Description
Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupational Participation, Eighth Edition is a seminal textbook that has been used in preregistration occupational therapy education for more than 40 years.Now in its eighth edition, it reflects significant developments within the occupational profession and the contexts of the delivery of health and social care when working with people who experience illness, injury or impairment to promote occupational participation. It is highly regarded for its level of detail, its practical approach, and the breadth of its content, with input from multiple authors from around the world.Fully updated and built around the professional concepts and processes to promote occupational participation this invaluable resource will enable occupational therapists link theory with day-to-day practice, reflect on the knowledge, expertise and attitudes that inform their work and practice in a critically reflexive way.- Practical text and online assets link theory with day-to-day practice- Collaborative-relationship-focused, inclusive and strengths-based language- Summaries and key points for each chapter make navigation easy- Focus on working with groups, communities and populations in addition to working with individuals, reflecting the evolving and expanding scope of practice- Practice stories throughout the text, and detailed practice stories in Section 5, inviting the reader to reflect on the information, skills and attitudes that inform practice- Online multiple choice questions and questions for reflection at the end of each chapter enable readers to assess and apply their knowledge
Table of Contents
SECTION 1 CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY1. Decoloniality in occupational therapy practice: preparation and readiness2. Critical perspectives in occupational therapy: problematising practice toaddress the socio-political shaping of occupation3. A political project for occupational therapists4. Social occupational therapy: principles for action towards participation5. Analysing the practice context: a critical step in meeting professional obligations6. Occupation7. Reflecting on the contribution of the dimensions of the environment to occupational participation8. The continual evolution of the occupational therapy professionSECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORING OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION9. Professional reasoning10. An occupation, capability and wellbeing framework for occupational therapy11. The Canadian model of occupational participation (canmop)12. The collaborative relationship focused practice and the Canadian occupational therapy practice process framework13. Process of exploring occupational participation14. Exploring occupational needs and expanding occupational possibilities of collectives15. Exploring the impact of the environment on occupational participation16. Exploring occupational participation using the Canadian occupational performance measure17. Exploring occupational participation using task, activity and occupational analyses18. Dynamic performance analysis19. Co-designing plans to access, initiate and sustain occupational participation20. Exploring safety and risk to promote occupational participationSECTION 3 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION21. Advocacy22. Education23. Health promotion24. Lifestyle and self-management25. Sexuality26. Work participation27. Occupational performance coaching28. Cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (co-op) approach29. Home modification and universal design30. Embracing a critical community development orientation and strategy in occupational therapy practiceSECTION 4 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION31. Assistive technology32. Walking and falls33. Wheeled mobility and seating systems34. Driving and transportation for community mobility35. Moving and positioning of people36. Biomechanical strategies to initiate and sustain occupational participation37. Managing fatigue38. Managing pain39. Improving arm function after acquired brain impairment40. Hand therapy and orthotics41. Working with people living with vision impairment42. Cognition and perceptionSECTION 5 PRACTICE STORIES – PROMOTING OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION43. Mrs Tremblay: continuum of care from hospital to community following a stroke44. Mr Fitch: work retention vocational rehabilitation45. Arthur: promoting occupational participation of a person with a life-limiting illness46. Person-centred risk assessment and planning47. Disaster preparedness and risk reduction48. Wellness 2 age program49. Pabllo and their dissidence of gender and sexuality50. Building connections and accessing diverse networks during the covid-19 pandemic: national and provincial advocacy and lobbying in south Africa
