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Dr Carolyn Dunford
Reader in Occupational Therapy

Mary Seacole 307B

Summary

Carolyn was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists in October 2024 in recognition of her dedication to evidence-based and occupation-cetred practice, particularly in children's occupational therapy. Carolyn has a long and varied occupational therapy career combining clinical leadership and research roles as well as working as an academic in Higher Education. Carolyn is dedicated to promoting children and young people's participation in the everyday things that matter to them and founded the Community of Practice Mind the Gap.

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Wales. April 2008 "Occupational therapy for children with developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia): outcomes and effectiveness"
  • Master of Science in Community Child Health, University of Wales. January 1999
  • Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists. January 1988
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, York St John University. December 2008

Responsibility

Reader in Occupational Therapy

Research Lead for Occupational Therapy

Module Lead: Enabling Occupation and Advancing Practice 3: Working with children and young people; Enabling Occupation 5: Specialities for Practice

Newest selected publications

Steenbergen, B., Valtr, L., Dunford, C., Prunty, M., Bekhuis, H., Temlali, TY., et al. (2024) 'Awareness about developmental coordination disorder'. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2296-2565 Open Access Link

Journal article

Pool, JW., Siegert, RJ., Taylor, S., Dunford, C. and Magee, WL. (2020) 'Evaluating the validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Music therapy Sensory Instrument for Cognition, Consciousness and Awareness (MuSICCA): protocol of a validation study'. BMJ Open, 10 (8). pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 2044-6055 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wales, L., Dunford, C. and Davis, K. (2020) 'Following severe childhood stroke, specialised residential rehabilitation improves self-care independence but there are ongoing needs at discharge'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83 (8). pp. 530 - 537. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link

Journal article

Milton, YM., Dunford, C. and Newby, KV. (2019) 'Occupational therapy home programmes for children with cerebral palsy: A national survey of United Kingdom paediatric occupational therapy practice'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82 (7). pp. 443 - 451. ISSN: 0308-0226 Open Access Link

Journal article

Kelly, G., Dunford, C., Forsyth, R. and Kavcic, A. (2018) 'Using child and family centred goal setting as an outcome measure in residential rehabilitation for children and youth with acquired brain injuries: the challenge of predicting expected levels of achievement.'. Child: care, health and development, 45 (2). pp. 286 - 291. ISSN: 0305-1862 Open Access Link

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