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Fi Graham imageBOccTher(Otago Poly) PhD(Qld) NZROT

Email fi.graham@otago.ac.nz

Fi (Fiona) is an occupational therapist, specialising in work with families and children.

Her PhD with the University of Queensland has examined the effectiveness of coaching parents of children with disabilities to enhance children's success in everyday life.

Fiona developed Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) as part of her PhD and continues to research and provide training in OPC.

Current research interests include working with families and caregivers, therapists' uptake of evidence-based practice, undergraduate clinical training and the efficacy of participation-focused interventions.

Fi teaches in the Diploma of Rehabilitation and the Certificate in Health Science (Clinical Rehabilitation) papers:

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Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC)

Publications

Boland, P., Jones, B., Desha, L., McGregor, B., & Graham, F. (2024). Opportunities to reduce inequities through tele-wheelchair assessments: The importance of co-designing services with Indigenous Māori with lived experience of disability. In C. M. Hayre, D. Muller, M. Scherer, P. M. W. Hackett & A. Gordley-Smith (Eds.), Emerging technologies in healthcare: Interpersonal and client-based perspectives. (pp. 161-176). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003272786

Chien, C.-W., Lin, C.-Y., Lai, C. Y. Y., & Graham, F. (2024). Parent coaching to enhance community participation in young children with developmental disabilities: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 147, 104696. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104696

King, G., Graham, F., & Ziegler, S. A. (2023). Comparing three coaching approaches in pediatric rehabilitation: contexts, outcomes, and mechanisms. Disability & Rehabilitation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2229731

Silva, M., Hay-Smith, E. J., & Graham, F. (2023). Exploring the use of the Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy and the Persuasive System Design Model in defining parent-focused eHealth interventions: Scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e42083. doi: 10.2196/42083

Graham, F. P., Williman, J. A., Desha, L. N., Snell, D., Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Latu, A., Maggo, J. K., Ranta, A., & Ziviani, J. (2023). Occupational performance coaching for children with neurodisability: A randomized controlled trial protocol. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue canadienne d’ergothérapie. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00084174231160976

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