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School of Occupational Therapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
La Trobe University
Victoria 3086
Australia
Ph: +61 3 9479 5815
Fax: +61 3 9479 5737
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OT Reception
Level 2
Health Sciences 2
Bundoora Campus

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Lecturer Qualifications B App Sc OT, MS OT, PhD candidate (on leave until June 2008) 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

Publications

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 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.

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-upcoming October) Workshop: Understanding developments and advances in conductive education. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, 61st Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

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