Occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) are negatively affected by a rise in healthcare burnout. Increased job demands (Broiler et al.,1986; Bessolo; 2015; Derakhshanrad et al., 2019; Stephenson, 2019) and the COVID-19 pandemic (Kuhl et al., 2021) have exacerbated work-related stress and burnout in OTPs leading to a decline in creativity (Hickey, 2016; Oven & Lobe, 2019; Derakhshanrad et al., 2019) which may result in decreased quality of care for their clients. The stress and burnout that OTPs experience may have a negative impact on their ability to generate novel ideas and problem-solve (Hickey, 2016). The clinical consequences that result from decreased quality of care are non-client-centered treatments, reduced joy and satisfaction at work, and difficulty maintaining motivation. The proposed intervention is a three-hour webinar, Creativity Leads to Positivity, which educates OTPs on different creative thinking strategies.
During the webinar, the 8-P theoretical framework — a creative thinking theory — as well as four creative thinking strategies — the De Bono technique, Synectics, the Creative Problem Solving model, and Design Thinking — will be discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46179 |
| Date | 08 May 2023 |
| Creators | Thomas, Jinu Susan |
| Contributors | Jacobs, Karen |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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