Multi-site collaboration to upgrade Willard and Spackman book chapter

This past Spring, Mary invited her colleague Leanne to co-author the social participation chapter for the next edition of the Willard and Spackman Occupational Therapy textbook, a seminal textbook used in occupational therapy programs worldwide for >100 years. There were a number of edits made to this version of the book chapter, such as centering and providing evidence on efforts to culturally adapt participation related assessments, as well as two new case studies describing the distinction between performance and participation.

Mary and Leanne extended this invitation to a group of talented and diverse professionals and students. This group included: 1) Lori, an MS student that Mary mentored at Colorado State University who contributed two case studies grounded in her work as an OT in private practice; 2) pre-OT and OT students Asia, Sophie, Marlene, and Zuri who helped update descriptions of selected participation assessments, add gender-inclusive pronouns, insert new references, and/or provided critical feedback. Asia and Sophie completed this work as part of their graduate assistantship in Leanne's Clinical Lab of Occupational Therapy and Health Equity at Sargent (CLOTHES); and 3) Christina, a CPERL alum who granted permission to use her participation-related illustrations and inspired the development of two new illustrations to further diversify and reinforce chapter content.

CPERL members Zuri and Marlene share: "It was a meaningful experience being able to work on the edits for the textbook that is frequently used in OT classes. Being a part of CPERL has helped solidify our understanding of the concept of participation as anyone- at any age or ability- can participate in their desired activities."

CLOTHES member Asia shares: "It was very meaningful to work on the W&S textbook, as it is a major resource in many of my classes. While working on the edits for this textbook, I learned the importance of using all types of resources to educate our clients. Every client is different and you as a therapist should give the best individualized care."