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Dr Justin Scanlan

PhD Sydney; MHM UNSW; DipBus NSW Health; GDipMentalHlthSc Melb; BOccThy Qld
Lecturer, Occupational Therapy

C43J - J Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 9022
Fax +61 2 9351 9197
Website justin.scanlan@sydney.edu.au

Biographical details

Dr Justin Scanlan is an occupational therapist with a clinical specialty in mental health practice. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Sydney and Professional Senior for Occupational Therapy in mental health services for Sydney and South Western Sydney Local Health Districts. Justin served as Chairperson of the board of a specialist employment agency for people with a mental illness from 2002 to 2009. During his time as Chairperson, he oversaw the amalgamation of this service with an Australia-wide service provider in 2009. Justin has supervised two honours students and is currently associate supervisor for one PhD student.

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Research interests

  • cognition and functional independence in mental illness
  • time use and health;
  • the health effects of unemployment;
  • occupational therapy clinical practice in mental health;
  • workforce issues and employee wellbeing in mental health;
  • clinical reasoning in occupational therapy.

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Teaching and supervision

  • OCCP2084: Occupational Performance - Healthcare 2
  • OCCP3077: Occupational Performance - Productivity
  • OCCP4083: Mental Health Interventions
  • Student Liaison Academic - Year 2 BAppSc(OT)

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Current projects

  • Job design, burnout and workforce satisfaction in mental health personnel;
  • Testing the Recovery Assessment Scale – Domains and Stages (RAS-DS): Its practical usefulness and capacity to capture meaningful change over time;
  • Improving the validity and reliability of conference abstract rating processes;
  • Examining the relationship between cognition and functional independence in individuals living with serious mental illness;
  • Increasing occupational therapy student confidence and competence in intellectual disability practice.

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Scanlan, J., Still, M. (2013). Functional profile of mental health consumers assessed by occupational therapists: Level of independence and associations with functional cognition. Psychiatry Research.
  • Scanlan, J., Wheatley, J., McIntosh, S. (2012). Characteristics of falls in inpatient psychiatric units. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(4), 305-308.
  • Novak, T., Scanlan, J., McCaul, D., MacDonald, N., Clarke, T. (2012). Pilot study of a sensory room in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(5), 401-406.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A. (2011). Development and validation of the Modified Occupational Questionnaire. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(1), e11-e19.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2011). Health and meaningfulness of time use for unemployed individuals: associations with involvement in education. Leisure Studies, 30(1), 21-31.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2011). Promoting wellbeing in young unemployed adults: The importance of identifying meaningful patterns of time use. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58(2), 111-119.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2011). The impact of online discussions on students' clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.
  • Scanlan, J. (2010). Interventions to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in inpatient psychiatric settings: What we know so far a review of the literature. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 56(4), 412-423.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2010). Investigating the Relationship between Meaningful time use and Health in 18-to 25-year-old Unemployed People in New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 20(3), 232-247.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2010). Online discussions develop students' clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(6), 401-408.
  • Scanlan, J., Still, M., Stewart, K., Croaker, J. (2010). Recruitment and retention issues for occupational therapists in mental health: Balancing the pull and the push. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(2), 102-110.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A. (2009). Is the health of young unemployed Australians worse in times of low unemployment? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33(1), 79-82.
  • Scanlan, J. (2008). A theoretical model for supporting bounded learning communities focussed on the promotion of clinical reasoning in health students undertaking field-based education. Focus on Health Professional Education: a multi-disciplinary journal, 10(1), 27-42.
  • Beltran, R., Scanlan, J., Hancock, N., Luckett, T. (2007). The effect of first year mental health fieldwork on attitudes of ocupational therapy students towards people with mental illness. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54(1), 42-48.
  • Scanlan, J., Beltran, R. (2007). Work in Unemployment - Occupied or Preoccupied? A review. Work, 28(4), 325-334.

Conferences

  • Scanlan, J. (2006). AusCAH: The Australian Centre of Activities for Health [Business Plan]. 7th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference, Singapore.
  • Scanlan, J., McLoughlin, C., Hancock, N. (2006). Design and evaluation of an e-learning environment to support the development and refinement of clinical reasoning and decision-making. 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education ASCILITE 2006, Australia: Sydney University Press.
  • Scanlan, J., Beltran, R. (2006). Pre-occupation: a new concept in occupational science. WFOT 2006: OTs in action: local and global, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2006). The influence of value and meaning of activities upon time use. Fifth Research Conference 2006, : University of Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2006). Web based academic support for students. WFOT 2006: OTs in action: local and global, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2005). Enhancing field education through the use of internet-based teaching tools (WebCT). Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference - HERDSA 2005, Sydney: Institute for Teaching and Learning.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2005). WebCT use in cliical education: its impact on the development of lifelong learners. EdHealth Conference 2005, Terrigal: College of Health Sciences.
  • Scanlan, J., Andersen, D. (2003). Relapse Prevention and Self-Management of Illness. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Conference - OT Australia, Queensland, Brisbane.
  • Scanlan, J., Taylor, H. (2003). The Work of Recovery. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Conference - OT Australia, Queensland, Brisbane.
  • Scanlan, J. (2001). A triple tiered approach to suicide prevention: Intervention, Education and Quality Improvement: The Logan-Beaudesert Health Service District Response. Suicide Prevention 2001: A Human Odyssey - 8th Annual Suicide Prevention Australia National Conference, Sydney, Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J. (2001). Recovery Planning - A new Strategy for the Prevention of Relapse. No one is an Island, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Scanlan, J. (1998). New perspectives, new directions: Occupational Therapy and the Treatment of Consumers with Personality Disorders. OT Australia Queensland State Conference, Brisbane.

