About
Research
Email: Keehean.lim@stmarys.ac.uk
Biography
Dr. Kee Hean Lim is an Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy at St Mary’s University and the Associate Head of School for Student Experience. He is also the current Director of Education for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. He has vast clinical, research, teaching and consultancy experience and his research interests include Promoting cultural competency in practice; Occupation and mental health recovery; Growth-based careers and development; Equality, diversity and inclusion; Self-management and resilience; the Kawa model river; Student mental health and well-being within education.
He has presented his research both nationally and internationally and is a visiting lecturer at several universities within the United Kingdom and across Europe. He has published within the areas of Cultural competence; Mental health practice; Transcultural practice; Growth-based careers; the Kawa ‘River’ Model; Self-management; Occupations and mental health recovery.
Research
Research profile
Qualifications and accreditations
PhD, MSc, PG Cert Education, Dip COT
Membership of professional bodies
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists
- Health and Care Professions Council
Teaching and Research
Research Grants:
- Health Education England: Allied Health Professions career framework project
- Health Education England: BME career choices: community research project
- Health Education England: Action research project to reduce ethnicity gap
- Brunel University: Awarding gap project
Latest Publications
- Lim, K.H. (2023) “I can visualise my careerprogression differently.” The Application of the Kawa (River) Model to support Career Development in the Allied Health Professions - A Public Scholarship Report. NHS England.
- Moreels, T., Cruyt, E., De Baets, S., Andries, L., Arts- Tielemans, M., Rodriguez- Bailon, M., Bergström, A., Boete, K., Bormans,I., Costa,U., Declercq, H., Dekelver, S., Dekyvere, V., Delooz, E., Engels, C., Helderweirt, S., Jarrey, M.,Lenaerts, A., Leyman, A., Lim, K.H., Meynen, L., Satink, T., Schoenmakers, F., Senn, D., Slembrouck,L., Van Meensel, E., Vangenechten, D., Van Paepeghem, D., De Vriendt, P., Van de Veld, D., (2023)“The Self-Management Analysis in Chronic Conditions (SMACC) checklist: An international consensus-based tool to develop, compare and evaluate self-management support programs" British Medical Journal Open. 13(12) DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075676
- Editorial Special Issue: "Bridging critical gaps in occupational justice and social justice in occupational therapy practice"Brazillian Journal of Occupational Therapy (2022)
- Moss, P., Lim, K.H., Prunty, M. and Norris, M. (2020) Children and young people’s perspectives and experiences of a community wheelchair basketball club and its impact on daily life. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 83(2) 118-128.