The Kawa Model has come a considerable distance over the course of just a few years. This novel conceptual model continues to gain traction amongst health professionals and students who have delved into it on a deeper level.
The following is a compendium of all known publications and public presentations of the Kawa model since its emergence. This listing will be updated on a regular basis. There are many articles that have not yet been added here. Missing are the numerous articles, lectures, papers and presentations that have been given by a large and growing group of Kawa Model enthusiasts.
Readers are invited to post their publications, presentations and other materials relating to the Kawa model in the discussion section and these will be carried forward to this page.
Article details are listed under appropriate heading.
Books
Iwama, M. 2006 The Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy, Churchill Livingstone-Elsevier Press, Edinburgh, 242p.
Iwama, M, Anderson J, Mygind O, Quist-Lauritzen G. 2009. Danish edition of The Kawa Model; culturally relevant occupational therapy, Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
Castro De Jong, D (in press 2010) and her team in Chile & Spain are producing a Spanish translation of Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy.
Brander-Keskinen, L (2009) of Finland has produced an unpublished Finnish translation.
Translations of The Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy into German, French and Portuguese are currently being considered.
Book Reviews
Owen, A. (2009). The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54 4: 323-324.
Blair, S. (2007). The Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. The British Journal of Occupational Therapy(12): 585.
Ilott, I. (2007). The Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. Learning in Health & Social Care. 6(1):59-60.
Turpin, M. and Nelson, A. (2007) Book Review - The Kawa Model: Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54 4: 323-324.
Book Chapters
Turpin, M. & Iwama, M. (In Press 2010). Chapter 7 Kawa Model In Turpin, M. & Iwama, M. A fieldguide to understanding and applying occupational therapy theory. Churchill Livingstone-Elsevier, 250 pp.
Lim K.H., Iwama M. (In Press). Emergent models; the kawa (river) model. In: Duncan E. (Ed), Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 5th Edition, Edinburgh; Churchill Livingstone Elsevier. P161-189.
Iwama M., Nelson, A. (In Press). Cultural influences and occupation centred practice with children and families. In S. Rodger (Ed): Occupation Centred Practice with Children: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists. Sydney, Blackwell.
Iwama M., Farhan H., Hanrahan E., Kaufman A., Lim KH., Patel N. (In Press)The kawa (river) model; the power of culturally responsive occupational therapy. in:Kronenberg F., Pollard N., Dikaios S. (Eds), Occupational Therapy Without Borders - Learning from the spirit of survivors, 2nd Edition, Edinburgh; Elsevier.
Iwama, M., Winkelmann, I. (2009). The Kawa model and the therapeutic use of creative arts in occupational therapy. In I. Winkelmann (Ed): Crafts and Creativities in Occupational Therapy. Munich; Georg Thieme Verlag. (German).
Iwama, M., Winkelmann, I. (2009). Kawa-(river-) model: clients and context-centric ergotherapy. In M. Zepf, I. Kubny-Luke(Ed): Occupational Therapy Practice in Psychiatry. 2nd Ed. Stuttgart; Georg Thieme Verlag KG. (German).
Morel-Bracq M.C., Iwama M.K. (2008) Un nouveau modèle en ergothérapie : le modèle kawa (rivière), in Expériences en Ergothérapie, Coord. M.H.Izard, 21è série, Montpellier, Sauramps, (FRANCE) p.23-30 (French).
Iwama, M. Contributions to the Preface and Selected Book Chapters 2007. E. Townsend and H. Polatajko (Eds). Enabling Occupation II Ottawa, ON: CAOT Publications ACE.
Iwama, M., 2007. Ubicacion en el contexto – cultura, inclusion y terapia ocupacional. In: Kronenberg F., Algado S.A., Pollard N. (Eds), Terapia Ocupacional sin Fronteras – Aprendiendo del espiritu de supervivientes, Editorial Medica Panamericana. Madrid. P127-140. (Spanish).
