Dr Rob Brooks

Course Director
School of Clinical & Applied Sciences
0113 81 25636 R.B.Brooks@leedsbeckett.ac.ukAbout Dr Rob Brooks
Rob is the Course Director for MSc and BSc Occupational Therapy programmes. His teaching interests are occupational science, occupational therapy models and complex interventions. His research is in the areas of children and young people, neurodisability, mental health and occupational formulation.
Rob has an extensive clinical background as an occupational therapists for children, young people and families. His research has built on this clinical work and includes studies to develop an intervention to enhance the participation and mental health of children that have physical disabilities. The use of occupational formulation in Occupational Therapy has also been a key area of theoretical, research and practice development for Rob.
Rob leads the Occupational Therapy teaching team who deliver an innovative programme of teaching, research and practice placements. The programmes are strongly informed by occupational science and this supports our students to be practice-scholars who use evidence to underpin contemporary clinical work. Rob is keen for the curriculum to be informed by his, and the teams research. His teaching focuses on occupational science, models of occupation, research methods and occupational therapy with young people.
Supporting his teaching and research Rob has published in books and journals and has been delighted to work with colleagues from the UK, Sweden, Canada and Australia and speak nationally and internationally about his research findings. He is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Research and Development Board.
Current Teaching
- BSc Occupational Therapy
- MSc Occupational Therapy
Research Interests
Rob is currently working on a programme of research to develop an intervention to support the participation and mental health of children with neurodisabilities. Funding from the Elizabeth Casson Trust and the Castang Foundation has supported the work to a pilot study phase, which is now under development.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (13)
- Granland M; Imms C; King G; Andersson AK; Augustine L; Brooks R; Danielsson H; Gothilander J; Ivarsson M; Lundqvist L-O (2021) Definitions and operationalization of mental health problems, wellbeing and participation constructs in children with NDD: distinctions and clarifications
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041656
View Repository Record - Bugajska K; Brooks R (2020) Evaluating the use of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool in mental health services
https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022620956580
View Repository Record - Roberts L; Jones G; Brooks R (2018) Why do you ride?: A characterization of mountain bikers, their engagement methods, and perceived links to mental health and well-being
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01642
View Repository Record - Brooks R; Bannigan K (2018) Occupational therapy interventions in child and adolescent mental health: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003612
View Repository Record - Brooks R; Monro S; Jones J (2018) Occupational Therapy in Children and Young People's Mental Health: A UK Survey of Practice.
View Repository Record - Brooks R; Parkinson S (2018) Occupational formulation: A three-part structure
https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617745015
View Repository Record - D'Elia M; Brooks R (2017) Bullying Prevention: A Survey of School-based Occupational Therapists
View Repository Record - Brooks R; Milligan J; White A (2017) Sustainability and Transformation Plans: occupational therapists and physiotherapists can support GPs
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X693413
View Repository Record - McAnuff J; Brooks R; Duff C; Quinn M; Marshall J; Kolehmainen N (2016) Improving Participation Outcomes and Interventions in Neurodisability: Co-designing Future Research
https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12414
View Repository Record - Peters R; Brooks R (2016) Parental Perspectives on the Transition to Secondary School for Students with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism: A Pilot Survey Study
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12125
View Repository Record - Linstead H; Brooks R (2015) A Mixed Methods Study of the Re-Animation Approach within a Forensic Mental Health Setting
https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2015.1067157
View Repository Record - Wood A; Brooks R; Beynon-Pindar C (2015) The experience of sleep for women with borderline personality disorder: An occupational perspective
https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615587864
View Repository Record - Lang C; Brooks R (2013) The experience of older adults with sight loss participating in audio book groups
https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.851763
Books (1)
- Parkinson S; Brooks R (In press) A Guide to the Formulation of Plans and Goals in Occupational Therapy. Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003046301
Chapters (1)
Conference contributions (3)
- Brooks R (2017) Occupational formulation in children and young people's mental health Leeds, UK 09/11/2017.
- Brooks R (2016) Doing or talking about doing? Interventions strategies for children and young people with mental health difficulties. Coventry University, UK 11/11/2016.
- Brooks R; Kolehmainen N; McAnuff J; Duff C (2016) Improving participation outcomes for children with neurodisability Plymouth University 06/04/2016.