The role of Pre-conscious Sensory Processing in Embodied Occupation

Occupational therapists recognize the importance of occupation to well-being. This episode explores the essential contribution of sensation to the way occupation is expressed in humans. From socio-cultural experiences to sensory habits, listen as Drs. Bailliard and Schmitt explore occupation with a wide lens. 

Episode guest: Antoine Bailliard, Ph.D., OTR/L

Resources Mentioned In this episode:​

• American Occupational Therapy Association. (2020). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (4th ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(Suppl. 2), 7412410010. https://doi. org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S2001

• Atzil, S., Gao, W., Fradkin, I. et al. Growing a social brain. Nat Hum Behav 2, 624–636 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0384-6

• Dr. Bailliard’s Keynote at Colorado State University: https://www.chhs.colostate.edu/ot/outreach-and-engagement/ot-knowledge-exchange/ot-knowledge-exchange-keynote-speaker/

• Bailliard, A.L (2013). The Embodied Sensory Experiences of Latino Migrants to Smalltown, North Carolina. Journal of Occupational Science, 20(2), 120-130. DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2013.774931

• Bailliard, A.L., Carroll, A., & Dallman, A.R. (2018). The Inescapable Corporeality of Occupation: Integrating Merleau-Ponty into the Study of Occupation. Journal of Occupational Science, 25(2), 222-233. DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1397536

• Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits an Easy & proven way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Penguin Audio, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group.

• John Dewey: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dewey/

• Frank Kronenberg: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank-Kronenberg

• Lisa Feldman Barrett: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/

• Maurice Merleau-Ponty: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/merleau-ponty/

• Pierre Bourdieu: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Bourdieu

• Van der Kolk, B.A. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Penguin Books.

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