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Professor Elspeth Froude is the National Head of School Allied Health responsible for the four disciplines represented in the school, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology. Elspeth is Professor of Occupational Therapy and was, until recently the Head of Discipline and National Course Coordinator for occupational therapy. Elspeth was responsible for establishing the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree on the North Sydney campus. Elspeth is also serving a second term as Academic elected member of Senate.
Professor Froude also serves the community outside the university. Elspeth was the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the recent World Federation of Occupational Therapy Congress held in Paris (2022) and will continue in this role for the 2026 conference in Bangkok. Elspeth is the past Vice President of ICAN, the International Cognitive Approaches Network and continues as a committee member on the Networking and Mentorship Committee. Elspeth is also a committee member of Developmental Coordination Disorder Australia https://dcdaustralia.org.au/ .
In particular, she continues to educate clinicians and the public about Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance Approach (CO-OP), the recommended evidence-based intervention to achieve participation and engagement in daily life for children with developmental coordination disorder and other populations across the lifespan.
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Yule, E., Hughes, J., Froude, E., Jones, L & Logan, A. (2022) The impact of face-to-face mental health consumer-led teaching on occupational therapy student empathy levels: Two group comparison design. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.
Flynn, N., Froude, E., Cooke, D & Kuys, K. (2022) Repetitions, duration and intensity of upper limb practice following the implementation of robot assisted therapy with sub-acute stroke survivors: an observational study, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1807621
Harsanyi, M., Froude, E., Foley, K., Trollor, J., & Arnold, S. (2021) Employment Profiles of Autistic Adults in Australia. Autism Research. 14:10 2061-2077 doi.org/10.1002/aur.2588
Deramore Denver, B., Froude, E., Rosenbaum, P., & Imms, C. (2021) Measure of Early Vision Use: development of a new assessment tool for children with cerebral palsy, Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1890241
Deramore Denver, B., Froude, E., Rosenbaum, P., & Imms, C. (2021) Measure of early vision use: initial validation with parents of children with cerebral palsy, Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1890243
Flynn, N., Froude, E., Cooke, D & Kuys, K. (2021) Repetitions, duration and intensity of upper limb practice following the implementation of robot assisted therapy with sub-acute stroke survivors: an observational study, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1807621
Swanton, R, Gustafsson, L, Froude, E, Hodson, T, McInerney, M, Cahill, Lannin, N.A. (2020), Cognitive strategy training for adults with neurological conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring effect on occupational performance. British Journal of Occupational Therapy doi.org/10.1177/0308022620933095
Sterman, J.J., Naughton, G.A., Bundy, A.C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M.A (2020) Mothers supporting play as a choice for children with disabilities within a culturally and linguistically diverse community, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 27:5, 373-384, DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2019.1684556
Flynn, N., Kuys, S., Froude, E. and Cooke, D. (2019), Introducing robotic upper limb training into routine clinical practice for stroke survivors: Perceptions of occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12594
Sterman, J.J., Naughton, G.A., Bundy, A.C., Froude, E., & Villeneuve, M.A. (2019) Planning for outdoor play: Government and family decision-making, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26:7, 484-495, DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2018.1447010
Stacey, T.-L., Froude, E. H., Trollor, J., & Foley, K.-R. (2019). Leisure participation and satisfaction in autistic adults and neurotypical adults. Autism, 23(4), 993 1004. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361318791275
Gospodarevskaya, E., Carter, R., Imms, C., Chu, E. M., Nicola?Richmond, K., Gribble, N., Froude, E., Guinea, S., Sheppard, L., Iezzi, A. and Chen, G. (2019), Economic evaluation of simulated and traditional clinical placements in occupational therapy education. Aust Occup Ther J, 66: 369-379. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12563
Vousden, B., Wilkes?Gillan, S., Cordier, R. and Froude, E. (2019), The play skills of children with high?functioning autism spectrum disorder in peer?to?peer interactions with their classmates: A multiple case study design. Aust Occup Ther J, 66: 183-192. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12530
Professor Elspeth Froude is a member of the Healthy Brain and Mind Centre
Professor Elspeth Froude's research interests are in the area of paediatrics, knowedge translation and scholarship of teaching and learning. Elspeth is a certified instructor in the CO-OP Approach a cognitive based intervention for children and adults with motor difficulties.
Elspeth Has a number of Higher degree by research students that she supervises.
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance
Knowledge Translation
Professor Froude has over 25 yrs experience in the Higher Education sector as well as clinical roles working with chilren and families.
Registered Occupational Therapist (AHPRA)
Member of Occupational Therapy Australia
International member Member of ICAN (International Cognitve Approaches Network)
Certified Cogntive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance Approach (CO-OP) Instructor
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