Iwama, M., 2007. El modelo kawa (rio) – naturaleza, flujo vital y poder de la terapia ocupacional con relevancia cultural. In: Kronenberg F., Algado S.A., Pollard N. (Eds), Terapia Ocupacional sin Fronteras – Aprendiendo del espiritu de supervivientes, Editorial Medica Panamericana. Madrid. P214-228. (Spanish).
Long, C., 2006 Not drowining but waving; working with female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In Long C & Cronin-Davis J. (Eds) Occupational Therapy Evidence in Practice for Mental Health
Iwama, M. 2006. The Kawa (River) Model: Client centred rehabilitation in cultural context.In Davis S. (Ed), Rehabilitation; The Use of Theories and Models in Practice, Oxford, Elsevier p84-93.
Iwama, M. 2005. The kawa (river) model; nature, life flow & the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy. in: Kronenberg F., Algado S.A., Pollard N. (eds), Occupational Therapy Without Borders - Learning from the Spirit of Survivors, Edinburgh; Elsevier.p213-227.
Lim, K.H., Iwama, M. 2005. Emerging models – an asian perspective; the kawa (river) model. In: Duncan E. (Ed), Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 4th Edition, Edinburgh; Churchill Livingstone Elsevier. P161-189.
Journal Articles
Iwama, M. Thomson NA., Macdonald RA. (2009). The kawa model; the power of culturally responsive occupational therapy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31:14, 1125-1135.
Iwama, M.K. (2008), Alles is im fluss; praxisnahes model aus Japan. Ergopraxis (GERMANY). Thieme Verlag, 1(8), 24-27.
Iwama, M.K. 2007. Kawa-(fluss)-modell – uberwinden kultureller bergrenzungen der zeitgenossischen theori der ergotherapie [Kawa-(river)-model – overcoming cultural limitations of contemporary occupational therapy theories]. Ergoscience. (GERMANY) Thieme, 3(2), 107-119.
Iwama M, Simo Algado S, Kapanadze M. 2008. Maestros de la terapia: michael iwama; en busca de una terapia ocupacional culturalmente relevante. Revista Terapia Ocupacional Galicia (SPAIN) 5(2) p1-29.
Iwama M, Simo Algado S (2008). El modelo kawa (rio). Revista Terapia Ocupacional Galicia (SPAIN) 5(2), P1-24.
Iwama M, Simo Algado S, Kapanadze M. (2008). Aspectos de significado, cultura e inclusión en terapia ocupacional. Revista Terapia Ocupacional Galicia (SPAIN) 5(2), P1-23.
Iwama, M. 2007. Culture and occupational therapy: meeting the challenge of relevance in a global world. Occupational Therapy International. (4)4; p183-187.
Iwama, M. 2007. Embracing diversity: explaining the cultural dimensions of our occupational therapeutic selves. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54(2), 16-23.
Trentham, B., Cameron, D., Cockburn, L., Iwama, M. 2006. Diversity and inclusion within an occupational therapy curriculum. Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 8(6) 78-86.
Iwama, M. 2005. Kawa-Modellen; Elvemodellen – som metaphor for livslopet. [Kawa-model; river model - as metaphor for life-cycle]. Ergoterapeuten (Norway), (1)5:24-35.
Iwama, M. 2004. Revisiting culture in occupational therapy research; a meaningful endeavour. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. Winter (24)1:p1-2.
Iwama, M. (2004). Meaning and inclusion; revisting culture in occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. March; 51:1.
Iwama M., 2003. The issue is…toward culturally relevant epistemologies in occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 57(5), p217-223.
Iwama M., 2003. Illusions of universality; The importance of cultural context in Japanese occupational therapy. The Japanese Journal of Occupational Therapy. 37(4), p319-323.
Iwama M., 2000. Toward a culturally and clinically acceptable model of occupational therapy. Journal of the Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists. 19, Supplement: 516.
