise regression procedure indicated that respondents' consideration of working in prison settings was significantly associated with (1) having an exposure to a therapist working in the prison setting, (2) support for rehabilitating inmates, (3) the perception occupational therapy has a role in prison settings, and (4) knowing someone who has been incarcerated. Conclusions: Findings provide an initial direction to develop strategies that may increase occupational therapists' likelihood to consider working in prisons. Strategies may include an increase in practitioners' exposure to occupational therapists working in the prison setting through continuing education by encouraging occupational therapists who have worked or are currently working in the prison setting to share their experiences.
- Subjects
ALABAMA; CONFIDENCE intervals; CORRECTIONAL institutions; EMPLOYMENT; RESEARCH methodology; OCCUPATIONAL therapists; OCCUPATIONAL therapy; MEDICAL care of prisoners; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; SURVEYS; VOCATIONAL guidance; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 1, p92
- ISSN
1791-5201
- Publication type
Article