Occupational Therapy Books

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   Disability and Youth Sport

   Edited by Hayley Fitzgerald

   How can or does youth sport reconcile what seems to be a fundamental contradiction between understandings of sport and disability? Has youth sport been challenged in anyway? Have alternative views of sport for disabled people been presented? Examining some of the latest research, this book...

   2008 | 978-0-415-42353-3 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Alternate Therapies in the Treatment of Brain Injury and Neurobehavioral Disorders: A Practical Guide

   By Ethan B Russo, Margaret Ayers, Barbara L Wheeler, Susan Schaefer, Gregory Murrey

   Get the tools to provide more effective treatment for the neurobehaviorally disordered TBI patient!As traditional treatment success rates for many persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are proving less than effective, clinicians search for other therapies that may be more productive. Alternate...

   2006 | 978-0-7890-2135-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Recovery and Wellness: Models of Hope and Empowerment for People with Mental Illness

   By Mary V Donohue, Catana Brown

   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 examines...

   2002 | 978-0-7890-1905-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Interprofessional Collaboration in Occupational Therapy

   By Stanley Paul, Cindee Peterson

   Interaction between professionals/students in various disciplines leads to greater respect, cooperation, and practical knowledge for all!Interprofessional Collaboration in Occupational Therapy, written by experienced occupational therapists, examines successful programs and models of practice...

   2002 | 978-0-7890-1903-5 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Education for Occupational Therapy in Health Care: Strategies for the New Millennium

   By Patricia Crist, Marjorie Scaffa

   Learn the best new approaches from the world’s leading OT educators!This timely book presents the most effective, innovative approaches to teaching the next generation of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. Examining both fieldwork and classroom programs, Occupational...

   2002 | 978-0-7890-1687-4 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Community Occupational Therapy Education and Practice

   By Beth Velde, Margaret Prince Wittman

   OT practice is moving from the medically based model into the community--don’t be left behind!This unique and timely book sets forth the vital concepts of nontraditional community-based (rather than the traditional medical model) occupational therapy practice. It illuminates issues related to...

   2002 | 978-0-7890-1406-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Complementary Therapies in Geriatric Practice: Selected Topics

   Use these techniques to promote the wellness of your elderly clients!This book explores current trends in alternative therapy and geriatric rehabilitation and the use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) techniques in physical and occupational treatment sessions with older adults....

   2002 | 978-0-7890-1432-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Domestic Abuse Across the Lifespan: The Role of Occupational Therapy

   By Mary V Donohue, Christine Helfrich

   Domestic abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Are you prepared to work with the people whose lives it has changed?Domestic Abuse Across the Lifespan: The Role of Occupational Therapy reframes the problem of domestic violence, taking it out of the home and into the...

   2001 | 978-0-7890-1385-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: Strategies for Success

   Take a cognitive approach to treating children with DCD!Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is frustrating for the children who must deal with it every day, for their parents, and for the professionals who work with these children. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder offers new...

   2001 | 978-0-7890-1358-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Teaching Students Geriatric Research

    By Margaret A Perkinson, Kathryn Braun

    Teach your students essential skills in conducting research, building collaborative partnerships, and working with clients and caregivers!This important book provides health care educators with information, examples, and suggestions to help teach students appropriate research techniques amidst a...

    2000 | 978-0-7890-0997-5 | Paperback (Routledge)