Transformation learning among persons with cardiac problems to achieve a balance of occupation.
Transformative learning is a process of adaptation that allows for profound personal change in occupational therapy clients. This process is provoked by a triggering factor, such as illness, which results in a critical reflection on values, beliefs, feelings and personal knowledge associated with th...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 171 - 186 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2001 Jun
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