Okuda M, Iwama M, Hatsutori T, et al., 2000. A Japanese model of occupational therapy; One; the ‘river model’ raised from the clinical setting. Journal of the Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists. 19, Supplement: 512.
Okuda M., Hatsutori, T., Iwama, M., 2000. ‘How does your river flow?’: a new conceptual model of occupational therapy developed by clinical occupational therapists. Journal of the Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists, 19, Supplement, 517.
Conference Presentations & Invited Lectures, Workshops
KEYNOTE, SYMPOSIUM & PLENARY LECTURES
INTERNATIONAL
[confirmed] Iwama M. 2010. April 18, 2009[-keynote speaker-]. Culture & its implications for the development of knowledge and theory in occupational therapy. Graduate Student Research Conference. Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Southern Maine. Lewiston, USA.
[confirmed] Iwama M. 2009 December 7, 2009. [-keynote speaker-] Culture and its consequences; a new inclusive framework in occupational therapy and rehabilitation. Michigan State Occupational Therapists Association. Saginaw State University, Flint, USA.
Iwama M. 2009. September 28 [-keynote speaker-] The kawa model; culturally responsive occupational therapy in african contexts. Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group (OTARG), The 6th Occupational Therapy Africa Regional Group Congress. Mangochi, MALAWI.
Iwama M. 2009. May 16 [-keynote address-] privileging context in occupational therapy; the kawa model. Annual Conference of The Belgium Association of Occupational Therapists, Kortryk, BELGIUM.
Iwama M. 2009. April 17 [-keynote address-] Deconstructing the cultural nature of occupation; implications for the future of european occupational therapy. IXth Students National Congress of Occupational Therapy, Madrid, SPAIN.
Iwama M. [invited] 2009. May 15. [-keynote address-] Diversity, inclusion, culture & occupational therapy. Graduation Proceedings, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (did not deliver due to scheduling conflict)
Iwama M. 2008. December 14 [-keynote address-] Diversity, inclusion, culture & occupational therapy. Graduation Proceedings, Program in Occupational Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Iwama M. 2008. October 7 [-keynote address-] The kawa model; the power of culturally responsive occupational therapy. Toward Culturally Responsive Disability Services: An International Conference, CIRRIE, Niagara Falls, New York, USA.
Iwama M. 2008. July 24 [-keynote address-] Culture, and the challenge of diversity in rehabilitation. Mary Ann Epstein Memorial Lecture, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, California, USA.
Iwama M. 2008. April 6 [-keynote address-] Rivers, life journeys and the power of occupational therapy. 2008 Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2010. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. USA.
Iwama M. 2007. May 14 [-keynote address-] Diverse worldviews; a challenge to scholarship & practice in occupational therapy. Scholarship Day 2007. Towson University. Baltimore, Maryland, USA..
Iwama M. 2007. April 21 [-keynote address-] An eastern perspective on occupations in contexts of daily life. International Luncheon. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 87th Annual Conference & Expo. St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Iwama M. 2006 September 2 [-keynote address-] Embracing diversity; exploring the cultural dimensions of our occupational therapeutic selves. Bi-Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists Wellington, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
Iwama M. 2005 April 23 [-symposium speaker-] Emerging research in social justice & participation in occupational therapy; a synthesis. Research Colloquium of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF). Los Angeles, California, USA.
Iwama M. 2005 March 21 [-keynote address-] Situating occupational therapy theory and knowledge, implications for the future of occupational therapy. Different Views of Reality, Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association of Occupational Therapists. Trondheim, NORWAY.
Iwama M. 2005 March 12 [-keynote address-] Culturally relevant occupational therapy theory; the kawa model. Challenge & Change; Reconceptualizing Occupational Therapy Conference. Sheffield Hallam University and the British Society of Occupational Therapists. Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2003 September 10 [-conference plenary lecture-] Global identity; toward culturally diverse knowledge & theory in occupational therapy. Congress Core Theme Plenary Lecture. 3rd Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress (Quadrennial). Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT). Singapore, SINGAPORE.
