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Fax: (905) 524-0069
Office: Rm.447, IAHS
Email: gewurtz@mcmaster.ca
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Profile
Rebecca is an assistant professor within the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster. She completed a bachelor degree in Occupational Therapy at Queen's University. Her clinical work has been focused in the area of community mental health. In 2004, she completed a master's degree in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Toronto. Her thesis was a qualitative study on how consumers of community mental health services come to understand their potential for work.
Rebecca is currently completing a PhD at the University of Toronto in Rehabilitation Science and is enrolled in a collaborative program in health services and policy research. Her dissertation explores the construction and implementation of recent changes to ODSP employment supports, and its impact on employment services for individuals who have experienced mental illness. She received funding for her doctoral work from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada and the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation.
Rebecca has also been involved in research exploring disability in the workplace, work integration for persons with mental illnesses, and supported housing for persons with mental illnesses. She plans to continue to conduct research on community mental health services, employment and disability policy.
Fun Fact
When she is not working, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her husband and son and intends to one day become an avid gardener!
Courses Taught
MSc OT, McMaster University
2009-2010
Term 1: Wellness, Health & Occupation, Inquiry & Integration (OT 617), PBT Tutor
Term 2: Person, Environment & Occupation, Inquiry & Integration (OT 627), Large Group Seminar Coordinator
Term 3: Disability, Development & Occupation, Inquiry & Integration (OT 637), Large Group Seminar Coordinator (McMaster Site)
Recent Research
Project Title: The Canadian Guide to Occupation, Health and Well-being: Consulting with Stakeholders
Principal Investigator: Gewurtz, R.
Co-Investigators: Moll, S., Krupa, T., Law, M.
Funding Agency: Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Funding Period: July 2010-June 2011
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Journal Articles
Kirsh, B., Krupa, T., Cockburn, L., & Gewurtz, R. (2010) A Canadian model of work integration for persons with mental illnesses. Disability and Rehabilitation. Advance online publication, 1-14. DOI: 10.3109/09638281003734391
Gewurtz, R. & Kirsh, B. (2009). Disruption, disbelief and resistance: A meta-synthesis of disability in the workplace. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 34 (1), 33-44.
Krupa, T., Kirsh, B., Cockburn, L. & Gewurtz, R. (2009).Understanding the stigma of mental illness in employment. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 33(4), 413-425.
Kirsh, B., Stergiou-Kita, M., Gewurtz, R., Dawson, D., Krupa, T., Lysaght, R., & Shaw, L. (2009). From Margins to mainstream: What do we know about work integration for persons with brain injury, mental illness, and intellectual disability? Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, 32(4), 391-405.
Gewurtz, R., Stergiou-Kita, M., Shaw, L., Kirsh, B., & Rappolt, S. (2008). Qualitative meta-synthesis: Reflections on the utility and challenges in occupational therapy. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(5), 301-308.
Jacobson, N., Gewurtz, R., & Haydon, E. (2007). Ethical review of interpretive research: Problems and Solutions. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, 29(5), 1-8.
Gewurtz, R. & Kirsh, B. (2007). How consumers of community mental health services come to understand their potential for work: Doing and becoming revisited. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 74(3), 195-207.
Book Chapters
Law, M., & Gewurtz, R. (2010). Productivity: Work and volunteer work outcomes. In M. Law & M.A. McColl (Eds.), Interventions, effects, and outcomes in Occupational Therapy (pp. 119-143). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Law, M., & Gewurtz, R. (2010). Psycho-emotional outcomes. In M. Law & M.A. McColl (Eds.), Interventions, effects, and outcomes in Occupational Therapy (pp. 261-283). Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
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