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. 2019;12(1):129-143.
doi: 10.1080/19411243.2018.1496870. Epub 2018 Jul 18.

Understanding self-determination as a crucial component in promoting the distinct value of occupational therapy in post-secondary transition planning

Amber M Angell  1 , Theresa Carlson Carroll  1 , Nancy Bagatell  2 , Cheryl Chen  3 , Jessica M Kramer  4 , Ariel Schwartz  4 , Mary Betsey Tallon  3 , Joy Hammel  1
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Understanding self-determination as a crucial component in promoting the distinct value of occupational therapy in post-secondary transition planning

Amber M Angell et al. J Occup Ther Sch Early Interv. 2019.

Abstract

School-based occupational therapists are well-equipped to prepare adolescents to transition from the education system to work and live in their communities, but they report challenges in securing their place on post-secondary transition planning teams. We argue that occupational therapists' efforts to advocate for their role in post-secondary transition could be strengthened by a deeper engagement with what is considered 'best practice' in transition planning: improving students' ability and opportunity to exercise self-determination. In this commentary, we review the self-determination evidence-base; identify congruence between the underlying philosophies of self-determination and occupational therapy; and highlight gaps in existing self-determination models that occupational therapists are uniquely posed to fill by focusing on self-determination as they support transition age students.

Keywords: Self-determination; adolescent; post-secondary; transition.

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