Iwama M. 2002 May 26[-conference plenary lecture-] Toward culturally relevant epistemologies in occupational therapy. Congress Core Theme Plenary Lecture. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, WFOT, Stockholm, SWEDEN.
NATIONAL (Canada)
Iwama M. 2009. June 16 [-conference speaker-] Cross-cultural tensions and the importance of relevance in occupational therapy scholarship. Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF), Lunch with a Scholar Session. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference. Ottawa, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2008 November 21 [-convocation address-] Becoming colleagues and champions for occupational therapy. Graduation Formal Celebration; Class of 2008. Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. Toronto, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2008. June 17 [-keynote address-] The kawa model; culturally responsive occupational therapy. Fraser Health Authority. Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2008. May 30 [-symposium speaker-] Like a river; culturally responsive therapeutic use of self. 50th Anniversary Symposium, Speech & Language Pathology, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2008. October 4 [-keynote address-] The kawa model; diversity, inclusion and the promise of occupational therapy. Kelly Bang Memorial Lecture, Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007 October 30 [-keynote address-] The kawa model; culture, inclusion & occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy Week, Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH). Toronto, Ontario.CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007. September 3. [-keynote address-] Culture and the challenge of relevance to rehabilitation. Capstone Conference 2007. The University of British Columbia. Vancouver, British Columbia. CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007 March 21 [-symposium speaker-] The Kawa Model; Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy. Graduate Research Seminar Series; 2007 Research Colloquium. McGill University. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2006 October 20 [-keynote address-] Culture and Rehabilitation; Understanding the cultural dimensions of our therapeutic selves. International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation (ICDR) 3rd Annual Symposium, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2006 November 21 [-convocation address-] Connecting your pasts and presents with our future in Occupational Therapy. Graduation Formal Celebration; Class of 2006. Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. Toronto, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2006 October 30 [-keynote address-] Situated Meaning; An Issue of Culture, Inclusion & Occupational Therapy. Occupational Therapy Week. Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH). Toronto, CANADA.
INTERNATIONAL INVITED LECTURES
[pending] Iwama M. 2010 June. Lecture Series. Like a river; culture, theory, & occupation. Invited Lecture Tour of 15 Universities in the United Kingdom.
[pending] Iwama M. 2010. Lecture Series. Exploring the utility of the kawa model in South African contexts. University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town, Stelenbosch University, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA.
[confirmed] Iwama M. 2010. Lecture. Meeting the challenge of culture in south african occupational therapy contexts. Witswaterand University, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA.
[confirmed] Iwama M. 2010. Lecture. Die kawa (fluss) model; adapting a new conceptual model in occupational therapy for german contexts. Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). Zurich, SWITZERLAND.
[confirmed] Iwama M. 2010. Lecture Series. Exploring the Kawa Model in chilean practice contexts. Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, CHILE.
[confirmed] 2010. Seminar Series. Exploring the kawa model in Chilean practice contexts . Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, CHILE.
[confirmed] 2010. Lecture Series. Exploring culture, diversity & inclusion in spanish occupational therapy contexts . Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, Universidad A Coruna, Coruna, SPAIN.
