Gillian King, PhD

Research

Research Focus:

Psychosocial aspects of childhood disabilities

Research Focus (Academic Version)

Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Disability and Health; Child and Family Community Participation; Child and Family Engagement in Service Delivery; Family Wellness, Resilience, Belief Systems, and Worldviews; Expertise and Clinical Decision Making in Service Delivery; Measure Development; Models of Clinical Services and Intervention Approaches; Research Partnerships and the Production of Knowledge; Interprofessional Practice; Youth Transitions; Traumatic Brain Injury and Resiliency

Research/Trainee/Volunteer Opportunities:

Please visit: https://hollandbloorview.ca/research-education/bloorview-research-institute-train-us

Education & Profession

Education:

PhD, Social Psychology, University of Western Ontario

University Positions/Affiliations:

• Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
• Associate Clinical Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Adjunct Research Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Western University
• Research Associate, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University
• Member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Clinical Health Sciences (Rehabilitation Science) Graduate Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Full Member of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto

Honours and Awards:

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Optimal Care for Children with Disabilities, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Selected Assessments and Measures Developed

• Self-reported Experiences of Activity Settings (SEAS)
• Measure of Environmental Qualities of Activity Settings (MEQAS)
• Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Scale (ISVS)
• Service Provider Strategies Checklist (SPS-C)
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement—Observation Version (PRIME-O)
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement—Service Provider Version (PRIME-SP)
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement—Parent Version (PRIME-P)
• Effective Listening and Interactive Communication Scale (ELICS) 
• Effective Listening and Interactive Communication Scale—Assessment Rubric (ELICS-AR)

A selection of Dr. King's outcome measures are available to download via the Bloorview Research Institute's online Innovations List 

Research Participation Opportunities 

• How do youth and young adults deal with life’s challenges? (interviews) 
• Transitions to Adulthood: Is your child ready? (parent survey) 

Publications

Dr. King has published more than 200 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, and given hundreds of presentations across Canada and internationally. She has held more than 100 research grants as principal investigator or co-investigator, and has developed and published two dozen outcome measures and assessments.

Click to see a full list of Dr. King's publications on PubMed

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (since 2018) 

King, G. (2022). Central yet overlooked: Engaged and person-centred listening in rehabilitation and healthcare conversations. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(24), 7664-7676. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1982026

King, G., McPherson, A. C., Kingsnorth, S., & Gorter, J. W. (2022). The transformative nature of residential immersive life skills programs: Integrating findings from a five-year prospective study of program opportunities, youth experiences, and outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(23), 15865.

King, G., Bowman, L. R., Curran, C. J., Oh, A., Thompson, L., McDougall, C., Menna-Dack, D. & Howson-Strong, L. (2022). A case study of a strategic initiative in pediatric rehabilitation transition services: An insiders’ perspective on team principles and practices. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences—Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems. 3:999973 doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.999973

King, G., Chiarello, L. A., McLarnon, M. J. W., Ziviani, J., Pinto, M., Wright, F. V., & Phoenix, M. (2022). A measure of parent engagement: plan appropriateness, partnering, and positive outcome expectancy in pediatric rehabilitation sessions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(14), 3459-3468. doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1864036

King, G., Baldwin, P., Servais, M., & Moodie, S. (2022). Solution-focused coaching to support clinicians’ professional development: An analysis of relational strategies and co-constructed outcomes. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 25(3), 205-216. doi:10.1080/17518423.2021.2011458

King, G., Kingsnorth, S., Morrison, A., Gorter, J. W., DeFinney, A., & Kehl, B. (2021). Parents’ perceptions of the foundational and emergent benefits of residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 110, 103857. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103857

King, G., Chiarello, L., Ideishi, R., Ziviani, J., Phoenix, M., McLarnon, M. J. W., Pinto, M., Thompson, L., & Smart, E. (2021). The complexities and synergies of engagement: An ethnographic study of engagement in outpatient pediatric rehabilitation sessions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(16), 2353-2365. doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1700562

