Abstract Date Presented 04/13/21 This scoping review analyzed OT practice in justice-based systems as depicted in 140 sources appearing in publications between 1943 and 2019. This analysis may inform students, practitioners, and researchers and support efforts to define a distinct role for OTs in justice-based systems. Results may help define competencies or practice guidelines and inform the development of practices, programs, and research addressing the needs of individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Primary Author and Speaker: Jaime P. Muñoz Additional Authors and Speakers: Mimi Stroud, Suzanne Walter, Courtney Stonesifer, Yk Liao, and Samantha Marrah
Date Presented 03/26/20 This presentation reports outcomes of a program designed for adults with substance-abuse disorder living in supported housing. Interventions stressed practical competencies and building functional habits and routines, including self-directed goal setting, to support participants’ recovery and capacity to transition to independent community housing. Collaboration with case managers and housing specialists enhanced outcomes and simultaneously built evidence for the distinct value of OT interventions. Primary Author and Speaker: YiNao Wang Additional Authors and Speakers: Jaime Muñoz Contributing Authors: Rev. Kellie Wild, John McCartin
Date Presented 03/26/20 This scoping review analyzed OT practice in justice-based systems as depicted in 140 sources appearing in publications between 1943 and early 2019. This analysis may inform students, practitioners, and researchers and support efforts defining a distinct role for OTs in justice-based systems. Results may help define competencies or practice guidelines or inform the development of practices and programs addressing the needs of individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Primary Author and Speaker: Jaime Muñoz Additional Authors and Speakers: Abigail Catalano, Yinao Wang Contributing Authors: Gesina Phillips
Date Presented 4/20/2018 This study generated occupational profiles of elder ex-offenders to define their goals, prioritized roles, performance abilities, health concerns, and patterns of community engagement. Comprehensive occupational therapy assessment can delineate the challenges to occupational adaptation of elder ex-offenders. Primary Author and Speaker: Jaime Phillip Muñoz Additional Authors and Speakers: Moira Miller, Yinao Wang
