Autistic adult perspectives on occupational therapy for Autistic children and youth
Journal Article
Sterman, J., Gustafson, E., Eisenmenger, L., Hamm, L., & Edwards, J. (in press)
Autistic adult perspectives on occupational therapy for Autistic children and youth. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492221103850
The Autistic community values neurodiversity-positive approaches rather than behavioral interventions for Autistic children; however, little is known about what that would loo...
Anti-racism and Occupational Therapy Education: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion
Journal Article
Sterman, J., Njelesani, J., & Carr, S. (2022)
Anti-racism and Occupational Therapy Education: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2022.060103
There is a pressing need to address racism within healthcare education; however, occupational therapy educators lack a compilation of discipline-specific knowledge of anti-rac...
Becoming Anti-Racist Occupational Therapy Practitioners: A Scoping Study
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Sterman, J., & Njelesani, J. (2021)
Becoming Anti-Racist Occupational Therapy Practitioners: A Scoping Study. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 41(4), 232-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492211019931
The ongoing racism pandemic in the United States negatively impacts the health, safety, and occupations of Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color. Although occupational the...
Parents’ perspectives on managing risk in play for children with developmental disabilities
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Stillianesis, S., Spencer, G., Villeneuve, M., Sterman, J., Bundy, A., Wyver, S., …Beetham, K. S. (2022)
Parents’ perspectives on managing risk in play for children with developmental disabilities. Disability and Society, 37(8), 1272-1292. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1874298
Parents are often concerned about managing risks for their children, particularly in the context of disability. This paper reports qualitative findings from an intervention st...
Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities
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Grady-Dominguez, P., Ragen, J., Sterman, J., Spencer, G., Tranter, P., Villeneuve, M., & Bundy, A. (2021)
Expectations and Assumptions: Examining the Influence of Staff Culture on a Novel School-Based Intervention to Enable Risky Play for Children with Disabilities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031008
Risky play is challenging, exciting play with the possibility of physical, social, or emotional harm. Through risky play, children learn, develop, and experience wellbeing. Ch...
School Playground Intervention for Children With Disabilities Creates Play Capabilities and Shifts Adult Perspectives
Journal Article
Sterman, J., Villeneuve, M., Bundy, A., & Wyver, S. (2020)
School Playground Intervention for Children With Disabilities Creates Play Capabilities and Shifts Adult Perspectives. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4_Supplement_1), 7411515445p1. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74s1-po8122
Five schools participated in the Sydney Playground Project to increase choice, control, and inclusion of students with disabilities on the school playground. The intervention ...
Creating play opportunities on the school playground: Educator experiences of the Sydney playground project
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Sterman, J., Villeneuve, M., Spencer, G., Wyver, S., Beetham, K. S., Naughton, G., …Bundy, A. (2020)
Creating play opportunities on the school playground: Educator experiences of the Sydney playground project. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(1), 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12624
Introduction
Children with disabilities often experience unsupportive environments that restrict their play opportunities and inclusion on the school playground. This exclusio...
Mothers supporting play as a choice for children with disabilities within a culturally and linguistically diverse community
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Sterman, J. J., Naughton, G. A., Bundy, A. C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M. A. (2020)
Mothers supporting play as a choice for children with disabilities within a culturally and linguistically diverse community. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 27(5), 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2019.1684556
Background: Play is a right for children; an essential childhood occupation influenced by their family environment. Despite increasing recognition of unstructured outdoor play...
Lower parent tolerance of risk in play for children with disability than typically developing children
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Beetham, K. S., Sterman, J., Bundy, A. C., Wyver, S., Ragen, J., Engelen, L., …Naughton, G. (2019)
Lower parent tolerance of risk in play for children with disability than typically developing children. International Journal of Play, 8(2), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2019.1643980
Becoming an autonomous adult includes understanding consequences associated with risks. The aim of this study was to compare parents of children with and without disability to...
Is play a choice? Application of the capabilities approach to children with disabilities on the school playground
Journal Article
Sterman, J. J., Naughton, G. A., Bundy, A. C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M. A. (2020)
Is play a choice? Application of the capabilities approach to children with disabilities on the school playground. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 24(6), 579-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2018.1472819
Outdoor play is important for children’s development and an area in which many children with disabilities struggle at school. The aim of this multiple-perspective case study w...