King, G., Nalder, E., Stacey, L. & Hartman, L. R. (2021). Investigating the adaptation of caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury: A journey told in evolving research traditions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(21), 3102-3116. doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1725158

King, G., Chiarello, L., Ideishi, R., D’Arrigo, R., Smart, E., Ziviani, J., & Pinto, M. (2020). The nature, value, and experience of engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Perspectives of youth, caregivers, and service providers. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 23(1), 18-30.doi: 10.1080/17518423.2019.1604580

King, G., Seko, Y., Chiarello, L. A., Thompson, L., & Hartman, L. (2020). Building blocks of resiliency: A transactional framework to guide research, service design, and practice in pediatric rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42(7), 1031-1040.doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1515266 

King, G., Baldwin, P., Servais, M., Moodie, S., & Kim, J. (2020). Exploring relational dialogue in solution-focused coaching sessions: An analysis of co-construction and reflection. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 23(6), 390-401. doi:10.1080/17518423.2020.1711542

King, G., Chiarello, L. A., Thompson, L., McLarnon, M. J. W., Smart, E., Ziviani, J., & Pinto, M. (2019). Development of an observational measure of therapy engagement for pediatric rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(1), 86-97. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1375031

King, G., McPherson, A. C., Kingsnorth, S., Gorter, J. W., & DeFinney, A. (2019). Intervention strategies in residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities: A study of active ingredients and program fidelity. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 22(5), 303-311. doi:10.1080/17518423.2018.1497722

King, G., Schwellnus, H., Servais, M., & Baldwin, P. (2019). Solution-focused coaching in pediatric rehabilitation: Investigating transformative experiences and outcomes for families. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 39(1), 16-32. doi:10.1080/01942638.2017.1379457

King, G., McPherson, A., Mosleh, D., Hartman, L., Rapley, J., & Pinto, M. (2018). Program opportunities of residential immersive life skills programs for youth with disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 83, 233-246. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2018.09.003 

King, G., Seko, Y., Chiarello, L. A., Thompson, L., & Hartman, L. (2018). Building blocks of resiliency: A transactional framework to guide research, service design, and practice in pediatric rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi:10.1080/09638288.2018.1515266

King, G., Imms, C., Stewart, D., Freeman, M., & Nguyen, T. (2018). A transactional framework for pediatric rehabilitation: Shifting the focus to situated contexts, transactional processes, and adaptive developmental outcomes. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40(15), 1829-1841. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1309583

King, G., Schwellnus, H., Keenan, S., & Chiarello, L. A. (2018). Youth engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Service providers’ perceptions in a real-time study of solution-focused coaching for participation goals. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 38(5), 527-547. doi:10.1080/01942638.2017.1405864

Book Chapters

Pozniak, K, & King, G. (2022). Bringing an ethnographic sensibility to pediatric rehabilitation: contributions and potential. In C. M. Hayre, D. Muller, & P. Hackett, (Eds.), Rehabilitation in practice: Ethnographic perspectives (pp. 97-115).London, UK:Springer Nature. 

King, G., Ziviani, J., & Imms, C. (2019). Participation: Theoretical underpinnings to inform and guide intervention. In D. Greene & C. Imms (Eds.), Participation: Optimising outcomes in childhood-onset neurodisability. London, UK: Mac Keith Press.

King, G., Granlund, M., & Imms, C. (2019). Measuring participation as means: Participation as a transactional system and a process. In D. Greene & C. Imms (Eds.), Participation: Optimising outcomes in childhood-onset neurodisability. London, UK: Mac Keith Press.

King, G., & Servais, M. (2017). Effective Listening and Interactive Communication Scale (ELICS). In D. L. Worthington & G. Bodie (Eds.), Sourcebook of listening research: Methodology and measures (pp. 252-258). Wiley Blackwell.

Contact Info

Contact Information:

Bloorview Research Institute 
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital 
150 Kilgour Road Toronto, Ontario M4G 1R8 
Tel: 416-425-6220, extension 3323 
Fax: 416-425-1634

Contact Email: gking@hollandbloorview.ca OR gking27@uwo.ca