Browsing by Author "de Jongh, Jo-Celene"
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Item Aspirations, expectations and challenges of youth that have aged out of foster care in Bonteheuwel, Western Cape(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Janse-Pieterse, Joeline; de Jongh, Jo-CeleneFoster care is perceived to be the best and most widely applied form of alternative care for children apart from their maternal home, because it most often occurs within the family context and is intended to offer safety and protection to children. Children placed in foster care often remain in foster care until they turn 18 years of age. However, all too frequently, they age out of foster care without any support services. Some of the foster care youth who have aged out of foster care often fall prone to negative influences and circumstances in the community such as toxic relationships with their biological family, unemployment, living on the streets, or fall prone to gangsterism.Item Die evaluering van die arbeidsterapie toegepaste chirurgie kurrikulum vir derdejaarstudente van die universiteit van wes-kaapland(University of the Western Cape, 1996) de Jongh, Jo-Celene; Van Den Berg, OwenThis study arose from the work of Coetzee (1991), who attempted to formulate a set of philosophical or theoretical criteria in terms of which a curriculum (and, in that case, an Occupational Therapy curriculum) could be located. Coetzee's work produced a set of criteria in terms of which curriculum documents could be evaluated, and which she hoped could be useful for the development of guidelines for the reconstruction of the curriculum for the training of Occupational Therapists in South Africa. Coetzee's admission that such criteria would also need to be tested against the rigours of practice provided the spur for this study of the curriculum-in-action. This study set out, accordingly, to track by means of an action research methodology, the teaching of an applied surgery course presented to third-year Occupational Therapy students at the University of the Western Cape in 1993. The teaching of the program, and the classroom dynamics, were monitored and documented, using a variety of data collection techniques. It was found that the course, probably in line with most of those taught in South African Occupational Therapy training programmes, followed an academic rationalistic approach, with an emphasis on the mastery of predetermined knowledge and its subsequent application in the practical or clinical situation. It was found that the course, probably in line with most of those taught in South African Occupational Therapy training programmes, followed an academic rationalistic approach, with an emphasis on the mastery of predetermined knowledge and its subsequent application in the practical or clinical situation. It was also found that, although the Coetzee criteria were designed to deal with curriculum documents, they provided a useful framework against which to evaluate, and reflect upon, the curriculum as implemented. The major conclusion to which this study comes is that, however useful a theoretical formulation of curriculum criteria might be, the likelihood that Occupational Therapy educators will reflect on and move to change their ways can be enhanced by their attempting to evaluate their own actual teaching in the university or clinical setting, and to do so by employing an action research methodology that also involves their students as commentators.Item The facilitators and barriers encountered by South African parents regarding sensory integration occupational therapy(The Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2018) Smit, Jacintha; de Jongh, Jo-Celene; Cook, Ray AnneDifferences in parent perceptions regarding occupational therapy using a sensory integration approach to treatment have been noted. The various factors that may influence these perceptions, and how the perceptions may ultimately influence the outcome of the intervention for the child and family were questioned. A phenomenological study revealed a progression that all parents perceived and experienced as the "before", "input" and "after" phases of when their child received occupational therapy/sensory integration (OT/SI). This article focuses specifically on the "input" phase of OT/SI intervention. METHOD: Participants in this study were nine parents of children with difficulties processing and integrating sensory information, who live in the Western Cape, South Africa. Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, data were collected during face-to-face interviews, participant observation and researcher's field notes FINDINGS: The main theme related to this phase of analysis was "Just suddenly everything made so much sense". For most participants, this phase brought to light a better understanding of sensory integration disorder (SID), also known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and OT/SI. Data analysis identified two subthemes that catalysed expansion in most participants' understanding, which were the role of the occupational therapist, and the OT/SI intervention process. Within these subthemes, the facilitating factors and barriers of OT/ SI intervention emerged CONCLUSION: Insight gained from the participants' recommendations and interpretation of findings allowed recommendations to be made within the OT/SI intervention received, in an attempt to overcome the barriers and promote the facilitators that will make a difference to OT/SI in South AfricaItem Occupational therapy students’ perspectives of ethics in two countries: South Africa and the United States of America(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2019) de Jongh, Jo-Celene; Brandt, Lea; Wegner, LisaObjectives: Worldwide, health-care students, including occupational therapy students undergo ethics training. Ethics training facilitates students’ critical thinking, objective analysis and clinical reasoning skills to promote impartiality and minimize bias in decision-making. The aim of the study was to explore and describe similarities and differences in occupational therapy students’ perceptions and experiences of an ethical dilemma. Methods: The study employed a descriptive qualitative approach. Eighty occupational therapy students from South Africa and the United States of America (USA) participated in the study as part of an online international ethics module. Data were collected from students’ written analyses of a case study engaging them in an ethics reasoning process and were analyzed thematically. Results: Three themes emerged: Personal views and biases, ethical approaches, and practical alternatives and implications. Both groups of students from South Africa and the USA approached the case in a similar manner using their knowledge of ethics, principles, and approaches. They also applied the steps of an ethics reasoning process to guide their decision-making. All occupational therapy students from both countries highlighted Ethics of Care as an integral basis for their reasoning. Conclusion: There is a need amongst educators to identify, share, and discuss similarities and differences in how health-care practitioners address ethical issues, using the ethics reasoning process as a guide. The international occupational therapy community needs to further the profession’s meta-ethical discourse to guide clinical application within a diverse and globally connected workforce.Item Stroke patients’ perspective of community reintegration after receiving occupational therapy intervention at a district hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa(University of the Western Cape, 2022) Van Der Westhuizen, Sunel-Marie; de Jongh, Jo-CeleneStrokes have a major impact on disability globally. According to literature, stroke patients may find it difficult to resume activities and roles post stroke as well as experience limited community reintegration due to lack of services and knowledge within South Africa. The aim of the study was to explore and describe stroke patients’ experiences of community reintegration after receiving occupational therapy intervention. The study followed a qualitative research approach with an exploratory descriptive design. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants.