Dr Steven Whitcombe
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Steven Whitcombe
Senior Lecturer: Occupational Therapy
Overview
Research Interests
I have a particular interest in the epistemologies of healthcare practice which includes the following:
- Knowledge and its relationship to healthcare professional identity
- Student learner identities, particularly with respect to problem-based learning
- Professional development/ professionalisation of occupational therapy.
- Transitions to and within health and social care practice.
Publication
2024
- Simpson, O. , Bennett, C. L. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2024. Student nurse retention. Lived experience of mature female students on a UK Bachelor of Nursing (Adult) programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 80 (10), pp.4244-4258. (10.1111/jan.16082)
2023
- Krizaj, T. et al., 2023. There are no human beings without a voice. Ethical issues in occupational science research. Presented at: Occupational Science Europe Conference 24-26 August 2023.
2022
- Morville, A. et al., 2022. A scoping review on occupational science research in European contexts. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (10.1080/11038128.2022.2143421)
2018
- Clouston, T. J. et al. 2018. Evaluation of interprofessional working on a therapist/nurse-led rehabilitation ward for older people in Wales. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 25 (4), pp.193-197. (10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.4.193)
- Erwin, J. et al., 2018. Better arthritis care; patients' expectations and priorities of the competencies that community health professionals need to improve the care of people with arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care 16 (1), pp.60-66. (10.1002/msc.1203)
- Erwin, J. et al., 2018. Better arthritis care: what training do community-based health professionals need to improve their care of people with arthritis? a Delphi study. Musculoskeletal Care 16 (1), pp.48-59. (10.1002/msc.1202)
- Whitcombe, S. 2018. Research in health and social care practice. In: Clouston, T. J. , Westcott, L. and Whitcombe, S. W. eds. Transitions to Practice: Essential Concepts for Health and Social Care Practitioners. M&K Publishing. , pp.127-136.
2016
- Evans, N. and Whitcombe, S. 2016. Using circular questions in qualitative research. Nurse Researcher 23 (3), pp.26-29. (10.7748/nr.23.3.26.s6)
- Whitcombe, S. W. and Clouston, T. 2016. Understanding students' expierences of problem based learning through an analysis of Bernstein's pedagogic device. In: Henderson, R. ed. Problem Based Learning : Processes, Methods and Challenges. Nova Sciences
- Wong, K. Y. , Whitcombe, S. W. and Boniface, G. 2016. Teaching and learning the esoteric: An insight into how reflection may be internalised with reference to the occupational therapy profession. Reflective Practice 17 (4), pp.472-482. (10.1080/14623943.2016.1175341)
2014
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2014. Occupational therapy knowledge and professional identity: students' experiences of problem-based learning. Presented at: International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Yokohama, Japan 16th- 21st June 2014.
2013
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Developing skills of problem-based learning: what about specialist knowledge?. International Journal of Continuing Education and Life Long Learning 5 (2), pp.41-56.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Problem-based Learning and forms of 'Capital'. Presented at: College of Occupational Therapists Glasgow, Scotland, UK 18-20 June 2013.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Problem-based learning students' perceptions of knowledge and professional identity: Occupational therapists as 'knowers'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 76 (1), pp.37-42.
2012
- Hearle, D. , Roberts, G. W. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Appreciative Inquiry: Translating theory to practice. Presented at: Health Sciences Discipline Workshop Cardiff University, UK 15 February 2012. , pp.1-7.
- Westcott, L. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Continuing professional development: the public and personal interface. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 75 (12), pp.531-532. (10.4276/030802212X13548955545378)
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Problem-based Learning and the Development of Capital. Presented at: PGCertHE Conference Bangor University, Bangor, UK 26 March 2012.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Professional knowledge or professional knowers? Re-positioning Knowledge at the Centre of Professional Identity. Presented at: Canadian International Conference on Education (CICE-2012) University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada 18-21 June 2012.
2011
- Matheson, R. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Problem/Inquiry-based learning for Employment: Meeting Current and Future Challenges Through Collaboration. Presented at: HEA Seminar University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), UK 13 June 2011. Higher Education Academy. , pp.1-6.
- Whitcombe, S. 2011. The Influence of Pedagogy on Problem-based Learning Students’ Perceptions of Knowledge. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE) 2 (4), pp.518-527.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Knowledge and Problem-based Learning. Presented at: Celebrating the Past and Embracing the Future: Evolution and Innovation in Problem-based Learning Cumbria, UK 30-31 March 2011.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of Knowledge and Problem-based Learning. Presented at: Canadian International Conference on Education (CICE-2011) University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 4-7 April 2011.
2010
- Delport, J. P. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2010. Readiness for problem-based learning. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem-based Learning in Health and Social Care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.25-34.
- Riley, J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2010. Problem-based learning and the development of capital. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.139-146.
