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Dr. Clare Wilding
In her early career, Clare worked as an occupational therapy practitioner in a variety of mental health settings, including acute, rehabilitation, and community care.
Clare spent 17 years as an academic, lecturer, and researcher in occupational therapy at Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia. She also held senior academic roles, including as the Courses Director for the School of Community Health, Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Social Science (Habilitation), and Course Coordinator for the Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy.
Using skills and experience gathered over 30+ years of practice, Clare now provides freelance research and writing, completes project-based research, and provides professional mentoring and continuing professional development for occupational therapists and healthcare professionals. Clare has consulted for a variety of universities, health services, and individual therapists.
Clare has a passion for research and for developing allied health practitioners’ research skills, knowledge, and experience. Clare’s research interests and experience are broad including occupational therapy theory, evidence, and practice; occupational science; knowledge exchange; communities of practice; qualitative research methods; technology; ageing well.
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Some examples of my writing:
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Virtual Dementia Friendly Rural Communities
Blackberry I, Wilding C, Morgan D, Winbolt M, Greenhill J, Perkins D, O’Connell M, Bauer M, Morley C, Farmer J, Royals K, Rasekaba T, Hamiduzzaman M, Gottschall K, Robinson A, Zaplin E, Pitman J, & Davis H. (2020). Virtual Dementia Friendly Rural Communities (Verily) Project Final Report. John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, Wodonga. https://verilyconnect.org.au/wp-content/uploads/verilyconnect-publication-report-2020.pdf
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Differentiating Occupational Decision-making and Occupational Choice
Parnell T, Whiteford G & Wilding C (2019). Occupational terminology: Differentiating occupational decision-making and occupational choice. Journal of Occupational Science, 26(3), pp. 442-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2019.1611472
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Team Teaching as a Strategy for Enhancing Teaching About Theory-into-practice
Roberts M, Bissett M, Wilding C (2021). Team teaching as a strategy for enhancing teaching about theory-into-practice. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.1966490
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Clinical Supervision in Allied Health in Australia: A model of allied health clinical supervision based on practitioner experience
Fitzpatrick, S., Smith, M. & Wilding, C. (2015, 23 October). Clinical supervision in allied health in Australia: A model of allied health clinical supervision based on practitioner experience. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 13(4), Article 13. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/ijahsp/vol13/iss4/13/