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Phone: (905) 525-9140 ext: 27803
Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.403F, IAHS
Email: stewartd@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Debra Stewart, MSc. is an occupational therapist who is an associate professor and Assistant Dean of the Occupational Therapy program in the School of Rehabilitation Science and a Co-investigator at CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Debra received her bachelors degree in occupational therapy from the University of Toronto, and her MSc. Degree in Design, Measurement and Evaluation from McMaster University in 1998.
Debra's teaching interests are in the study of occupation and person-environment interactions as well as in the practice area of pediatrics, in particular adolescence. She co-coordinates the Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum ("PREP") course in the first term of the occupational therapy curriculum.
Her primary research area is the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities. Debra has been involved in the development and evaluation of an Information KIT for parents of children and youth with special needs, and more recently in a Youth KIT version. She has also been the researcher involved in the development and evaluation of a transition online resource service for youth with disabilities in transition to adulthood in Ontario (door2adulthood). Other research projects include the evaluation of an individualized funding approach and development of a resource manual for parents of young adults with disabilities, and best practice guidelines for transition to adulthood services and supports in Ontario. Deb's clinical experience is primarily in the area of paediatrics, and she still does some private community work as part of REACH Therapy Services.
Lab/Research Institute
CanChild, McMaster University
Courses Taught
2008
Term 1 Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum (PREP)
2007
Term 1 Professional Roles and Experiential Practicum (PREP)
Recent Research
2008
Funding Agency: Human Resources & Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Amount: $51,000.00
Funding Period: Feb 2008-Nov 2008
Dept: CanChild & School of Rehabilitation Science
Title: Understanding Transitional Tensions of Youth with Disabilities in Canada
Investigators: Deb Stewart, Mary Law , Nancy Young, Helen Healy, Jan Burke-Gaffney, Mary Forhan, Matt Freeman
2008
Funding Agency: Pollock Foundation
Amount: $12,500
Funding Period: 2008-09
Dept: CanChild
Title: Development and Evaluation of Youth Kit Training Materials
Investigators: Deb Stewart, Mary Law , Cheryl Missiuna, Jan-Burke-Gaffney, Lorie Shimmell, Matt Freeman, Salina Jaffer |
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Books
Letts, L., Rigby, P., & Stewart, D. (Eds.). (2003) Using Environments to Enable Occupational Performance. Thorofare NJ: Slack Inc.
McColl, M., Law, M., Doubt, L., Friedland, J., Pollock, N., Krupa, T., & Stewart, D. (Eds.). (2003). The Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy. Second Edition. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Inc.
Book Chapters
Rigby, P., Lowe. M., Letts, L., Stewart D., (2007) Assessing Environment: Home, Community, and Workplace Access in Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction 6 th Edition (pp 311-337) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Polatajko, H., Davis J., Stewart D., Cantin, N., Amoroso B., Purdie L., Zimmerman D. (2007) Specifying the Domain of Concern: Occupation as core In Enabling Occupation II Advancing an Occupational Therapy Vision for Health, Well-Being & Justice through Occupation . (pp 13-86) Ottawa , ON : CAOT Publications ACE.
Townsend E., Beagan B., Kumas-Tan Z., Vernsel J. Iwama, M., Landry J., Stewart D., Brown J. (2007). Enabling Occupation II: Advancing an Occupational Therapy Vision for Health, Well-being & Justice through Occupation. Enabling: Occupational therapy's core competency 87 - (pp 87-133) CAOT Publications ACE.
Journal Articles
Missiuna, C., King G., and Stewart D. (2008). Life Experiences of Young Adults who have coordination difficulties. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 , 157-167.
Palisano, R., Shimmell, L., Stewart, D., Lawless, J. Rosenbaum, P., Russell, D. (2009). Mobility Experiences of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics , 129:2, 133-153.
Stewart D (2007) Editorial: The ICF and Occupational Therapy. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, Special Issue , 218-220.
Farrell, J., Anderson, S., Hewitt, K., Livingston, M., & Stewart D., (2007) A Survey of Occupational Therapists in Canada about knowledge and use of the ICF . Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74 Special Issue , 221-233.
Stewart D., Rosenbaum P. (2007). Commentary Perspectives on Transitions: Rethinking Services for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 1080-1082.
Wynn K., Stewart, D., Law, M., Burke-Gaffney, J., & Moning, T. (2007) Creating connections: A community capacity building project with parents and youth with disabilities in transition to adulthood. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Paediatrics , 89-103.
Stewart, D., Stavness, C., King, G., Antle, B., & Law, M. A (2007) A Critical appraisal of literature reviews about transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Paediatrics , 5-24.
Stewart, D., Freeman, M., Law, M., Healy, H., Burke-Gaffney, J., Forhan, M., Young, N., Guenther, S. (2008). The Best Journey to Adult Life For Youth with Disabilities: An Evidence ‐ based Model and Best Practice Guidelines For The Transition To Adulthood For Youth With Disabilities. |
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