[confirmed] 2010. Lecture. The power of culturally responsive occupational therapy . Department of Occupational Therapy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture Series. Developing research on the kawa model in south african contexts. University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture & Seminar Series. The kawa model: the power of culturally responsive occupational therapy. Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2009. Workshop. The kawa model; the power of culturally responsive occupational therapy. The University College of West Flanders. Kortryk, BELGIUM.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture. Die kawa (fluss) model; enabling culturally responsive care in German contexts. Alice Salomon University (ASH). Berlin, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture. Introduction to the kawa (fluss) model; exploring culturally responsive care in German contexts. Wannseeschule fur Ergoterapie (Occupational Therapy School of Wannsee). Berlin, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Workshop. Applying the kawa (fluss) model; culturally responsive care in German contexts. Wannseeschule fur Ergoterapie (Occupational Therapy School of Wannsee). Berlin, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture. Introduction to the kawa (fluss) model; exploring culturally relevant care in German contexts. Occupational Therapy Institute of Osnabreuck (ETOS). Osnabruck, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Workshop. Advanced workshop on the kawa (fluss) model. Occupational Therapy Institute of Osnabreuck (ETOS). Osnabruck, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture. Introductory workshop on the kawa (fluss) model for the occupational therapists of Lower Saxony. Occupational Therapy Institute of Osnabreuck (ETOS). Osnabruck, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2009. Lecture Series. Applying the kawa model in scandinavian occupational therapy contexts. CVU Sundheds, University College Nordjylland, Aalborg, DENMARK.
Iwama M. 2009. Course. La modello del rio; meeting the challenge of diversity in spanish contexts of occupational therapy practice. Universidad de la Castilla laMancha; Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, SPAIN.
Iwama M. 2008. Lecture. Applying the kawa model in social justice contexts. Rangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Iwama M. 2008. Lecture. The kawa model; context-responsive occupational therapy. School of Health Science, Seton Hall University, Orange, NJ, USA.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. Diverse worldviews and the kawa model. CVU Oresunds, Copenhagen School of Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen, DENMARK.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. A social perspective on occupation in contexts of daily life. CVU Sundheds, University College Nordjylland, Aalborg, DENMARK.
Iwama M. 2008. Lecture. Introduction to the kawa model. Bloorview Kids’ Rehab, Toronto, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. Diverse worldviews and the kawa model; a challenge to scholarship and practice in occupational therapy. CVU Sundheds, University College Nordjylland, Aalborg, DENMARK.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; meeting the challenges of diverse worldviews and shifting contexts. Europa Fachhochschule Fresenius. Fresenius University of Technology. Idstein GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. Meeting the challenge of culture and diversity in occupational therapy; the kawa (fluss) model. Occupational Therapy Institute of Osnabreuck (ETOS). Osnabruck, GERMANY.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; culturally relevant occupational therapy. Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Southern Maine. Lewiston, USA.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; meeting the challenge of culturally relevant occupational therapy. National University of Ireland; University College Cork, REPUBLIC of IRELAND.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy. University of Limerick, Limerick, REPUBLIC of IRELAND.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy University of Ulster. Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; culturally relevant occupational therapy. Vancouver Coastal Health & The University of British Columbia. Vancouver, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; culturally responsive approach to occupational therapy.. Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. Developing culturally safe curricula for an increasingly diverse student body. Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. Situated meaning; a challenge to culturally safe theory and practice. Glasgow Caledonian University. Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Extended Workshop Series The kawa model; advanced workshop i & ii. Queen Margaret University. Edinburgh, (Scotland) UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model & the river dee; culturally responsive occupational therapy. The Robert Gordon University. Aberdeen, (Scotland) UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy. University of Bradford and Leeds Metropolitan University. Bradford, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lectures. Reflections on the kawa model.. University of Liverpool. Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; culturally relevant occupational therapy. Centre Lucie-Bruneau, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation (CRIR) & McGill University. Montreal, CANADA.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. Like a river; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy University of the West of England, Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. Situated meaning; a challenge to culturally safe theory and practice. University of the West of England. Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007 Public Lecture. Introduction to the kawa model of occupational therapy. Cardiff University. Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Public Lecture. The kawa model; the power of culturally relevant occupational therapy. Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2007. Lecture. The kawa model; re-inventing theory in occupational therapy. Brunel University. London, UNITED KINGDOM.
Iwama M. 2006 Series of 3 Lectures. The kawa as metaphor for the life journey; a new conceptual model in occupational therapy. Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND.
