Full Description
This comprehensive textbook lets readers develop the strong theoretical and practical foundation needed for effective decision-making in occupational therapy. Emphasis on both clinical and professional reasoning gives readers the skills needed to make informed decisions as practitioners, managers, and educators. This textbook offers easy-to-follow explanations of current theories of clinical and professional reasoning, demonstrating their relevance to occupational therapy work. "Thinking about Thinking" quotes offer thought-provoking perspectives on reasoning. Case examples and learning activities demonstrate how reasoning is applied in various clinical and professional scenarios. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a key word list. Photographs, figures, and tables support reader understanding.
Contents
ForewordAbout the AuthorsPrefaceContributorsReviewersAcknowledgementsChapter 1:Professional Reasoning as the Basis of PracticeChapter 2:Therapists' Assumptions as a Dimension of Clinical ReasoningChapter 3: Information Processing Theory and Professional ReasoningChapter 4: Embodiment: Reasoning with the Whole BodyChapter 5:Scientific ReasoningChapter 6:Narrative ReasoningChapter 7:Pragmatic ReasoningChapter 8:Ethical ReasoningChapter 9:Interactive and Conditional Reasoning: A Process of SynthesisUNIT III:TEACHING PROFESSIONAL REASONINGChapter 10:Epistemology: Knowing How You KnowChapter 11:Teaching for Expert PracticeChapter 12:Communities of Practice: A Curricular Model That Promotes Professional ReasoningChapter 13:Curricular Approaches to Professional Reasoning for Evidence-Based PracticeChapter 14: Facilitating Clinical Reasoning in Fieldwork: The Relational Context of the Supervisor and StudentUNIT IV:PROFESSIONAL REASONING RESEARCHChapter 15: Review of Methodologies for Researching Clinical ReasoningChapter 16:Theory and Practice: New Directions for Research in Professional ReasoningAppendixGlossaryIndex
