The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System
Even though many Occupational Therapy (OT) programs contribute to social well-being and life skills enhancement during a person’s lifespan, there are only a few OT programs especially created for the Juvenile Justice System. Collaborative programming was needed between OT staff and staff at the Ban...
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Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development
2017-07-01
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| description | Even though many Occupational Therapy
(OT) programs contribute to social well-being and
life skills enhancement during a person’s lifespan,
there are only a few OT programs especially
created for the Juvenile Justice System.
Collaborative programming was needed between
OT staff and staff at the Ban Mutita Juvenile
Vocational Training Center for Boys. This study
aimed to compare baseline and post-intervention
of the volitional and vocational skills in the
participants who had been selected for the OT
program. Selective sampling was conducted in
order to obtain participants with low volitional
and vocational skills (n = 31 out of 105 boys). Two
standard assessments were repeated to compare
the baseline and post-intervention which included
group dynamics of cooking, sport, and recreational
activities for 4 weeks, four hours per session
a week. A Paired-T test was finally analyzed.
Volitional and vocational skills were significantly
improved after the participants engaged in the
OT supplement program, in combination with
programs provided by vocational teachers. OT
has demonstrated a positive effect on volitional
and vocational skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice
System. This pilot study has provided useful
evidence about young offenders who need
productive leisure engagement in order to gain
self-achievement, leading to the supportive
environments of education and employment in
the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8acbfd7a2b5543b895e112c4a372419f2022-12-22T03:05:44ZengRajanagarindra Institute of Child DevelopmentInternational Journal of Child Development and Mental Health2286-74812586-887X2017-07-0152404494999The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice SystemSupalak Khemthong0Assistant Professor at Occupational Therapy Division, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol UniversityEven though many Occupational Therapy (OT) programs contribute to social well-being and life skills enhancement during a person’s lifespan, there are only a few OT programs especially created for the Juvenile Justice System. Collaborative programming was needed between OT staff and staff at the Ban Mutita Juvenile Vocational Training Center for Boys. This study aimed to compare baseline and post-intervention of the volitional and vocational skills in the participants who had been selected for the OT program. Selective sampling was conducted in order to obtain participants with low volitional and vocational skills (n = 31 out of 105 boys). Two standard assessments were repeated to compare the baseline and post-intervention which included group dynamics of cooking, sport, and recreational activities for 4 weeks, four hours per session a week. A Paired-T test was finally analyzed. Volitional and vocational skills were significantly improved after the participants engaged in the OT supplement program, in combination with programs provided by vocational teachers. OT has demonstrated a positive effect on volitional and vocational skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System. This pilot study has provided useful evidence about young offenders who need productive leisure engagement in order to gain self-achievement, leading to the supportive environments of education and employment in the future.https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/94999LeisureOccupationSelf-efficacyProgramming |
| spellingShingle | Supalak Khemthong The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health Leisure Occupation Self-efficacy Programming |
| title | The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System |
| title_full | The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System |
| title_short | The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Volitional and Vocational Skills in the Thai Juvenile Justice System |
| title_sort | effect of occupational therapy on volitional and vocational skills in the thai juvenile justice system |
| topic | Leisure Occupation Self-efficacy Programming |
| url | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/94999 |
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