Exchanging knowledge within a community of practice: toward an epistemology of practice in Occupational Therapy paediatric hospital care

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Galheigo, Sandra Maria ^[1] ; Braga, Claudia Pellegrini ^[1] ; Risseto Mieto, Fernanda Stella ^[1] ; Parreira, Fernanda Viotti ^[2] ; Sarmento, Gabrielle Quintiliano ^[3] ; Motta, Margareth ^[4] ; Abrahao Silva, Marianne Campopiano ^[5] ; Santos, Mirella Ferreira ^[6] ; Spinola, Priscilla Feres ^[7] ; Lima Serpa, Raquel Beatriz ^[8] ; de Araujo Mitre, Rosa Maria ^[9] ; Olher Lagoa, Thais dos Reis ^[6] ; Oliveira, Thelma Almir ^[10] ; Santos, Walkyria de Almeida ^[11] ; Magalhaes, Lilian ^[12] ; Kinsella, Elizabeth Anne ^[13]

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^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Fisioterapia Fonoaudiol & Terapia Ocupac, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Cent Chile, Escuela Terapia Ocupac, Santiago - Chile

^[3] Secretaria Educ Estado Sao Paulo, Nucleo Apoio Pedag Especializado, Projeto Atendimento Multiprofiss Especializado Ac, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[4] Hosp Aeronaut Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[5] Hosp Beneficencia Portuguesa Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[6] Hosp Santa Marcelina, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[7] Ctr Atencao Psicossocial Alcool & Drogas Antonio, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[8] Ctr Atencao Psicossocial II Infantil Perus, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[9] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Inst Nacl Saude Mulher Crianca & Adolescente Fern, Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[10] Ctr Univ Sao Camilo, Hosp Geral Carapicuiba, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[11] Inst Oncol Pediat GRAACC, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[12] Univ Fed Sao Carlos UFSCar, Dept Terapia Ocupac, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[13] Univ Western Ontario, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Occupat Therapy, London, ON - Canada

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CADERNOS BRASILEIROS DE TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; v. 25, n. 3, p. 449-459, 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Objective: This research proposed the creation of a community of practice (CoP) with the objective of: (i) analysing the feasibility of a CoP as a means of generating knowledge among occupational therapists and (ii) investigating the practice of occupational therapy with hospitalized children and adolescents. This article privileges the results of one of the predominantly discussed themes -the use of assessments and strategies of evaluation in Occupational Therapy in the hospital context. Method: A participatory action research study was undertaken with nine occupational therapists in face-to-face meetings combined with virtual tasks on an on-line platform. A hermeneutic and dialectical method was used to interpret the results. Results: The CoP produced practical knowledge about the use of assessments with hospitalized children and adolescents and demonstrated to be a strategy of knowledge development through dialogue and collaborative reflection on practice. Conclusion: Research on the implementation of communities of practice offers a promising approach to the production of knowledge in occupational therapy. The generated knowledge is representative of occupational therapists' experiences and demonstrates an example of an epistemology of practice. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/51766-8 - Community of practice: a methodology to improve occupational therapy practice?
• Grantee: Sandra Maria Galheigo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 10/19718-0 - Communities of practice in occupational therapy and the production of child & adolescent comprehensive and humanized health care
• Grantee: Sandra Maria Galheigo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants