Our research focus is investigation participation patterns and factors influencing them across various populations with mental health conditions.
The current projects address:
1. Population with the PTSD and trauma exposure;
2. Consumers of public mental health clinics;
3. Ecological sustained attention as enabler for the participation.
Our lab projects include investigation and cultural adaptation of the following tools:
Assessments
- Profiles of Occupational Engagement of People with Serious Mental Illness (POES) (Bejerholm & Ukland, 2006), Hebrew version Official translation
- Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)- 4th Edition (Kohlman-Tompson et al, 2016), Hebrew version Official website
- UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment (Harvey et al., 2007),Hebrew version Official website
- Performance Assessment of Self Care Skills (Rogers & Holm, 2016) , Hebrew version Read more, Official translation, PASS Materials-Hebrew
- ASAP- Adults Subjective Assessment of Participation (Jarus, et al., 2005), Computerized version Excle
Interventions
- Occupational Connections (Lipskaya-Velikovsky et al., 2020) Read more
- Action Over Inertia (Krupa et al., 2010; 2021), Hebrew version Read more Official website
- CogSMART (Twamley et al., 2010), Hebrew version Official website
In addition, we use the following technologies for investigation and promotion of participation in meaningful daily life occupations: EEG markers, such as Brain Engagement Index, eye-tracking, and VR.
