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Over the past few years, adults with developmental disabilities have been affected by myriad legislative changes, attitudinal advances in human rights, and lessons learned from evidence-based practice and research in all aspects of health care, especially occupational therapy. This inspiring book for occupational therapy practitioners and students takes a client-centered approach to developmental disabilities, one aligned with the philosophy of self-determination, and provides clinicians with a working guide for practice with this population. 
A new section on full participation clearly illustrates the level of community involvement that people with developmental disabilities can achieve. In addition, this book addresses emerging areas of self-employment and entrepreneurship, use of technology, and driving.

Adults With Developmental Disabilities: Current Approaches in Occupational Therapy, Revised Edition

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

CD-ROM contains reproducible forms, checklists, and questionnaires referenced in the text for use in practice.

Practical Considerations for School-Based Occupational Therapists (Book & CD-ROM)

As its title suggests, this book contains a true legacy in the tradition of one of the greatest occupational therapy pioneers, Eleanor Clarke Slagle (1876-1942). The American Occupational Therapy Association recognized this pioneer's influence by establishing its highest award in her honor in 1953. 
This compilation presents the 41 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectures, and while each stands firm on its own as a solid example of scholarship, when read sequentially they form a unique record of the steady progress and increasing sophistication of occupational therapy. The lectures contain history, leadership, mentoring, encouragement, admonishment, philosophy, and practical guidance. Above all, they reflect Slagle's vision of the integration of theory, philosophy, and spirit from which practitioners, educators, and students can draw inspiration. 
This reference has been organized according to decades, and each section is preceded by discussions of what was happening in the world and the United States at that time. After this historical accounting, the lectures for the decade are reprinted. Each decade is closed with a series of suggested learning activities and discussion questions. Although a broader historical and social context is not always evident within individual lectures, it becomes apparent when the whole body of work of each honored lecturer is considered. In addition, appendixes include biographies and bibliographies for each lecturer, as well as bibliographies of world and U.S. history and also occupational therapy's history, and a list of the presidents of AOTA. The discussion is completed by a response to the question, "What did you not include in your lecture but would want the profession to hear?" as well as the original Adolf Meyer address honoring Slagle.

A Professional Legacy: The Eleanor Clarke Lectures in Occupational Therapy, 1955-2004, 2nd Edition

Lazzarini, Ivelisse

Cover Copy: The year 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of occupational therapy assistants working in occupational therapy. Since the beginning, occupational therapy assistants have provided valuable service and have contributed to the expansion of the profession........This collection of regulatory and reimbursement information, standards, guidelines, and language is designed for both occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapists. Students can use this guide to prepare for their careers by studying the profession's roles and responsibilities, where it has been, ad where it is going. Practitioners can use this guide to help facilitate ethical, legal, best, and evidence-based practice.Highlights: Part I - State and Professional Regulations (3 Chapters)Part II - Supervision, ROles, and Responsibilities (12 Chapters)Part III - Reimbursement (7 Chapters)Part IV - Ethical Jurisdiction (10 Chapters)Part V - Resources (8 Chapters)

The Occupational Therapy Assistant: Resources for Practice and Education

How is it that some people, when faced with a serious illness or disability, are able to repair their spirit and rebuild their lives, while others appear to lose hope and deteriorate? How do some even find that their lives have become more personally rewarding, as they believe that their illness or disability has enhanced their appreciation for the opportunity just to be alive? 
The author, a respected occupational therapist with 15 years of experience with individuals with serious illnesses or injuries, has found 10 lessons that are common to those who have reconstructed their lives into meaningful existences marked by accomplishment, contentment, helping others, and finding simple joys. Ten chapters present personal stories of those who have transformed their lives. They describe several simple and thoughtful exercises that infuse occupational therapy practice with Eastern techniques and Western cognitive therapy... exercises that will help readers incorporate these 10 insightful lessons into their own lives.

Living with Illness or Disability: 10 Lessons of Acceptance, Understanding, or Perseverance

Gutman, Sharon A.

