Karen L. Rebeiro Gruhl, Ph.D., M.Sc.O.T., O.T. Reg (ON) Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord

I have endeavoured to publish and present research findings both locally, nationally, and to a lesser extent, internationally. I have not worked in an academic environment, but instead a clinical environment - the latter largely influencing my research and academic work. My research interests are broad, and I am interested in cross-disability research. In particular, I am interested in how people with disabilities participate and find meaning in their communities. My research to date has been a series of studies exploring the role of occupation on persons with serious mental illness, questions typically arising from the clinical environment. Each study has answered some of the clinical questions, but not all of them. My dissertation research is a logical extension of the work I have been doing for the past decade and examined the influence of place (social, physical, cultural, economic and political) upon access to paid employment for persons with serious mental illness. To understand this issue, I have drawn upon both qualitative and quantitative data sources. The complexity of understanding health issues within northern environments has influenced my use of mixed methods. The influence of health policy, northern environments or places, opportunities for collaborative/interdisciplinary partnerships within health services and the extent of differing health practices across northern Ontario are all important to the outcomes realized, yet, remain largely undervalued and under-researched. I am interested in learning more about how northern and rural places influence the participation of persons with disabilities in their daily occupations. Importantly, I am interested in learning how we can foster a more inclusive community that supports the participation of all of its citizens.



Publications

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (In Press). "Employment for persons with SMI in northern places: The case for partnerships." WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation (IOS Press).

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (In Press). "Transitions to work for persons with serious mental illness in Canada: Examining the influence of context as a barrier to occupational justice." WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation (IOS Press).

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (2010). "The employment rights of persons with serious mental illness in northeastern Ontario: Considering the influence of marginalizing practices." World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin.

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (2009). "The politics of practice: Strategies to secure our occupational claim and to address occupational injustice." New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy 56(1): 19-26.

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (2008). "Advancing professional or client-centred agendas: The politics of engagement." OT Insight, New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists.

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. and R. Laporte (2008). "'I'm still swimming': A return-to-work journey for an individual with bipolar affective disorder." WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation (IOS Press) 30(3): 323-328.

Gould, A., S. DeSouza, and K.L. Rebeiro Gruhl (2005). "And then I lost that life: A shared narrative of young men with schizophrenia." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 68(10): 467-473.

Rebeiro Gruhl, K.L. (2005). "Reflections on... The recovery paradigm: Should occupational therapists be interested?" Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 72(2): 96-102.

Wright, C.V. and K.L. Rebeiro (2003). "Exploration of a single case in a consumer-governed mental health organization." Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 19(2): 19-32.

Legault, E. and K.L. Rebeiro (2001). "Occupation as means to mental health: A single case study." American Journal of Occupational Therapy 55(1): 90-96.

Rebeiro, K.L. (2001). "Client-centred practice: Body, mind and spirit resurrected." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 68(2): 65-69.

Rebeiro, K.L. (2001). "Enabling occupation: The importance of an affirming environment." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 68(2): 80-89.

Rebeiro, K.L. (2001). "Occupational terminology interactive dialogue: The model of occupational spin-off." Journal of Occupational Science 8(1): 33-34.

Rebeiro, K.L., D.G. Day, B. Semeniuk, M.C. O'Brien, and B. Wilson (2001). "Northern Initiative for Social Action: An occupation-based mental health program." American Journal of Occupational Therapy 55(5): 493-500.

Starke, L., P. Andrews, C. Griffin, and K.L. Rebeiro (2001). "Being on the other side: OT's who have been recipients of OT." Occupational Therapy Now 3(3): 25-27.

Townsend, E. and K.L. Rebeiro (2001). "Open forum: Canada's joint position statement on evidence-based occupational therapy." Occupational Therapy Now 3(1): 9-11.

Rebeiro, K.L. (2000). "Client perspectives on occupational therapy practice: Are we truly client-centred?" Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 67(1): 7-14.

Rebeiro, K.L. (2000). "Reconciling philosophy with daily practice: Future challenges to occupational therapy's client-centred practice." Occupational Therapy Now 2(2): 12-14.

Rebeiro, K.L. (1999). "The labyrinth of community mental health: In search for meaningful occupation." Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services 23(2): 143-152.

Rebeiro, K.L. and J.V. Cook (1999). "Opportunity, not prescription: An exploratory study of the experience of occupational engagement." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 66(4): 176-187.

Rebeiro, K.L. and J. Miller-Polgar (1999). "Flow: A construct worthy of attention by occupational therapy." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 66(1): 14-22.

Rebeiro, K.L. (1998). "Occupation-as-means to mental health: A review of the literature and a call to research." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 65(1): 12-19.

Rebeiro, K.L. and J. Allen (1998). "Voluntarism as occupation." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 65(5): 279-285.

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