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Sustainability Series: Sustainable occupational therapy resource map
Sustainable occupational therapy practice: Resource map
Welcome to the Occupational Therapy Sustainability Network resource map page. We hope that this page will be useful in providing a general introduction to sustainable healthcare and sustainable occupational therapy practice resources.
What is sustainable healthcare?
Sustainable healthcare can be defined as ‘care delivered in a way that does not adversely affect the health of the population and does not use resources in a way that may compromise the ability of those in the future to provide high quality care to their population or increase the burden of illness’ (Centre of Sustainable Healthcare 2017).
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Key articles
Sustainability in Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapy Sustainability Network started in 2009 to allow like-minded Occupational Therapists to share best practice and knowledge of sustainable practices.
Occupational Therapy Sustainability National and International Association papers
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists – Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Practice within Occupational Therapy
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists – Sustainability Matters: Guiding Principles for Sustainability in Occupational Therapy Practice, Education and Scholarship
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists – Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
Some articles from OT journals:
- Occupational Therapy and Environmental Sustainability – Aoyama 2014
- A call for sustainable practice in occupational therapy – Dennis et al. 2015
- Sustainable occupational responses to climate change through lifestyle choices – Hocking and Kroksmark 2012
- How to contribute occupationally to ecological sustainability: A literature review – Wagman 2014
- Sustainable Global Wellbeing: A Proposed Expansion of the Occupational Therapy Paradigm – Whittaker 2012
Key Sustainability Network posts:
- 10:10 Occupational Therapy Checklist
- Sustainability Series: Occupational Therapy: Improving Lives, Saving Money, Reducing Carbon
- 5 ways to integrate sustainability into your Occupational Therapy practice
- Want to be an eco warrior in your hospital or team?
Slideshows
- Future proofing occupational therapy in mental health through sustainable commissioning
- Quality Improvement: creatively designing sustainable service