Iwama M. 2005. Lecture and Workshop. The cultural construction of theory and knowledge in occupational therapy. Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm, SWEDEN.
Iwama M. 2005. Extended Workshop. Understanding culture in the contexts of theory and knowledge in occupational therapy. Program in Occupational Therapy. CVU Sundheds. Aalborg, DENMARK.
Lim KH, Iwama M. 2005 Lecture. The kawa model, life and nature flowing. Undergraduate Students of Occupational Therapy of the Netherlands. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS.
Iwama M. 2005 Lecture. The cultural construction of theory and knowledge in occupational therapy. Undegraduate Program in Occupational Therapy. Hogeschool Zuyd. Heerlen, THE NETHERLANDS.
Iwama M. 2005 Workshop. Reconceptualizing occupation; the kawa model & the challenge of culture to the knowledge and practice of occupational therapy. Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.
Iwama M. 2004 Seminar. Toward culturally relevant epistemologies in occupational therapy. Department of Occupational Therapy, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Iwama M. 2004 Seminar. Cultural safe practice in occupational therapy. Program in Occupational Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA.
Iwama M. 2004 Lecture. Reconceptualizing occupation. Department of Occupational Therapy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, (HKSAR) PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Iwama M. 2004 Public Lecture Reconceptualizing occupation; the kawa model. Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association (HKOTA). Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Kowloon, (HKSAR) PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS
INTERNATIONAL
2010. Pre-Congress Workshop. El modelo rio; applying the kawa model in latino contexts of practice. Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Santiago, CHILE.
2010. Oral Presentation. Iwama M., Thomson N., Macdonald R New insights into the kawa model of occupational therapy. Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Santiago, CHILE.
2009. Extended Workshop. Iwama M., Thomson N., Macdonald R. The kawa model; linking practice, education & research in occupational therapy. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 89th Annual Conference & Expo. Houston, Texas, USA.
2008. Oral Presentation. Lim K.H., Iwama M., Reynolds F. The utility of the kawa model in exploring the recovery journey of mental health users. 8th European Congress of Occupational Therapy (COTEC), Hamburg, GERMANY.
2008. Extended Workshop. Iwama M., Higman P., Lim K.H., Renton L., Robinson K., The kawa (river) model; culturally responsive occupational therapy. 8th European Congress of Occupational Therapy (COTEC), Hamburg, GERMANY.
2008. Oral Presentation Nelson A., Abbott R., Macdonald D., Iwama M. Kawa: a methodology to explore the place of physical activity in the lives of young. indigenous australians. Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d’Education Physique AIESEP World Congress 2008. Sapporo, JAPAN.
2007. Symposium Panel. Iwama M. Lim KH, Lim HB, Odawara E, Yau M. Global occupational therapy: asian perspectives, challenges and contributions. 4th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress (APOTC), Hong Kong, (HKSAR) PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
2006. Lim, KH, Iwama M. 2006. Extended Workshop, Kawa Model. BAOT COT Conference, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
2006. Extended Panel Presentation Iwama M., Odawara, E. What occupational science might learn from japanese ways of knowing. Society for the Study of Occupation (SSO) Annual Conference 2006. St. Louis, USA.
2006 Invited Conference Workshop Iwama M. Situating theory; an exploration of the cultural nature of occupational therapy theory and its implications for practice. Bi-Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (NZAOT) Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
2006. Invited Conference Lecture. Iwama M. Social patterns and structures of eastern and western societies; a challenge for the field of rehabilitation. Allied Health Day, Bi-Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (NZAOT) Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
2006. Pre-Conference Workshop. Iwama M. The kawa (river) model; occupation, nature and culture flowing. Bi-Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (NZAOT) Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.
2006. Extended Workshop. Iwama M.. The kawa (river) model; occupation, nature and culture flowing World Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
2006. Poster Presentation. Lim, KH., Iwama, MK. The kawa (river) model; culturally competent application. World Congress of the World. Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
Iwama M., Fujimoto H., Wada M., Townsend E. 2005. Conference Oral Presentation, Diversity in Theories of Human Occupation; A New Conceptual Model. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference, Vancouver, CANADA.
