DESCRIPTION:
Now in its fifth edition, the internationally acclaimed Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy continues to provide a practical reference tool which is both an indispensable guide to undergraduates and a practical reference tool for clinicians in the application of models and theories to practice. Underlining the importance and clinical relevance of theory to practice, the text provides an excellent introduction to the theoretical basis of occupational therapy. Contributions are given by both academics and expert clinicians.
All chapters have been revised and updated, new ones have been written and some pre-existing chapters have new authors. A refined structure uses highlight boxes to indicate the key themes and issues of each chapter and useful reflective questions to help the reader review the issues raised in the chapter.
CONTENTS:
Section 1 Introduction to the philosophy, principles and practice of occupational therapy
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical foundations of occupational therapy: external influences
3 Theoretical foundations of occupational therapy: internal influences
4 Skills and processes in occupational therapy
5 An introduction to conceptual models of practice and frames of reference
Section 2 Conceptual models of practice
6 The Model of Human Occupation: embracing the complexity of occupation by integrating theory into practice and practice into theory
7 Applying the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance
8 The Person-Environment-Occupational Performance (PEOP) Model
9 The Functional Information-processing Model
10 The Kawa (River) Model
Section 3 Frames of reference
11 The client-centred frame of reference
12 The cognitive behavioural frame of reference
13 An introduction to the psychodynamic frame of reference
14 The biomechanical frame of reference in occupational therapy
15 Theoretical approaches to motor control and cognitive-perceptual function
Section 4 A new science
16 The evolving theory of clinical reasoning
17 Community-based rehabilitation
18 Occupational science: genesis, evolution and future contribution
