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Date & Time: April 2, 8:00pm-9:00pm EST

Location: Virtual Meeting via Zoom

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Number of Contact Hours: 1.0

Presenter:  Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH

Bio/Background of the Speaker:

Quinn Tyminski in an Assistant Professor in the Program in Occupational therapy at Washington University School of Medicine. She earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from WUSM in 2012 and her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy in 2017 from Saint Louis University. She served for five years as the occupational therapist for a transitional housing program for men experiencing serious mental illness and homelessness and spent a year as the clinical director coordinating occupational therapy services and students. As part of her doctoral work, Dr. Tyminski introduced occupational therapy services to a local homeless shelter and in 2018; she opened an outpatient student-run clinic. The Community Independence Occupational Therapy Clinic provides services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Dr. Tyminski’ s research focuses on improving occupational participation and quality of life for populations experiencing marginalization through providing occupation-based services targeted at improving life skills and community re-integration. She is also currently in the process of obtaining her PhD in Education at Washington University in St. Louis.

Learning Objectives Attendees Should Achieve:

• Upon the completion of this session, participants will:
  • Define non-sanctioned occupations
  • Articulate why it is essential for occupational therapy practitioners to address them in assessment and intervention.
  • Describe the purpose and use the Activity Card Sort- Advancing Inclusive Participation for underserved populations
  • Generate a plan to address non-sanctioned occupational participation in their practice

Summary of Event: 

The term non-sanctioned occupation describes participation in occupations that may be socially unacceptable, may contribute to adverse health, or are illegal. These occupations hold meaning for or meet needs of the individuals who participate in them thus directly affecting quality of life. Historically, occupational therapy (OT) has not addressed the non-sanctioned occupation within the evaluation process despite the profession's prioritization of holistic care and practitioners’ desire to ensure a full picture of occupational participation to promote client-centered care. This gap necessitates the development of an OT assessment to capture client participation in all occupations, including those considered non-sanctioned by society. People experiencing chronic homelessness (PEH) are at high risk for occupational marginalization due to the restrictive environments of homeless shelters. The resulting boredom created from instances of occupational marginalization have demonstrated an increased risk of participation in dark occupations. Based on the link between occupational marginalization and non-sanctioned occupations, the experiences of PEH guided the development of an assessment. The primary objective of the study was to create an assessment that includes dark occupations and whose pictures are minimally defined by race, class, gender, age, and context than previous iterations. A secondary objective was to pilot test the assessment to determine the unique occupational participation of the homeless population. The full assessment and results of the pilot study, as well as case study examples and tips for addressing non-sanctioned occupations in practice will be presented. 

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