2004. Extended Workshop Iwama M., Fujimoto H., Wada M., Townsend E., The kawa (river) model; occupation, nature and culture flowing. 7th European Congress of Occupational Therapy (COTEC). Athens, GREECE.
2004. Oral Presentation Iwama M. Townsend E. Borell L. Participation, independence and equity. 38th Conference of Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists (JAOT). Nagano, JAPAN.
2004. Workshop. Iwama M. Fujimoto H., Wada M., Client-centered practice in the Japanese context. 38th Conference of Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists (JAOT). Nagano, JAPAN.
Oral Presentation. Fujimoto H., Yoshimura N., Iwama M. The kawa (river) model workshop – addressing diversity of culture in occupational therapy,. 3rd Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy (APOTC) Congress, Singapore, SINGAPORE.
2003. Oral Presentation. Hatsutori T., Hibino K., Iwama M., Nishihama M. Applications of the kawa (river) model; findings from case studies & discussions., 3rd Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Singapore, SINGAPORE.
2003. Oral Presentation. Okuda M., Kataoka N., Takahashi H., Tsugita S., Iwama M. The kawa (river) model: reflections on our culture,. 3rd Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Singapore, SINGAPORE.
2002. Oral Presentation. Iwama M. Toward culturally relevant epistemologies in occupational therapy. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation. Iwama M., Hatsutori T., Okuda., M. Emerging a culturally and clinically relevant conceptual model of japanese occupational therapy, 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation Hatsutori T., Fujimoto H., Iwama M. Using a culturally relevant japanese conceptual model of occupational therapy in clinical fieldwork. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation. Kaku K., Iwama M., Okuda M., Fujimoto H. Like a river; collective harmony over independence in japanese occupational therapy for children. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation. Yoshimura N., Hibino K., Iwama M., The japanese ‘kawa’ model of occupational therapy in the context of mental health, 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation. Okuda M., Hatsutori T., Iwama M. The ‘kawa’ (river) model of occupational therapy; occupation, person & environment. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Oral Presentation Hibino K., Tanaka M., Iwama M., Yamada T. Applying a new model of japanese occupational therapy to a client case of depression, 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, (WFOT), Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2002. Poster Presentation. Nishihama M., Iwama M., Koushima H, Explaining occupational therapy to health teams; benefits of a culturally relevant model. 13th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, WFOT, Stockholm, SWEDEN.
2000. Invited Lecture. Iwama M. Emerging a culturally relevant model of occupational therapy from the japanese clinical setting. 4th Annual Japanese Occupational Science Symposium, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, JAPAN.
2000. Oral Presentation Iwama M. Toward a culturally relevant model of japanese occupational therapy. 34th Conference of Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists, Yokohama, JAPAN.
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2009. Oral Presentation. Iwama M., Thomson N., Macdonald R. The kawa (river) model: enabling partnerships for engaging healthy occupations. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT) Annual Conference. Ottawa, CANADA.
2008. Oral Presentation. Iwama M., Baker L., Barwhani P., Jimenez S., Keresztesi J., Noor W., Sasaki N. The kawa model; exploring the frontiers of occupational therapy. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT) Annual Conference, Whitehorse, CANADA.
2008. Oral Presentation. Baker L., Jimenez S., Keresztesi J., Iwama M. Discovering the frontiers of occupational therapy. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT) Annual Conference, Whitehorse, CANADA.
2005. Extended Workshop. Celebrating diversity in diverse cultural constructions of occupation. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) Annual Conference. Vancouver, CANADA.
2003. Workshop How does your river flow?; using a culturally relevant model of occupational therapy to break through occupational barriers. Occupational Therapy Atlantic Conference, Oak Island, CANADA.