- Whitcombe, S. W. and Clouston, T. J. 2010. A reflexive model for problem-based learning. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem-Based Learning in Health and Social Care. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. , pp.115-124. (10.1002/9781444320541.ch9)
2008
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2008. The professionalization of occupational therapy: a continuing challenge. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 71 (8), pp.314-320.
- Riley, J. , Whitcombe, S. and Vincent, C. 2008. Occupational Therapy in adult social care in England: sustaining a high quality workfroce for the future. Documentation. London: Department of Health. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_089467.
2006
- Galle, L. and Whitcombe, S. 2006. An Exploration of Ways of Knowing Employed Within Occupational Therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 69 (4), pp.187-191.
2005
- Whitcombe, S. and Clouston, T. 2005. An emerging person centred model for problem‐based learning. Journal of Further and Higher Education 29 (3), pp.265-275. (10.1080/03098770500166926)
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2005. Understanding healthcare professions from sociological perspectives. In: Clouston, T. J. and Westcott, L. eds. Working in Health and Social Care: An Introduction for Allied Health Professionals. Elsevier. , pp.63-74.
2004
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2004. Designing for the Future: Integrating Staff and Student Needs in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum. Presented at: Building the Future: 7th European Congress of Occupational Therapy (COTEC) Athens, Greece 22-24 September 2004.
- Whitcombe, S. and Westcott, L. P. 2004. Collaboration: a Professional Approach Not Just for Practice [Editorial]. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 67 (9), pp.379.
2003
- Clouston, T. J. et al. 2003. Working, Learning and Integrating: Meeting the Learning Needs of Interdisciplinary Mental Health Teams. Presented at: 5th International Collaborative Conversations Conference Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK 8-11 September 2003.
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2003. Linking Interprofessional Working & Learning. Presented at: School of Healthcare Studies Annual Research Conference University of Wales College of Medicine (UWCM), Cardiff, UK November 2003.
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2003. What are the Perceived Learning Needs of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health?. Presented at: College of Occupational Therapists (COT) Annual Conference SECC, Glasgow, UK 9-11 July 2003.
- Whitcombe, S. and Westcott, L. P. 2003. Globalisation and Occupational Therapy: Poles Apart?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 66 (7), pp.328-330.
2001
- Whitcombe, S. 2001. Using Learning Contracts in Fieldwork Education: the Views of Occupational Therapy Students and those Responsible for their Supervision. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 64 (11), pp.552-558.
Articles
- Clouston, T. J. et al. 2018. Evaluation of interprofessional working on a therapist/nurse-led rehabilitation ward for older people in Wales. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 25 (4), pp.193-197. (10.12968/ijtr.2018.25.4.193)
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2008. The professionalization of occupational therapy: a continuing challenge. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 71 (8), pp.314-320.
- Erwin, J. et al., 2018. Better arthritis care; patients' expectations and priorities of the competencies that community health professionals need to improve the care of people with arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care 16 (1), pp.60-66. (10.1002/msc.1203)
- Erwin, J. et al., 2018. Better arthritis care: what training do community-based health professionals need to improve their care of people with arthritis? a Delphi study. Musculoskeletal Care 16 (1), pp.48-59. (10.1002/msc.1202)
- Evans, N. and Whitcombe, S. 2016. Using circular questions in qualitative research. Nurse Researcher 23 (3), pp.26-29. (10.7748/nr.23.3.26.s6)
- Galle, L. and Whitcombe, S. 2006. An Exploration of Ways of Knowing Employed Within Occupational Therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 69 (4), pp.187-191.
- Morville, A. et al., 2022. A scoping review on occupational science research in European contexts. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy (10.1080/11038128.2022.2143421)
- Simpson, O. , Bennett, C. L. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2024. Student nurse retention. Lived experience of mature female students on a UK Bachelor of Nursing (Adult) programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 80 (10), pp.4244-4258. (10.1111/jan.16082)
- Westcott, L. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Continuing professional development: the public and personal interface. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 75 (12), pp.531-532. (10.4276/030802212X13548955545378)
- Whitcombe, S. 2011. The Influence of Pedagogy on Problem-based Learning Students’ Perceptions of Knowledge. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE) 2 (4), pp.518-527.
- Whitcombe, S. 2001. Using Learning Contracts in Fieldwork Education: the Views of Occupational Therapy Students and those Responsible for their Supervision. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 64 (11), pp.552-558.
- Whitcombe, S. and Clouston, T. 2005. An emerging person centred model for problem‐based learning. Journal of Further and Higher Education 29 (3), pp.265-275. (10.1080/03098770500166926)
- Whitcombe, S. and Westcott, L. P. 2004. Collaboration: a Professional Approach Not Just for Practice [Editorial]. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 67 (9), pp.379.
- Whitcombe, S. and Westcott, L. P. 2003. Globalisation and Occupational Therapy: Poles Apart?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 66 (7), pp.328-330.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Developing skills of problem-based learning: what about specialist knowledge?. International Journal of Continuing Education and Life Long Learning 5 (2), pp.41-56.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Problem-based learning students' perceptions of knowledge and professional identity: Occupational therapists as 'knowers'. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 76 (1), pp.37-42.
