Helps occupational therapy students and practitioners perform efficient and comprehensive evaluations for adults with disabilities. This book features: appendices about standardized assessments and formal evaluation procedures; illustrated evaluation procedures; and, an evaluation checklist to help readers track each client's evaluation.

Presents a conceptual model of practice in occupational therapy.

Provides occupational therapists with a theoretical framework for practice. This book outlines the work of the occupational therapists in the area of mental health and introduces theoretical approaches and therapeutic interventions used with child and adolescent mental health clients. It is for occupational therapists, students and practitioners.

Offers the information on opportunities in occupational therapy careers. This title provides training and educational requirements for each career; salary statistics for different positions within each field; and, professional and internet resources.

Cutting with scissors is a complex skill. Difficulties may arise because of congenital or acquired disabilities, injury or lack of experience. This work describes the skills needed to use scissors effectively.

Aims to demystify the process of research and to place it in reality. Academic, yet practical in its approach, this book contains many examples, both real and hypothetical, exercises, summaries and key points. With practical advice, it is useful for therapists starting their research projects.

Presents a activity plan that benefits the development of relationships between adults over 70 and school-age children. This book applies the Sensory Garden design to a specific population, with a focus on the human senses that are stimulated by the garden. It shows how a Sensory Garden comes alive in a structured therapeutic horticulture program.

This book provides a philosophy and framework in which to ground clinical education practices.

This new edition has been reorganized and rewritten to make the content easier to understand. Illustrations have been added to relate theory to real-life situations, and key terms are listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in a glossary in the appendix.

Using examples and case studies, this title provides a look at the complementary roles of the registered occupational therapist (OTR) and the certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA). It illustrates the OT process within various practice settings, including the acute care hospital, public school, and home health practice.

Presents a clinical model identifying occupational therapists as part of the team of vision rehabilitation professionals. This text provides an occupational therapy-specific evaluation and assessment approach, and offers specific interventions. It emphasizes how occupational therapists can interact with other professionals to treat patients.

Provides students and clinicians with a quick reference for planning treatment strategies, organized around some 50 alphabetically arranged physical, psychosocial, geriatric, and pediatric disabilities commonly encountered by occupational therapists. Covers treatment guidelines for the major disabilities, with brief descriptions of techniques and d

A core text for over 12 years, this revised third edition of Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy provides an updated perspective on the design and use of groups in emerging practice areas.

Provides entry-level students in rehabilitation desciplines with an overview of normative life tasks and roles across the lifespan. It considers the impact of disease and disabiltiy on these normative roles. A comprehensive book with an essential contemporary frame of reference.

Provides the tools necessary to effectively evaluate and rehabilitate disabled and aging drivers. This book also prepares readers to enter the field by utilizing true-to-life case studies and evidence-based content.

Presents an introduction to the work of the OT in the short term psychiatric setting. This book emphasis on non-institutional care, and takes account of the changes affecting the provision of care. The text addresses the needs of the therapist in the clinical situation, as well as covering theoretical aspects.

This resource fills a void in the literature on occupational therapy and multiple sclerosis, and compiles the work and contributions of experts from Europe, Australia, Canada and the US.

Offers a foundation in occupational therapy processes to identify and address the needs of persons with mental health problems. This title reflects developments in basic neuroscience, psychopharmacology, occupational therapy theory, and evaluation and treatment methods.