Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Department
Occupational Therapy
First Advisor
Aaron Bonsall, PhD
Abstract
An examination of mothering occupations in the context of spinal cord injury across cultures, motherhood is a desired life trajectory that is strongly influenced by cultural norms and expectations. Mental or physical injuries can become a barrier to fulfilling this life goal, leaving a great sense of loss and feeling of failure for women (Albright, Duggan, and Rahman, 2009). This paper aims to understand the lives of mothers with spinal cord injury, the physical challenges and adaptation that they found around the disability, and the psychosocial impact of mothering from a wheelchair. This project will also investigate professional involvement, such as occupational therapy in assisting mothers for successfully accomplishing mothering occupations.
Recommended Citation
Ghushchyan-Tigranyan, Gohar, "An examination of mothering occupations in the context of spinal cord injury" (2019). OT Student Capstones. 50.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/ot-capstones/50