Cindee Q. Peterson

Interprofessional Collaboration: Issues for Practice and Research

SUMMARY The current health care system is based on accountability, cost containment, and quality of care. Collaborative practice models may be a viable means for improving health care delivery. The purpose of this paper is to outline how interprofessional education, practice, and research can establish economic benefits and effective clinical outcomes outside of discipline specific investigation.

The Use of Voice Recognition as a Control Interface for Word Processing

The purpose of this case study was to compare the speed and accuracy of the subjects word processing skills using the Dragon Systems, Incorporated Dragon Dictate voice recognition system, to the speed and accuracy of the subjects current method of accessing a computer by mouthstick. The subject received fifteen hours of training and practice on the voice recognition technology. Following training the subject was asked to type a 216-word document using his mouthstick skills and again using voice recognition. The subject was able to type 13 words per minute using his current method of mouthstick access, resulting in 10 errors or 95.4% accuracy. Using voice recognition technology, the subject dictated 20 words per minute with 3 errors, resulting in 98.6% accuracy. The results of this objective clinical measurement indicate that voice recognition technology may be a viable means of word processing for individuals with severe upper extremity restrictions.

Social and Academic Relationships in the Lives of Black Children: Transdisciplinary Research and Practice

Abstract This article describes the inter-relatedness and interdependency of social and academic processes and problems in the schooling of black children. Using data collected by the authors, this article demonstrates the usefulness and challenges of researching and ameliorating social and academic problems in a low-income, urban community that is in the throes of local, regional, and national economic influx. Implications address the application of innovative methodological approaches to problems and issues in post-modern cities and communities.

Interprofessional Collaboration in Occupational Therapy

Contents * Interprofessional Collaboration: Issues for Practice and Research * The Rural Elderly Assessment Project: A Model for Interdisciplinary Team Training * Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy: Partners in Rehabilitation for Persons with Movement Impairments * Dementia, Nutrition, and Self-Feeding: A Systematic Review of the Literature * Promoting Awareness and Understanding of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in Young School Aged Children: An Interdisciplinary Approach * Collaboration Between Team Members in Inclusive Educational Settings * A Response to Traumatized Children: Developing a Best Practices Model * Index * Reference Notes Included

The Effects of Competitive vs. Cooperative Structures on Subsequent Productivity in Boys with Psychosocial Disorders.

The long tradition of experiments that compare the relative benefits of competition and cooperation is relevant to research and theory development in occupational therapy. In this study, three-subject groups structured for competition were compared to three-subject groups structured for cooperation in terms of subsequent productivity (task accomplishment). Thirty-six males (8 to 17 years old) residing in a treatment facility for non-psychotic psychosocial disorders participated in both competitive and cooperative dice games after random assignment to counterbalanced orders. After each dice game, subsequent group productivity was assessed by counting the number of correctly modeled pieces in a tinker toy task. Results did not support the hypothesis that a cooperative experience would enhance subsequent group productivity. On the contrary, a Mann-Whitney U test approached statistical significance (U = 38.5, p = .053) in favor of the group productivity of the post-competition condition. Suggestions are made for future study of the possible advantages and disadvantages of competition and cooperation.