Qualifications

PhD (2010) Health and occupations of mothers of school aged children with disabilities in Victoria

B App Sc OT (1989), MS OT (2000), Post Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning (2010)

Research interests:

  • Caregiver health
  • Health and occupations of mothers of children with disabilities
  • Cultural considerations for developing rehabilitation programs in developing communities.
  • Paediatrics
  • Neuroanatomy and neurosciences as the foundation for intervention methods in the clinical setting
  • Methods of intervention for children and adults with neurological dysfunction

Memberships:

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Australian Occupational Therapy Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

Recent Peer reviewed Journal Publications

Fraser RK. Bourke HM, Broughton NS. Menelaus MB. Unilateral Dislocations of the Hip in Spina Bifida- a long term follow-up. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-British Volume , 77(4):615-9, 1995 Jul.

Bourke-Taylor HM. Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function: construct validity and correlation with the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 45:92-96, 2003.

Bourke-Taylor, H., Hudson, D. (2005) Cultural differences: The experience of establishing an occupational therapy service in a developing community Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy 52, 188-198.

Bourke-Taylor, H., O'Shea, R, Gaebler-Spira, D (2007) Conductive Education: A functional skills program for children with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics . 27(1) 45-62.

Burgrraaf, A, Bourke-Taylor, H (2008) Occupational Therapy students fieldwork placement: Community and institutional based rehabilitation models in the Solomon Islands. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55(2), 25-31.

Bourke-Taylor, H. M., Law, M., Howie, L., & Pallant, J. F. (2009). Development of the Assistance to Participate Scale (APS) for children's play and leisure activities. Child: Care, Health and Development, 35(5), 738-745.

 Silverman, F., & Bourke-Taylor, H. (2009). Access to occupational therapy in schools: An international perspective. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention, 2(4), 1-12.

 Bourke-Taylor, H. M. (2010). Understanding the family's perspective: Parenting a child with cerebral palsy. In  K. Dodd, C. Imms & N. Taylor (Eds.), Physiotherapy and occupational therapy for people with cerebral palsy: A problem-based approach to assessment and management ( pp 31-39). London, UK: Mac Keith Press.

 Bourke-Taylor, H. M., Howie, L., & Law, M. (2010). Impact of caring for a school aged child with a disability: Understanding mothers’ perspectives. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(2), 127-136.

 Bourke-Taylor, H. M., Law, M., Howie, L., & Pallant, J. F. (2010). Development of the Child's Challenging Behaviour Scale (CCBS) for mothers of school aged children with disabilities. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(4), 491-498.

 Rodger, S., Ashburner, J., Cartmill, L., Bourke-Taylor, H.M., (2010) Helping children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families: Are we losing our occupation- centred focus? Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(4), 276-280.

 Cartmill, L., Rodger, S., Bourke-Taylor, H.M., (2010) Online self paced learning modules, Helping Children with Autism, Occupational Therapists national professional development site (20 hours package accessed by members through Occupational Therapy Australia and funded by FaCHSIA).

 Bourke-Taylor. H.M., Howie, L., Law, M., (2010 second review) The preclusion of mothers of school aged children with disabilities from paid work and relationship to health related quality of life. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

 Bourke-Taylor. H.M., Law, M., Howie, L. Pallant, J.F. (2010 in press) Development of the Health Promoting Activities Scale (HPAS) for measurement of adult’s participation in leisure. American Journal of Occupational Therapy

 Bourke-Taylor. H.M., Howie, L. Law, M., Pallant, J.F. (2010 in press) Self reported mental health of mothers with a school aged child with a disability in Victoria: a mixed method study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Recent Conference Presentations

Bourke-Taylor, H., Howie , L., Law, M. (2007) Health and occupations of Victorian mothers with school aged children with a disability. Presented at OT Vic conference, May 2007: Mental Health, Everybodys Business. Albert Park, Melbourne.

Bourke-Taylor, H. (2006) Poster: Conductive Education: A compatible method of service delivery for occupational therapists. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Conference July 2006, Sydney, Australia.

Bourke-Taylor, H. (2006) Paper: Overcoming obstacles to occupational therapy service delivery in developing communities: Cultural considerations and case examples. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Conference July 2006, Sydney, Australia.

Hahn, J, Bourke-Taylor, H. Fricke, J. (2006) Paper: Occupational Imbalance: Time use of Australian mothers of children with a disability. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Conference July 2006, Sydney, Australia.

O'Shea, R, Bourke-Taylor, H, Robinson, M. (2007-October) Workshop: Understanding developments and advances in conductive education. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 61st Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

Bourke-Taylor, H, Howie, L, Law, M (2008) The health of mothers of school aged children with disabilities: Why should paediatric occupational therapists care?   OT Australia 23rd National Conference 11-12 September 2008

Bourke-Taylor, H., Law, M., Howie, L (2009) Participation in play and recreation: Measuring the extent of assistance provided by mothers of children with disabilities. (Free Paper) 3rd International Cerebral Palsy Conference. darling Harbour Convention centre, Sydney, February 18-21.
 

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