2013

  • Scanlan, J., Still, M. (2013). Functional profile of mental health consumers assessed by occupational therapists: Level of independence and associations with functional cognition. Psychiatry Research.

2012

  • Scanlan, J., Wheatley, J., McIntosh, S. (2012). Characteristics of falls in inpatient psychiatric units. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(4), 305-308.
  • Novak, T., Scanlan, J., McCaul, D., MacDonald, N., Clarke, T. (2012). Pilot study of a sensory room in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. Australasian Psychiatry, 20(5), 401-406.

2011

  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A. (2011). Development and validation of the Modified Occupational Questionnaire. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(1), e11-e19.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2011). Health and meaningfulness of time use for unemployed individuals: associations with involvement in education. Leisure Studies, 30(1), 21-31.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2011). Promoting wellbeing in young unemployed adults: The importance of identifying meaningful patterns of time use. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 58(2), 111-119.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2011). The impact of online discussions on students' clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.

2010

  • Scanlan, J. (2010). Interventions to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in inpatient psychiatric settings: What we know so far a review of the literature. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 56(4), 412-423.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2010). Investigating the Relationship between Meaningful time use and Health in 18-to 25-year-old Unemployed People in New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 20(3), 232-247.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2010). Online discussions develop students' clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(6), 401-408.
  • Scanlan, J., Still, M., Stewart, K., Croaker, J. (2010). Recruitment and retention issues for occupational therapists in mental health: Balancing the pull and the push. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(2), 102-110.

2009

  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A. (2009). Is the health of young unemployed Australians worse in times of low unemployment? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33(1), 79-82.

2008

  • Scanlan, J. (2008). A theoretical model for supporting bounded learning communities focussed on the promotion of clinical reasoning in health students undertaking field-based education. Focus on Health Professional Education: a multi-disciplinary journal, 10(1), 27-42.

2007

  • Beltran, R., Scanlan, J., Hancock, N., Luckett, T. (2007). The effect of first year mental health fieldwork on attitudes of ocupational therapy students towards people with mental illness. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 54(1), 42-48.
  • Scanlan, J., Beltran, R. (2007). Work in Unemployment - Occupied or Preoccupied? A review. Work, 28(4), 325-334.

2006

  • Scanlan, J. (2006). AusCAH: The Australian Centre of Activities for Health [Business Plan]. 7th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference, Singapore.
  • Scanlan, J., McLoughlin, C., Hancock, N. (2006). Design and evaluation of an e-learning environment to support the development and refinement of clinical reasoning and decision-making. 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education ASCILITE 2006, Australia: Sydney University Press.
  • Scanlan, J., Beltran, R. (2006). Pre-occupation: a new concept in occupational science. WFOT 2006: OTs in action: local and global, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J., Bundy, A., Matthews, L. (2006). The influence of value and meaning of activities upon time use. Fifth Research Conference 2006, : University of Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2006). Web based academic support for students. WFOT 2006: OTs in action: local and global, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.

2005

  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2005). Enhancing field education through the use of internet-based teaching tools (WebCT). Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference - HERDSA 2005, Sydney: Institute for Teaching and Learning.
  • Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2005). WebCT use in cliical education: its impact on the development of lifelong learners. EdHealth Conference 2005, Terrigal: College of Health Sciences.

2003

  • Scanlan, J., Andersen, D. (2003). Relapse Prevention and Self-Management of Illness. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Conference - OT Australia, Queensland, Brisbane.
  • Scanlan, J., Taylor, H. (2003). The Work of Recovery. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Conference - OT Australia, Queensland, Brisbane.

2001

  • Scanlan, J. (2001). A triple tiered approach to suicide prevention: Intervention, Education and Quality Improvement: The Logan-Beaudesert Health Service District Response. Suicide Prevention 2001: A Human Odyssey - 8th Annual Suicide Prevention Australia National Conference, Sydney, Sydney.
  • Scanlan, J. (2001). Recovery Planning - A new Strategy for the Prevention of Relapse. No one is an Island, Wellington, New Zealand.

1998

  • Scanlan, J. (1998). New perspectives, new directions: Occupational Therapy and the Treatment of Consumers with Personality Disorders. OT Australia Queensland State Conference, Brisbane.
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