Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy Maureen E. Neistadt

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy by Maureen E. Neistadt

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Covers evaluation performance contexts, treatment of performance contexts, and the psychometric properties of assessment instruments. This book features first person narratives by people with disabilities that help readers understand the patients' perspectives and apply them to their own career experiences.

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy by Maureen E. Neistadt

You and your students will love this classic text - now in its 50th year! Completely revised and updated for the ninth edition, "Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy" continues to set the standards for the field. This major revision has been completely reorganized and refocused down to the very last page, with no chapter left untouched. The reader will appreciate the text's close examination of the professional development process and the unprecedented coverage of evaluation and treatment. New chapters cover evaluation of performance contexts, treatment of performance contexts, and the psychometric properties of assessment instruments. New first person narratives by people with disabilities help readers understand the patients' perspectives and apply them to their own career experiences.

Part 1 Occupational therapy and occupational science: introduction to occupational therapy; occupational science - occupational therapy's legacy for the 21st century. Part 2 Persons seeking occupational therapy: an excerpt from "The Book of Sorrows, Book of Dreams" - a first-person narrative; the illness and disability experience form an individual perspective; disability experience from a family perspective; culture and other forms of human diversity in occupational therapy; socioeconomic factors and their influence on occupational performance. Part 3 Occupational therapy practitioners - the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant: practitioners' perspectives on the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant partnership; clinical reasoning - the basis of practice. Part 4 Establishing the therapeutic alliance: the therapeutic relationship; group process. Part 5 Activity analysis: activity analysis - a way of thinking about occupational performance. Part 6 Occupational therapy evaluation: introduction to evaluation and interviewing; critiquing assessments; evaluation of occupational performance areas; evaluation of performance components; evaluation of performance contexts. Part 7 Occupational therapy treatment: overview of treatment; treatment of occupational performance areas; treatment of performance components; treatment of performance contexts. Part 8 Theories that guide practice: theory and frame of reference; theories derived from occupational behaviour perspectives; theories derived from rehabilitation perspectives; theories derived from infant and child developmental perpsectives; theories derived from learning perspectives. Part 9 Occupational therapy - diagnostic considerations in paediatric practice: introduction to the paediatric population; development delay and mental retardation; neurologic dysfunction in children; orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems in children; cardiopulmonary dysfunction in children; immune system dysfunction - children with HIV or AIDS and their families; psychosocial dysfunction in childhood and adolescence; child abuse and neglect. Part 10 Occupational therapy - diagnostic considerations in adult and older adult practice: introduction to adult and older adult populations; adult neurological dysfunction; orthopaedic and musculoskeletal dysfunction in adults; cardiopulmonary dysfunction in adults; occupational therapy for adults with immunological diseases; psychosocial dysfunction in adults; skin system dysfunction - burns. Unit 11 Environments for practice: legislative and reimbursement influences on occupational therapy - changing opportunities; management of occupational therapy services; interdisciplinary communication and supervision of personnel. (Part contents)

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy Maureen E. Neistadt

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy by Maureen E. Neistadt

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