Occupational therapy

Now fully updated to reflect current practice, the 13th Edition remains the must-have resource that students that will use throughout their entire OT program, from class to fieldwork and throughout their careers. One of the top texts informing the NBCOT certification exam, it is a must have for new practitioners.

Enabling Occupation II will extend readers’ understanding of the concepts of occupation and enablement; profile generic practice models and frameworks; profile occupation-based enablement
Honour and affirm Canada’s 30 years of occupational therapy leadership and clarify and include the Leadership in Enabling Occupation (LEO) model.

The book is organised into three sections: the Australian context; professional issues and practice issues. Begin with an overview of the Australian health care system, a history of occupational therapy in Australia and the role of Australian occupational therapy professional associations and regulatory bodies. The values and philosophy of occupational therapy, ethical and legal aspects of practice and the role of occupational therapy in population health and health promotion are considered next. The professional issues covered in the book include using effective communication skills, client-centred practice principles and a strength-based approach when working with individuals, families, groups, communities, organisations and populations.

Practical as well as conceptual, this book challenges readers to look beyond occupation as just "work" to include all the ways in which we occupy ourselves, showing how what we do forms our lifestyle, and how occupations are enfolded to create a balanced or unbalanced style of life. Broad in perspective, it explores both informal and formal ways for studying occupation, provides a model and framework for studying occupational development across the lifespan, and considers issues and insights surrounding a variety of "occupational" topics

Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy: An Introduction to the Profession is a comprehensive, introductory text that provides first year students with foundational knowledge of occupational therapy as a profession and the construct of occupation. Due to the broadness of the profession this text identifies basic concepts and areas to novice students and helps inform them of the topics and components they will come across later in their studies.

Provides a conceptual foundation by examining the historical development, current status, and the future of the knowledge that supports the practice of occupational therapy. Offers the most comprehensive coverage of theories in the field to provide a broad overview of occupational therapy. Presents a framework for understanding what kind of knowledge is needed to support practice and critically examines existing knowledge. Provides a structure for thinking about and analyzing knowledge in order to compare different approaches. Includes summary tables for each model. Highlights profession-wide concepts such as dynamic systems, narrative, and occupational form. Chronicles the contributions made to occupational therapy's knowledge development throughout the world.