Table 1.

Therapist characteristics (N = 20).

Occupational therapy qualifications	Country of qualification	Years of occupational therapy practice experience	Years of practice experience with children	Practice area with children∗ (therapists could nominate more than one area)	Completed postgraduate training
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree (n = 1), master's degree (n = 9), bachelor's degree (n = 10)	Australia (n = 15), UK (n = 4), South Africa (n = 1)	Mean (SD): 14.48 (11.87) Range: 1–40 Median: 10.5	Mean (SD): 11.7 (8.67) Range: 1–27 Median: 10	Schools (n = 12) Clinic (n = 8) Home visits (n = 6) Preschool (n = 2) CAMHS (n = 1) Hospital (n = 1) Adult clients in addition to children (n = 2)	Yes (n = 14) No (n = 6)

Key: SD: standard deviation; CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. ^∗Many therapists noted more than one practice area, so the “Practice area…” column adds to more than 20.