- Wong, K. Y. , Whitcombe, S. W. and Boniface, G. 2016. Teaching and learning the esoteric: An insight into how reflection may be internalised with reference to the occupational therapy profession. Reflective Practice 17 (4), pp.472-482. (10.1080/14623943.2016.1175341)
Book sections
- Delport, J. P. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2010. Readiness for problem-based learning. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem-based Learning in Health and Social Care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.25-34.
- Riley, J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2010. Problem-based learning and the development of capital. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem Based Learning in Health and Social Care. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. , pp.139-146.
- Whitcombe, S. 2018. Research in health and social care practice. In: Clouston, T. J. , Westcott, L. and Whitcombe, S. W. eds. Transitions to Practice: Essential Concepts for Health and Social Care Practitioners. M&K Publishing. , pp.127-136.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2005. Understanding healthcare professions from sociological perspectives. In: Clouston, T. J. and Westcott, L. eds. Working in Health and Social Care: An Introduction for Allied Health Professionals. Elsevier. , pp.63-74.
- Whitcombe, S. W. and Clouston, T. 2016. Understanding students' expierences of problem based learning through an analysis of Bernstein's pedagogic device. In: Henderson, R. ed. Problem Based Learning : Processes, Methods and Challenges. Nova Sciences
- Whitcombe, S. W. and Clouston, T. J. 2010. A reflexive model for problem-based learning. In: Clouston, T. J. et al., Problem-Based Learning in Health and Social Care. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. , pp.115-124. (10.1002/9781444320541.ch9)
Conferences
- Clouston, T. J. et al. 2003. Working, Learning and Integrating: Meeting the Learning Needs of Interdisciplinary Mental Health Teams. Presented at: 5th International Collaborative Conversations Conference Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK 8-11 September 2003.
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2004. Designing for the Future: Integrating Staff and Student Needs in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum. Presented at: Building the Future: 7th European Congress of Occupational Therapy (COTEC) Athens, Greece 22-24 September 2004.
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2003. Linking Interprofessional Working & Learning. Presented at: School of Healthcare Studies Annual Research Conference University of Wales College of Medicine (UWCM), Cardiff, UK November 2003.
- Clouston, T. J. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2003. What are the Perceived Learning Needs of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health?. Presented at: College of Occupational Therapists (COT) Annual Conference SECC, Glasgow, UK 9-11 July 2003.
- Hearle, D. , Roberts, G. W. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Appreciative Inquiry: Translating theory to practice. Presented at: Health Sciences Discipline Workshop Cardiff University, UK 15 February 2012. , pp.1-7.
- Krizaj, T. et al., 2023. There are no human beings without a voice. Ethical issues in occupational science research. Presented at: Occupational Science Europe Conference 24-26 August 2023.
- Matheson, R. and Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Problem/Inquiry-based learning for Employment: Meeting Current and Future Challenges Through Collaboration. Presented at: HEA Seminar University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), UK 13 June 2011. Higher Education Academy. , pp.1-6.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Knowledge and Problem-based Learning. Presented at: Celebrating the Past and Embracing the Future: Evolution and Innovation in Problem-based Learning Cumbria, UK 30-31 March 2011.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2014. Occupational therapy knowledge and professional identity: students' experiences of problem-based learning. Presented at: International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists Yokohama, Japan 16th- 21st June 2014.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2011. Occupational Therapy Students' Perceptions of Knowledge and Problem-based Learning. Presented at: Canadian International Conference on Education (CICE-2011) University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada 4-7 April 2011.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2013. Problem-based Learning and forms of 'Capital'. Presented at: College of Occupational Therapists Glasgow, Scotland, UK 18-20 June 2013.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Problem-based Learning and the Development of Capital. Presented at: PGCertHE Conference Bangor University, Bangor, UK 26 March 2012.
- Whitcombe, S. W. 2012. Professional knowledge or professional knowers? Re-positioning Knowledge at the Centre of Professional Identity. Presented at: Canadian International Conference on Education (CICE-2012) University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada 18-21 June 2012.
Monographs
- Riley, J. , Whitcombe, S. and Vincent, C. 2008. Occupational Therapy in adult social care in England: sustaining a high quality workfroce for the future. Documentation. London: Department of Health. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_089467.
Research
I have a general interest in epistemology, social science and health professional education, I am currently exploring the relationship between occupational science and occupational therapy practice.
Biography
I am a qualified occupational therapist and previous to working in higher education I worked in the area of mental health.
Supervisions
I am interested in supervising and or examining doctoral students in the following areas:
* Health professional education
* Health/nursing/social care students' experiences of learning.
* Knowledge and its relationship to health and social practitioners' identity.
*Educational transitions and transitions within healthcare practice.
*Knowledge application particularly with respect to occupational therapy and occupational science