Too often, older or disabled people live limited lives or give up their homes and neighborhoods prematurely because standard housing cannot meet their needs. Home modifications--or alterations, adjustments, or additions--to a home can help older or disabled people age in place and stay in their communities, which is often their preference. Occupational therapy plays a significant role in assessing needs, identifying and training in solutions, and evaluating outcomes in home modifications. This Practice Guideline serves as a reference for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, as well as for designers, builders, social services providers, health care facility managers, managed care organizations, and health care regulators. It defines the contribution that occupational therapy can make to the home modification process through evaluation, consultation, and training with clients or consumers who need home modifications.

Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Home Modifications (The AOTA Practice Guidelines Series)

Carol M. Siefert

Exercise & Fitness

This book was originally created to share the experiences of occupational therapists at the Cardinal Hill Healthcare System as they transitioned from using the Uniform Terminology for Occupational Therapy-Third Edition (UT-III) to integrating the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process in occupational therapy practice. In this new edition, the editors and authors expand on their journey, explaining the refinements they have made to the resulting Cardinal Hill Occupational Participation Process (CHOPP) to inform client-centered care. 
This new edition and the accompanying DVDs are designed to assist occupational therapists at all levels, including those who are beginning practice, experienced therapists transitioning from the UT-III to the Framework, and therapists educating others in the application of the Framework. Chapters include adults and pediatric case studies that illustrate a variety of physical and mental health diagnoses. Readers can view the case studies on the DVD and compare them with the written case notes to see how these examples were translated by the authors into the CHOPP format. This book also includes chapters on implementing client-centered care as well as describe Cardinal Hill s client satisfaction survey to measure successful implementation of a client-centered system. Appendixes in the book and on the DVDs include blank adult and pediatric CHOPP forms, as well as the complete text of the current Framework. This book will serve as a useful tool for clinicians who want to better integrate Framework principles into their practice and for those who want to expand their knowledge about client-centered care at various levels. Readers who are in the process of reorienting their individual or an organizational service delivery toward a client-centered model will find that the rewards in improved quality of care are well worth the challenges.

Applying the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Using the Cardinal Hill Occupational Participation Process in Client-Centered Care, 2nd Edition

Camille Skubik-Peplaski

Chasity Paris

Dana Rae Collins Boyle

Amy Culpert

Medicine

Fieldwork education links education and practice and is a critical extension of occupational therapy curricula. Yet, despite its importance, the theory and practice of fieldwork education has remained relatively free of research, theory, development, or training for those who direct the learning of students. The chapters in this essential book, each of which offers several learning exercises, address these gaps in the occupational therapy knowledge base, providing a theoretical, and philosophical framework, correcting myths, and forging a connection between the theory and practice of clinical education and supervision. For OT and OTA students, this book will encourage an active learning experience. For new practitioners, the book will help identify a body of knowledge not learned in school. For fieldwork educators, this book will assist with self-assessment and encourage creating a professional development plan that will further refine supervision skills. For managers of practice settings, the book will provide a theoretical base for the administrative, supportive, and educational functions of clinical supervision. Includes an 18-minute DVD produced by occupational therapy fieldwork students with 5 clinical scenarios that show situations between students and supervisors, followed by discussion questions!

Clinical Supervision in Occupational Therapy: A Guide for Fieldwork and Practice (With DVD) (English and Japanese Edition)

Donna M. Costa

Memory disorders occur in people with a variety of diagnoses, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, aneurysm, brain tumor, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. To optimize clients' levels of independence in the everyday world, occupational therapy professionals must help them compensate for their memory problems. However, successful treatment for memory deficits is not simply a matter or recommending that a client get a personal organizer; indeed, it is much more complex, involving much time and hard work. 
This practical book outlines the elements of the systematic approach that can be used when working with clients to implement compensations for their memory impairments. Drawing on the author's considerable experience and expertise, this book provides readers with an understanding of these issues and the knowledge with which to assimilate and overcome clients' negative influences to achieve positive outcomes for them, their immediate families, and communities. 
Includes a CD-ROM with 33 figures and checklists from the book.

Compensating for Memory Deficits Using a Systematic Approach

Susan K. Kime

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