Staff profile

Dr Linsey Howie

Associate Professor, Head Department of Occupational Therapy

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Occupational Therapy

HS3-419, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD La Trobe., MA La Trobe., BA Melb., DipOT OTScLV

Membership of professional Associations

Member OT AUSTRALIA and Accredited Occupational Therapist (AccOT) , Member Overseas Qualification and Assessment Committee (OQAC), Council of Occupational Therapy Registration Board (COTRB )

Area of study

Occupational Therapy

Research interests

Dementia

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Disability

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Healthy Ageing

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Recent Publications

 

Howie, L (2010) ‘Narrative Enquiry and Health Research’, Research Methods in Health Foundations for Evidence-based Practice’, Ed. Pranee Liamputtong, South Melbourne, Australia, Oxford University Press, pp. 77-90.

Ibrahim, J, Koch, S, Holland, A & Howie, L (2009) 'Quality and safety while enhancing rights and respecting risk', Older People: Issues and Innovations in Care, Ed(s). Rhonda Nay & Sally Garratt, Australia, Churchill Livingstone, pp. 120-135.

Hewitt, A, Howie, L & Feldman, S (2009) Retirement: What will you do? A narrative inquiry of occupation-based planning for retirement: implications for practice, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Online November doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00820.x.

Bourke-Taylor, H, Law, M, Howie, L & Pallant, J (2009) Development of the Child's Challenging Behaviour Scale (CCBS) for mothers of school-aged children with disabilities, Child: Care, Health and Development, Vol. Online pp.1-8.

Bourke-Taylor, H, Law, M, Howie, L & Pallant, J (2009) Development of the Assistance to participate Scale (APS) for children's play and leisure activities, Child: Care, Health and Development, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp.738-745.

Feldman, S & Howie, L (2009) Looking Back, Looking Forward Reflections on Using a Life History Review Tool with Older People, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp.621-637.

Paluch, T, Boltin, S & Howie, L (2008) 'Individual Blame or Systemic Failure? Re-evaluating occupational disengagement in an indigenous community', A Political Practice of Occupational Therapy, Ed(s). Nick Pollard; Dikaios Sakellariou; Frank Kronenberg, United Kingdom, Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, pp. 155-161.

Brooks, S & Howie, L (2008) Therapist as researcher: Using Heuristic methodology in a study of spoken language in the therapeutic relationship, Gestalt Journal of Australia & New Zealand, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.13-31.

Mynard, L, Howie, L & Collister, L (2008) Belonging to a community-based football team: A ethnographic study, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, Vol. 19/8/08 pp.1-9.

Howie, L. (2007). ‘Health and well-being through occupation in later life’. Lessons from three nations: The art of aging well, Ed(s). S. Carmel, C. Morse, & F. Torres-Gil. (Vol.1., p. 19-28). New York: Baywood Publishers.

Imms, C., Castle, K., & Howie, L. (2007). Being in pain: A phenomenological study of young people with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 49, 445-449

Kelly, T. & Howie, L. (2007). Working with stories in research : procedures used in narrative analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 16, 136-144

Whitehead, B., Howie, L. & Lovell, R. (2006). Older people's experience of driver licence cancellation: A phenomenological study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journa . 53(3). 173-180

Tse, T. & Howie, L., Adult Day Groups (2005) Addressing older people's needs for activity and companionship. Australasian Journal of Ageing

Macdonald, E., Sauer, K., Howie, L., & Albiston, D. (2005). What happens to social relationships in early psychosis? A phenomenological study of young people's experiences. Journal of Mental Health. (14)2: 129-143.

Howie, L., Coulter, M., & Feldman, S. (2004). Crafting the self: Older persons' narratives of occupational identity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 58 (4). 446-454

Lovell, R. & Howie, L. (2004). People with mild dementia can/do adopt compensatory strategies in an effort to continue to manage everyday occupations. [Critical review of the article Managing changes in everyday occupations: The experience of persons with Alzheimer's Disease in OTJR: Occupation Participation and Health, 22, 70-81]. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 51, 166-169.

Howie, L. (2003). Ritualising in book clubs: Implications for evolving occupational identities. Journal Occupational Science. 10 (3) 130-139   Selected Conference Presentations

International

Howie, L. & Law, M. (2010). Client-centred practice meets the therapeutic use of self: Applying a relational psychotherapeutic approach to enhance occupational therapy practice. 15th Annual World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress. May 5 – 7. Santiago, Chile.

Howie, L. (2006). From theory to practice: The now in qualitative research. Then/Now/Next. The 5 th GANZ International Conference. September 8-19. Melbourne , Australia

Howie, L. (2006). Occupation-based community groups: assessing the value of the interval between group meetings. Occupation: The art and meaning of doing. Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists (CSOS) Conference. May 5-6. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Howie, L. & Feldman, S. (2004). Older people's narratives of adapting to change in occupational participation. CAOT Conference: Bridging Health and Occupation. June 24-26, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Howie, L. Devlin, G. & Kelly, T. (2004) Weaving practice into research: Mastering qualitative methodologies and methods in Gestalt therapy research. 4th GANZ International Conference. 13 - 15 May 2004 Sydney

Howie, L. Coulter, M. & Feldman, S. (2003) Crafting the self: Older people's narratives of creative occupations. The American Occupational Therapy Association's 83 rd Annual Conference and Expo. Conference Program Guide. June 6-9 Washington DC, USA.   National

Howie, L. (2006). Using a narrative methodology to research longevity. Symposium: Studying diversity in longevity: Reflections on a narrative study of community dwelling people over 90 years of age. Diversity in ageing. Australian Association of Gerontology 39th National Conference. November 22-24. Sydney, Australia.

Manderson, K., & Howie, L., & Feldman, S. (2006). Maintaining meaningful participation: Older people's narratives of adapting to changing capacities and environments. OTs in action: local and global. Congress Program Handbook. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. July 23-28. Sydney , Australia

Mynard, L., Howie, L., & Collister, L. (2006). Competitive Sport as community-based occupational therapy: An ethnographic study of a community-based football team. OTs in action: local and global. Congress Program Handbook. 14th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. July 23-28. Sydney , Australia

Tse, T. & Howie, L. (2006). Mastering ethnography in a study of older adults' use of adult day groups. OTs in action: local and global. Congress Program Handbook. 14 th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. July 23-28. Sydney , Australia

Howie, L. (2006). Plenary Session: The benefits of participating in groups. The Australian Breastfeeding Association Victorian Branch Conference. February 10-12. Ballarat University , Victoria , Australia

Howie, L. (2005). The indignity of old age: exploring shame as an aspect of ageing. Exploring the meaning of ageing through research, policy and practice. Australian Association of Gerontology 38 th National Conference. Gold Coast Queensland, Australia.

Howie, L., Coulter, M. & Feldman, S. (2003). Crafting occupational identities: A model of older people's experience of creative occupations. OT Australia 22 nd National Conference & Exhibition, Melbourne, April 6-