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Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.447, IAHS
Email: gewurtz@mcmaster.ca
Curriculum Vitae: Download |
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Profile
Rebecca is an assistant professor within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster. She completed a bachelor degree in Occupational Therapy at Queen's University. Her clinical work has been focused in the area of community mental health. In 2004, she completed a master's degree in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Toronto. Her thesis was a qualitative study on how consumers of community mental health services come to understand their potential for work.
Rebecca is currently completing a PhD at the University of Toronto in Rehabilitation Science and is enrolled in a collaborative program in health services and policy research. Her dissertation will explore the construction and impact of recent changes to ODSP employment policy in the mental health sector. She received funding for her doctoral work from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.
Rebecca has also been involved in research exploring disability in the workplace, work integration for persons with mental illnesses, and supported housing for persons with mental illnesses. She plans to continue to conduct research on community mental health services, employment and disability policy.
Fun Fact
Since becoming a mom last year Rebecca has become a huge Raffi fan and a very good baker!
Courses Taught
MSc OT, McMaster University
2007-2008
Term 1: Wellness, Health & Occupation
Term 1 Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum (OT 618)
Mental Health/Communications Advisor, September – December 2007
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation
Term 2 Inquiry & Integration (OT 627)
Session on Hearing Voices that are Distressing, February 11 th, 2008
Session on Psychological-Emotional Determinants of Occupation, February 20th, 2008
Term 2 Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum (OT 628)
Session on Affective Assessments, January 31st, 2008
Co-coordinator, sessions on Work, February 5th, 7th, & 12th, 2008
Coordinator, session on Challenging Interview Situations, February 19th, 2008
Term 3: Disability, Development & Occupation
Term 3 Inquiry & Integration (OT 637)
Co-coordinator, Problem-based Tutorial component of the course
Session on Canadian Disability Policy: Across the Lifespan, May 6th, 2008
Session on Occupation, Work and Disability, May 8th, 2008
Session on Attitudes, Discrimination and Disability, May 27th, 2008
Session on Loss, Grief and Moving Forward, May 29th, 2008
Term 3 Professional Roles & Experiential Practicum (OT 638)
Co-coordinator, session on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, May 1st, 2008
Coordinator, session on Group Content, May8 th, 2008
Coordinator, Planning and Running Your Own Group Assignment, May 22nd, 2008
Evaluator, PREP exam |
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Journal Articles
Kirsh, B., Stergiou-Kita, M., Gewurtz, R., Dawson, D., Krupa, T., Lysaght, R., & Shaw, L. (2009). From Margins to mainstream: What do we know about work integration for persons with brain injury, mental illness, and intellectual disability? Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 32 (4), 391-405.
Gewurtz, R. , Stergiou-Kita, M., Shaw, L., Kirsh, B., & Rappolt, S. (2008). Qualitative meta-synthesis: Reflections on the utility and challenges in occupational therapy . Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (5), 301-308.
Jacobson, N., Gewurtz, R., & Haydon, E. (2007). Ethical review of interpretive research: Problems and Solutions. IRB: Ethics & Human Research , 29 (5), 1-8.
Gewurtz, R. & Kirsh, B. (2007). How consumers of community mental health services come to understand their potential for work: Doing and becoming revisited. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 74 (3), 195-207. |
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