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

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BAppSc (OccTher) LaTrobe, MSc (Paediatric OT) E Lond, PhD USyd Tracy is currently senior lecturer in occupational therapy at La Trobe University, where she works across both years of the graduate entry Masters program (predominantly coordinating the 2 nd year). She is also Senior Project Officer, North Western Aged Mental Health Program, where she manages a range of capacity building and workforce development projects for the organization.    Tracy 's research expertise is in the area of qualitative methodology. She is a member of the Mental Health Research Stream within the School of Occupational Therapy . Her Master's degree focused on her interest in the area of occupational theory and clinical reasoning, and her dissertation looked at the role of British occupational therapists working in the field of child and adolescent mental health. While in London , Tracy worked in an NHS Trust with children and families, and in local government (social services).   On her return to Australia in 1996, Tracy developed, taught and managed the undergraduate occupational therapy program at Charles Sturt University , and in 1998 began doctoral level studies. Her PhD was an ethnographic exploration of acute inpatient mental health environments for older people. While completing her PhD in Sydney , Tracy began working for NSW Health's Drug Programs Bureau, where she developed a keen interest in population based approaches to health.   Tracy managed a number of capacity building projects associated with enabling frontline workers (GPs, Youth Workers, and Ethnic Services) to identify and respond to the drug and alcohol problems among their clients. Tracy is committed to exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning, the development of health promotion and project management skills among occupational therapists, and in enabling occupational therapists within inpatient mental health facilities to work at the level of the occupational environment (milieu).

Publications:

Peer reviewed publications/Conference presentations

Hassett, A., Fortune T . & Smith, B. (In press) Mental health care for our ageing Australian population. Australasian Psychiatry.

Fortune, T ., Ryan, R., Garlick R. & Farrell, J. (In press) Touching their lives: North-Western Mental Health's approach to practice development in Aged Persons' Mental Health. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

Fortune, T ., Maguire, N. & Carr, L. (2007) Older consumers' participation in the planning and delivery of mental health care: A collaborative service development project. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54 , 70-74.

Fortune, T ., Farnworth, L. & McKinstry, C. (2006) Project focused fieldwork: Core business or fieldwork fillers? Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 53 , 233-236.

Fortune, T. (2000) Occupational therapists: Is our therapy truly occupational or are we merely filling gaps? British Journal of Occupational Therapy , 63 , 225-230.

Fortune, T. (1999) Students' fieldwork stories: Reflecting on supervision. In Thinking and reasoning in therapy: Narratives from practice, eds, S. Ryan & E. McKay, Stanley Thornes: Cheltenham .

Fortune, T . (1996) The proto-occupation/occupation interface: An exploration of human occupation and its symbolic origins. Journal of Occupational Science , Australia , 3 , 86-92.

Fortune, T ., Ryan, S. (1996) Applying clinical reasoning: A caseload management system for community occupational therapists. British Journal of Occupational Therapy . 59 , 207-211.

Morgan, S., Fortune, T., & Menz, H. Increasing occupational engagement and falls reduction in sedentary older adults: An evaluation of the NoFalls Exercise Program. (Poster presentation) In Proceedings of the 14 th Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists , Sydney , 23-28 th July 2006.

Fortune, T. Project management competencies for allied health professionals. In, Proceedings of the 6 th National Allied Health Conference Melbourne , February 2005.

Stoker, L & Fortune, T. Training, workforce and organisational development needs of youth services and youth workers: A NSW perspective. In , Proceedings of the 3 rd International Conference on Drugs and Young People . Sydney , May 2002.

Fortune, T. & Hanson, T. The Youth Services Training Project: Building capacity to respond to drug and alcohol issues in young people. In , Proceedings of the 3 rd International Conference on Drugs and Young People . Sydney , May 2002

Fortune, T . Wilding, C. & Adamson, L. Contemporary practice issues: Preparing undergraduates for graduate realities. In Proceedings of the 20 th AAOT National Conference , Canberra , 1999.

Fortune, T., Brown, G., McKay, E. & Coe, R. Clinical reasoning: Transforming teaching, learning and practice . In, Proceedings of the 12 th Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists , Montreal , Canada 1998.

Fortune, T . & Kettlewell, L. Caseload weighting for community occupational therapists. In Proceedings of the British Association of Occupational Therapists, National Conference , Edinburgh 1995.

Non-peer reviewed reports/publications/conference presentations

Fortune, T . Starting afresh: How to survive service relocation. In, Proceedings of the 3 rd Australasian Aged Psychiatry Symposium . Melbourne , November 2002 (Invited presentation).

Fortune, T. (2002) Establishing an occupational milieu in aged mental health units: An occupational ethnography. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Sydney

Fortune, T. & Adamson, L. Conducting and Publishing research: Realistic assessment tasks in final year occupational therapy . Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Conference. Charles Sturt University , Bathurst , February 1998.

Fortune, T. (ed) (1998) Reflections, perceptions and directions: Preparing for practice in occupational therapy and beyond . Charles Sturt University : Albury (A monograph of research papers from final year students).

Adamson. L., Fortune, T., Wilding, C., Denshire, S., and Walker , C. Innovative assessment in occupational therapy: Integrative assignments . Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Conference, Charles Sturt University , Wagga Wagga, February 1997.

Fortune, T., and Mistilis, N. (1997) Jargon Busters. In Considering university teaching 3. Eds. B. Meyenn, J. Parker & B. Pennay. Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. Charles Sturt University : Bathurst .

Fortune, T . (1995) The potential role of occupational therapy with youths: An occupational perspective . Unpublished Masters Dissertation. University of East London .

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