Occupational therapy Books

Trauma-Informed Occupational Therapy in Women's Health equips occupational therapy practitioners and allied healthcare professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to deliver trauma-informed care in women's health.

This book is an essential text for students and professionals wanting to pursue a career in Human-Animal Interaction (HAI). It is exclusively designed to navigate this field and provide information on the best education, training, and...

Das essential bietet einen Leitfaden für Physiotherapeut*innen, Ergotherapeut*innen und Logopäd*innen, um mit Hilfe der Teletherapie eine qualitativ hochwertige Versorgung ermöglichen zu können. Erfahren Sie alles über die...

The purpose of The Entry Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone: A Framework for The Experience and Project is to provide a step-by-step guide for the development, planning, implementation and dissemination of the entry-level occupational therapy...

Kinesiology for Occupational Therapy, Third Edition covers the theoretical background for understanding the kinematics and kinetics of normal human physiological movement. Each specific joint is assessed in terms of musculoskeletal function, movements...

This book presents an integrated and coordinated framework for assessing developmental, psychological, and behavioral disorders in early childhood. Expert contributors advocate for natural-environment methods in addition to standardized measures in...

Succeeding Saffi is part of the Switch Heroes series, social stories created to support switch users with their switch progression. The Switch Heroes series is part of the Seven Stages of Switch Development, created by Occupational Therapist and AT...

The innovative system described in this book represents the definitive risk management process. With mental ill-health the most concerning and growing cause of employee absence and poor performance, it provides a unique tool.By applying Dr Miller's...

As simulated learning experiences are increasingly used in healthcare education to enhance student engagement and experience, Clinical Simulation for Healthcare Professionals serves as a resource for the utility, design, and implementation of...

Time and time again the arts have been called on to provide respite and relief from fear, anxiety, and pain in clinical medicinal practices. As such, it is vital to explore how the use of the arts for emotional and mental healing can take place outside...

Occupational and Physical Therapy in Educational Environments covers the major issues involved in providing lawful, team-oriented, and effective occupational and physical therapy services for students with disabilities in public schools. For those...

Kinesiology for the Occupational Therapy Assistant: Essential Components of Function and Movement, Third Edition approaches the study of kinesiology by connecting function to the underlying components that make movement possible.

Imagery for Pain Relief, the first book of its kind, familiarizes the reader with basic scientific information about pain and mental imagery and shows why imagery is a valuable tool for pain management. Scientifically grounded and easy-to-read, it...

Advanced therapies and technologies, new service delivery methods, and care upgrades in underserved areas are translating into improved quality of life for millions with disabilities. Occupational therapy parallels this progress at the individual level,...

This book gathers peer-review contributions to the 5th International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2022, held on November 17-18, 2022, in Évora, Portugal, and in Caceres, Spain. They report on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for...

This book focuses on leadership and management strategies including project management, budget planning and management, governance, building a team, and developing a strategy for successful recruitment. Many creative arts therapy researchers lack...

This book gathers revised selected papers from the 3rd International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2020, held on October 5-6, 2020, in Évora, Portugal. They reports on cutting-edge technologies and optimized workflows for promoting active aging and...

This edited volume provides new perspectives on how shame is experienced and transformed within digital worlds and Industry 4.0. The editors and authors discuss how individuals and organisations can constructively transform shame at work, in...

The new fourth edition of Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists provides practitioners not only with a comprehensive understanding of vision and how vision problems can impact on occupational therapy, but also...

This book addresses the limited information about vision training and the importance of having knowledge of superior visual skills in our everyday, individualised environment like the classroom, workspace and sports setting.It is an instruction manual...

A comprehensive textbook for undergraduate rehabilitation sciences students, with contributions by various experts in different medical disciplines. Divided into five parts, the book covers basic sciences, common pathologies,...

Mit Erfolg zum Abschluss! Dieses Buch bietet Studierenden von pflege-, therapie- und gesundheitsbezogenen Studiengängen konstruktive Anregungen zu möglichen Themen und konkrete Anleitung bei der Erstellung von Projekt-, Bachelor- oder Masterarbeiten...

We are most fortunate to be housed in an institution that embraces risk taking and innovation in education. Part of the joy of working at McMaster University is the sense that you will be supported in your efforts to develop...

This book explains to physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, interested physicians and clinicians the theoretical and practical applications of single- to multi-channel functional electrical stimulation for a wide range of...

The importance of learning fine motor skills early in childhood is well recognised as a major contributor to better adjustment at school. Children who feel comfortable and confident at home with everyday tasks such as tying shoelaces are able to deal...

Occupational therapy originated in social reform, but early in its history became allied with medicine and a biomedical perspective. Over the last two decades the profession has recognized the value of the work of its pioneers and sought to argue for...

 Occupational therapy originated in social reform, but early in its history became allied with medicine, a biomedical perspective and a focus on individual health. Over the last two decades the profession has recognised the value of the work of its...

Offering a glimpse into the daily schedule, caseload, and roles of clinicians in more than 15 areas of practice, Quintessential Occupational Therapy: A Guide to Areas of Practice is an essential resource for recent graduates and occupational therapists...

Applied Theories in Occupational Therapy: A Practical Approach, Second Edition provides a system-based, comprehensive overview of the theories, models, and frames of reference that influence occupational therapy around the world.

The 7th edition of this best-selling text continues to provide occupational therapy students and researchers with expert guidance on conducting research, from the formulation of a research hypothesis to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.

A new, comprehensive resource for fieldwork educators and academic fieldwork coordinators, Fieldwork Educator's Guide to Level II Fieldwork provides a blueprint for designing, implementing, and managing Level II fieldwork programs for occupational...

Theory in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice: A Practical Application addresses a critical need in the school-based occupational therapy practice community for a model of integrating theory-based decision making in school practice.

Exploring how practitioners make use of play's developmental benefits and therapeutic healing properties to aid the child's health care journey, this reflective book expands and enhances the knowledge base underlying the practice of play in hospitals.

This practical book introduces a new, research-based model of occupational wholeness, a way of conceptualising satisfaction with what one does to meet needs for being, belonging and becoming. It explores how to: conceptualise people's life stories...

To understand who we are and where we are going, we first need to understand who we were and where we came from.

The extensively updated Second Edition of Case Studies Through the Health Care Continuum: A Workbook for the Occupational Therapy Student is a versatile resource that focuses on assisting students through the use of case studies.

Global Perspectives in Professional Reasoning is the first text of its kind to address the broader scope of occupational therapy practice and the different types of professional reasoning that can be employed, including strategic, political, nonlinear,...

Psychological, emotional, and social factors interact to influence peoples; occupational lives, in turn influencing psychosocial health. Occupational therapists practicing in contemporary health and social sectors require the knowledge, attitudes and...

Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy, Third Edition shows the results of an exhaustive review of international peer-reviewed literature in occupational therapy and provides a synthesis of current theoretical developments in occupational therapy and...