Full Description
An ideal reference, this market-leading text provides the most comprehensive and current presentation of occupational therapy concepts and practice. This text is organized around the student-oriented questions: "What will I do?", "Who will I treat?", and "Where will I practice?". New to the Tenth Edition are chapters on spirituality, neuromuscular intervention techniques, the environment as a component of self, research and practice, facility-based practice, and more. Features include integration of the new AOTA Practice Framework with the International Classification of Function, and continuation of Mary Feldhaus-Weber's powerful narrative of her life after a head injury with a six-page full-color insert of her art added. Other features include practical examples/dilemmas, current trends toward community-based practice in a variety of settings, and consultation. Pedagogical features include unit introductions and learning objectives, chapter outlines, summaries, and ethics boxes.
Contents
UNIT ONE Occupational Therapy and Occupational SciencePresent, and Future 2 UNIT TWO Persons Seeking Occupational Therapy 46 UNIT THREE Occupational Therapy Practitioners: The Occupational Therapist and the Occupational Therapy Assistant 128 UNIT FOUR Establishing the Therapeutic Alliance 154 UNIT FIVE Analyzing Occupation and Activity 186 UNIT SIX Conceptual Basis for Practice 200 UNIT SEVEN Occupational Therapy Evaluation 276 UNIT EIGHT Occupational Therapy Intervention 450 UNIT NINE Diagnostic Considerations for Infants, Children, and Adolescents 688 UNIT TEN Diagnostic Considerations in Adult and Older Adult Practice 754 UNIT ELEVEN Issues in Service Provision 884 UNIT TWELVE Professional Issues 950 Appendices 981 Glossary 1025 Index 1037NER(01): WOW
