Caspar, Sienna
Program Coordinator
Health Sci - Therapeutic Recreation
- Phone
- (403) 329-2699
- sienna.caspar@uleth.ca
About Me
Sienna received a B.Sc. in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of South Alabama in 1990. She has worked in long-term care facilities in both Canada and the United States for over 20 years as both a certified therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS) and a consultant. She is the author of the MARRCC (Measurable Assessment in Recreation for Resident-Centred Care). From 2003 to 2007 she was a national trainer for the American Therapeutic Recreation Association's Dementia Practice Guideline for the non-pharmacological treatment of disturbing behaviours. In 2008, she received a MA in Gerontology from Simon Fraser University. Her thesis explored the relationship between care staff empowerment and the ability to provide person-centred care in long-term care settings. She continued to study this important topic at the University of British Columbia, where she completed her PhD in the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program. As a postdoctoral fellow in a cross appointment at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute/University Health Network and the University of Victoria, she conducted an intervention study aimed at improving leadership and collaborative decision making in long-term care settings. Currently, she is an assistant professor at the University of Lethbridge in the Faculty of Health Sciences—Therapeutic Recreation program.
Publications
Caspar, S., Phinney, A., Spenceley, S., & Ratner, P. (2020). Creating cultures of care: Exploring the social organization of care delivery in Long-term care homes. Journal of Long-Term Care. 13-29.
Caspar, S., Davis, E., McNeill, D., & Kellett, P. (2019). Intergenerational programs: Breaking down ageist barriers and improving youth experiences. Therapeutic Recreation Journal. 53(2), 149-164
Caspar, S., Davis, E., Douziech, A. & Scott, D. (2018). Non-pharmacological management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: What Works, in What Circumstances, and Why? Innovations in Aging. 1(3), DOI:10.1093/geroni/igy001.
Caspar, S., Le, A., McGilton, K. (2017). The influence of supportive supervisory practices and health care aides' self-determination on the provision of person-centred care in long-term care facilities. Journal of Applied Gerontology, DOI:0733464817750275.
Caspar, S., Cooke H., Phinney, A. & Ratner, P. (2016). Practice Change Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities: What Works, and Why? Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 35(3), 372-384.
Caspar, S., Ratner, P., Phinney, A., & MacKinnon, K. (2016). The influence of organizational systems on information exchange in long-term care facilities: An institutional ethnography. Qualitative Health Research. 26(7), 951-965, DOI: 10.1177/1049732315619893
Caspar, S., Cooke, H.A., O'Rourke, N., & MacDonald, S. (2013) The Influence of Individual and Contextual Characteristics on the Provision of Individualized Care in Long-Term Care Facilities. The Gerontologist. 53(5): 790-800.
Grand, J., Caspar, S., & MacDonald, S. (2011). Clinical Features and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Dementia Care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 4, 125-147.
Caspar, S., O'Rourke, N., & Gutman, G. (2009). The differential influence of culture change models on long-term care staff empowerment and provision of individualized care. The Canadian Journal on Aging, 28(2), 165-175.
Caspar, S. & O'Rourke, N. (2008). The influence of care provider access to structural empowerment on individualized care in long-term care facilities. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B(4), S255-S265. (CIHR Institute of Aging Age+ Award, $1,000.)
Caspar, S., Davis, E., McNeill, D., & Kellett, P. (2019). Intergenerational programs: Breaking down ageist barriers and improving youth experiences. Therapeutic Recreation Journal. 53(2), 149-164
Caspar, S., Davis, E., Douziech, A. & Scott, D. (2018). Non-pharmacological management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: What Works, in What Circumstances, and Why? Innovations in Aging. 1(3), DOI:10.1093/geroni/igy001.
Caspar, S., Le, A., McGilton, K. (2017). The influence of supportive supervisory practices and health care aides' self-determination on the provision of person-centred care in long-term care facilities. Journal of Applied Gerontology, DOI:0733464817750275.
Caspar, S., Cooke H., Phinney, A. & Ratner, P. (2016). Practice Change Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities: What Works, and Why? Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 35(3), 372-384.
Caspar, S., Ratner, P., Phinney, A., & MacKinnon, K. (2016). The influence of organizational systems on information exchange in long-term care facilities: An institutional ethnography. Qualitative Health Research. 26(7), 951-965, DOI: 10.1177/1049732315619893
Caspar, S., Cooke, H.A., O'Rourke, N., & MacDonald, S. (2013) The Influence of Individual and Contextual Characteristics on the Provision of Individualized Care in Long-Term Care Facilities. The Gerontologist. 53(5): 790-800.
Grand, J., Caspar, S., & MacDonald, S. (2011). Clinical Features and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Dementia Care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 4, 125-147.
Caspar, S., O'Rourke, N., & Gutman, G. (2009). The differential influence of culture change models on long-term care staff empowerment and provision of individualized care. The Canadian Journal on Aging, 28(2), 165-175.
Caspar, S. & O'Rourke, N. (2008). The influence of care provider access to structural empowerment on individualized care in long-term care facilities. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B(4), S255-S265. (CIHR Institute of Aging Age+ Award, $1,000.)
Research Interests
General:
Applied Research, Intervention Research, Program Evaluation, Systems Research, Mixed Research Methods
Focus:
Therapeutic Recreation, Non-pharmacological Treatment of Responsive Behaviours, Organizational Behaviour, Empowerment, Leadership, Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration, Quality of Care and Quality of Life in Continuing Care, Dementia Care, Holistic Approaches to Wellness
Applied Research, Intervention Research, Program Evaluation, Systems Research, Mixed Research Methods
Focus:
Therapeutic Recreation, Non-pharmacological Treatment of Responsive Behaviours, Organizational Behaviour, Empowerment, Leadership, Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration, Quality of Care and Quality of Life in Continuing Care, Dementia Care, Holistic Approaches to Wellness