Papers by Martin Boucher
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION Being, belonging and becoming are important theoretical constructs for occupational ... more INTRODUCTION Being, belonging and becoming are important theoretical constructs for occupational scientists and therapists, and for members of Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA), located in northern Ontario, Canada. Collaborative research with service users guided the development of NISA and its evaluation tool: the 3B~S Scale. The aim of this paper is to share the results of the 2018 program evaluation. METHODS 113 participants completed a questionnaire consisting of the 3B~S Scale, demographic and program satisfaction questions, and open-ended questions. Quantitative analysis used descriptive statistics followed by ordinal logistic regression to determine the intersectional effects of gender, race and age on becoming and system impact outcomes. Open-ended responses were analysed thematically and triangulated with quantitative findings. RESULTS Participants agreed-to-strongly agreed that the program met their 3B needs (x = 4.20, SD = 0.24). Participants indicated strong satisfaction with the program (x = 4.38, SD = 0.66), and agreement that participating in the program reduced their reliance on other system-based services (x = 3.96, SD = 0.24). The regression revealed no significant differences in gender, race or age in predicting six of 10 outcomes examined; race was not significant for any outcome. Younger females were more likely to agree that the work they do is part of a larger community charitable purpose, the program is helping them to achieve their goals, and is increasing their involvement in community. Younger participants were more likely to agree that participation facilitated a return to school or employment than older participants. CONCLUSIONS Occupation-based, mental health programs that address participants' being, belonging and becoming needs can contribute to improvements in perceived mental health and well-being, as well as to improved community and system usage outcomes. The NISA model provides a framework for clinically operationalising the 3B's and may provide a unique contribution to ongoing theoretical discussions of these constructs within occupational therapy and science.
Con Texte, 2018
In this short work, the author will reflect on how we might understand the technology-subject rel... more In this short work, the author will reflect on how we might understand the technology-subject relationship in a way that equally captures the position of the individual with a disability and that of the interplanetary astronaut. The works of Tamar Sharon in mediated posthumanism and Dan Goodley in critical disability studies will be consulted. This cursory exploration will conclude that both the astronaut and the individual with a disability are congruent posthuman subjects insofar as their relationship to technology challenges the idea of a transhumanist overcoming of human limits. Exploring this relationship can tell us something about how posthuman subjects may be understood more generally. Critical Disability Studies, Mediated Posthumanism, Mediation, Reflexivity, Originary Prostheticity, Tamar Sharon, Dan Goodley
Australian occupational therapy journal, Jan 30, 2018
The aim of the current study was to assess the construct validity and internal consistency of a m... more The aim of the current study was to assess the construct validity and internal consistency of a measure used by an occupation-based, mental health program. The measure was formulated according to the 3B theory of being, belong and becoming and system impacts. The scale was administered to a sample of 122 current members of Northern Initiative for Social Action. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to examine the model fit of the 3B Scale. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha measure of internal consistency. The CFA confirmed the four hypothesised underlying constructs of the 3B theory. The results of the CFA reported adequate model fit. Each factor had good to excellent internal reliability with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.81 to 0.91. The 3B Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring Being, Belonging and Becoming needs in an occupation-based mental health program. The 3B Scale is an example of an outcome measure created specificall...
Posthumanisms Through Deleuze, 2019
In this chapter I explore the relationship of disability, power, and emerging biotechnologies in ... more In this chapter I explore the relationship of disability, power, and emerging biotechnologies in relation to critical posthumanism and Dan Goodley’s Dis/ability theory. I will aim to show that a posthuman critical disability studies must find its way to an affirmative and politically viable relationship to technology. I conclude that the relationship between the able-body/abnormal-body, the social norms of autonomy and productivity, and technomedicine introduces the gravest dangers with regard to biotechnologies--not the technologies themselves. I identify and think through the potential that resides in the lives of people living with disabilities, their activism, and their theoretical understandings to inform an affirmative relationship to biotechnologies.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2018
Background The aim of the current study was to assess the construct validity and internal consist... more Background The aim of the current study was to assess the construct validity and internal consistency of a measure used by an occupation‐based, mental health program. The measure was formulated according to the 3B theory of being, belonging and becoming and system impacts. Methods The scale was administered to a sample of 122 current members of Northern Initiative for Social Action. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to examine the model fit of the 3B Scale. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha measure of internal consistency. Results The CFA confirmed the four hypothesised underlying constructs of the 3B theory. The results of the CFA reported adequate model fit. Each factor had good to excellent internal reliability with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.81 to 0.91. Conclusion The 3B Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring Being, Belonging and Becoming needs in an occupation‐based mental health program. The 3B Scale is an example of an outcome measure created specifically to quantify program outcomes and demonstrates that instruments suited to unique programs can be individually configured and assist occupational therapists in their efforts to measure client perspectives. These are the essential first steps to client‐centred practice and the development of practice‐based evidence. The 3B Scale may be useful to similar peer‐led programs, as well as community‐based occupational programs that foster participation. Further research is needed to determine whether the 3B Scale can detect change over time.
Con Texte, 2018
In this short work, the author will reflect on how we might understand the technology-subject rel... more In this short work, the author will reflect on how we might understand the technology-subject relationship in a way that equally captures the position of the individual with a disability and that of the interplanetary astronaut. The works of Tamar Sharon in mediated posthumanism and Dan Goodley in critical disability studies will be consulted. This cursory exploration will conclude that both the astronaut and the individual with a disability are congruent posthuman subjects insofar as their relationship to technology challenges the idea of a transhumanist overcoming of human limits. Exploring this relationship can tell us something about how posthuman subjects may be understood more generally.
Con Texte, 2018
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Studies in Disability, 2013
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Symposium, 2016
"In this article, I aim to Introduce Marc Richir's Refoundation of Transcendental Phenomenology. ... more "In this article, I aim to Introduce Marc Richir's Refoundation of Transcendental Phenomenology. Starting from the double--"symbolic" and properly "phenomenological"--constitution of the concept of phenomenon, I present the key concepts of Richir's "phenomenology nova methodo": hyperbolical phenomenological epoché, schematism, affectivity, phantasy, and so on. Beneath the distinction between theory of knowledge and ontology, I seek to understand both the sense of what he calls the "endogenization" of the phenomenological field and, "beyond Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty," the role of temporality in the phenomenalization of the phenomenon."
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