Occupational category: 1880 books
Principles of Assessment and Outcome Measurement for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists
Theory, Skills and Application
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
This textbook on assessment and outcome measurement is written for both occupational therapy and physiotherapy students and qualified therapists. It begins by defining what is meant by assessment, outcome, evaluation and measurement and discussing the complexity of therapy assessment and measurement,...
Handbook of Return to Work
From Research to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
This comprehensive interdisciplinary synthesis focuses on the clinical and occupational intervention processes enabling workers to return to their jobs and sustain employment after injury or serious illness as well as ideas for improving the wide range of outcomes of entry and re-entry into the workplace....
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Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Growing interest in the field of mental health in the workplace among policy makers, clinicians, and researchers alike has been fueled by equal employment rights legislation and increasing disability statistics in mental heath. The importance of addressing this topic is underscored by the fact that...
by Laura H Krefting, Jerry A Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This sensitive book provides a much-needed compilation and description of OT programs for the care of individuals disabled by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Focusing on the disabled individual, the family, and the societal responses to the injured, this comprehensive book covers the spectrum of available...
Recovery and Wellness
Models of Hope and Empowerment for People with Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Learn to harness the process of recovery from mental illness for use in the transformative healing of your OT clients!
This informative book for occupational therapists describes the Recovery Model from theoretical and experiential perspectives, and shows how to use it most effectively. It...
Music and the Social Model
An Occupational Therapist's Approach to Music with People Labelled as Having Learning Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2013
Music has always been an essential part of what it is to be human and yet not everyone has access to the music-based opportunities others take for granted. Motivated by the belief that individuals are disabled by society rather than any impairment they might have, Jane Williams sets out to show how...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
This authoritative text on occupational lung disorders builds upon the fundamentals, including clinical, epidemiological, and predictive approaches. It discusses interstitial and malignant diseases, airways diseases, and other respiratory issues, such as diving, working at high altitudes, and abnormal...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Occupation Analysis in Practice is the essential book for all future and current occupational therapists. It offers a practical approach to the analysis of occupations in real world practice.
The book frames occupation as the key component for analysis and builds upon previous work limited...
The Occupational Therapy Managers' Survival Handbook
A Case Approach to Understanding the Basic Functions of Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This practical volume, in a casebook approach, was developed in response to the complex issues that today’s manager faces. As therapists assume managerial responsibilities, there is need to share experiences and lessons learned. In this volume, a common format is used to present each case, including...
Implementing Occupation-centred Practice
A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
This practical text supports occupational therapy students and educators as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of practice learning. Reflecting contemporary and innovative occupation-centred practice, it sets out a step-by-step guide to using this knowledge across a range of settings....
by Simon B. N. Thompson, Maryanne Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
This book is both an introductory text to the rehabilitation of stroke for student therapists and a reference text for qualified therapists. The layout of the book reflects these needs with Chapters 1-4 assuming a minimal level of understanding of the material. These chapters provide an introduction...
Leading to Occupational Health and Safety
How Leadership Behaviours Impact Organizational Safety and Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
Leading to Occupational Health and Safety brings together prominent researchers to explore the pervasive roles that leaders play in determining the health, safety and mental well-being of employees in organizations.
The first text to directly link organizational leadership behaviours with health...
Preventing Stress, Improving Productivity
European Case-Studies in the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
In a representative study made of European workers, twenty-eight per cent of employees reported that stress affects their health and their performance at work. Occupational stress is a serious problem for the performance of individuals, organisations and as a consequence, for national economies. Preventing...
Developmental Disabilities
A Handbook for Occupational Therapists
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This significant volume provides broad coverage of the spectrum of problems confronted by patients with developmental disabilities and the many kinds of occupational therapy services these individuals need. Experts identify exemplary institutional and community service programs for treating patients...