Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 4/e

Description
This well-written, logically presented book describes complex
concepts in an accessible way without oversimplifying them. It is
both an indispensable guide to undergraduates and a practical
reference tool for clinicians in the application of models and
theories to practice. The new edition has widened its scope by
inviting contributions from leading academics and clinicians and now
offers an international perspective.



Key Features

*A thorough grounding in theoretical ideas and models of practice,
written in a clear and accessible manner

*Thorough connection between models and clinical practice

*Each model / frame of reference is written by a leading
international occupational therapist

*Extensively revised, expanded and updated, and fully referenced



-Contents-


Foreword by Rosemary Hagedorn
Foreword by Jenny Butler
Introduction

Section 1
1. Theoretical Foundations for Occupational Therapy: External
Influences
2. Theoretical Foundations for Occupational Therapy: Internal
Influences
3. Skills and Processes in Occupational Therapy
4. An Introduction to Frames of Reference and Conceptual Models of
Practice

Section 2
5. The Client-Centred Frame of Reference
6. The Cognitive Behavioural Frame of Reference
7. Frames of Reference ?an Introduction to the Psychodynamic
Approach
8. Assumptions about using a Biomechanical Frame of Reference in
Occupational Therapy
9. Theoretical approaches to Motor Control and Cognitive Perceptual
Function

Section 3
10. The Model of Human Occupation: Embracing the Complexity of
Occupation by Integrating Theory into Practice and Practice into
Theory
11. Applying the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance
12. Functional Information Processing Model
13. Activities Therapy: A Recapitulation of Ontogenesis
14. Emerging Models ?An Asian Perspective: The Kawa (River) Model

Section 4
15. Occupational Science: Genesis, Evolution and Future Contribution

Section 5
16. Clinical Reasoning

Glossary
Index






Author Information

Edward A. S. Duncan, PhD, BSc(Hons), Dip.CBT, Postdoctoral Research
Fellow, Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research
Unit, The University of Stirling and Clinical Specialist Occupational
Therapist, The State Hospital, Carstairs, UK