Adaptation Through Occupation Multidimensional Perspectives

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Contributing Authors

Foreword by Sally W. Schultz, PhD, OT, LPC-SIntroduction

Section I Conceptual Evolution of Occupational Adaptation Overview Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L

Chapter 1 Defining the Construct of Occupational Adaptation Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP Elaina DaLomba, PhD, MSW, OTR/L

Chapter 2 Adaptation as a Measure of Occupational

Participation Lorrie George-Paschal, PhD, OTR/L, ATP Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L

Section II Neuroscience Perspectives on Occupational Adaptation Overview Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L

Chapter 3 Neural Basis of Adaptation: Neuroplasticity and Movement Sciences Dawn M. Nilsen, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP

Chapter 4 Neural Basis of Adaptation: Motivation, Intention, Resilience, and Goal-Directed Behaviors Katherine Dimitropoulou, PhD, OTR Mary Frances Baxter, PhD, OT, FAOTA

Section III Occupational Adaptation in Occupational Therapy Theories and Models OverviewLenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP

Chapter 5 Occupational Adaptation as a Normative and Intervention Process: New Perspectives on Schkade and Schultz's Professional Legacy Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L

Chapter 6 Formation of Identity and Occupational Competence: Occupational Adaptation in the Model of Human Occupation Patricia Bowyer, EdD, MS, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 7 Adaptation From a Sensory Processing PerspectiveLauren Little, PhD, OTR/L Winifred Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 8 Adaptation as a Transaction With the Environment: Perspectives From the Ecology of Human Performance ModelEvan E. Dean, PhD, OTR Anna Wallisch, PhD, OTR/L Winifred Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Section IV Occupational Adaptation in Occupational Science Overview Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP

Chapter 9 An Occupational Science Perspective on Occupation, Adaptation, and

Participation Rebecca M. Aldrich, PhD, OTR/L Kendra Heatwole Shank, PhD, OTR/L

Chapter 10 The Lived Experience of Occupational Adaptation: Adaptation in the Wake of Adversity, Life Transitions, and Change Mandy Stanley, PhDFinancial Disclosures

Index

Biography

Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Occupational Therapy) in the Programs in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, NY. A pediatric occupational therapist by practice, he is a strong advocate of evidence-informed, occupation-based, theory-guided, client-centered, and occupational justice–promoting occupational therapy service provision.
Dr. Grajo is elected Chairperson of the Education Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and a voting member of the Commission on Education of AOTA from 2016-2019. He is a multi-awarded educator who has taught in the Philippines and the United States.
 
Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, ATP, has 18 years’ experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and assistive technologist. She currently works at Cook Children’s Health Plan as the Therapy Supervisor of Utilization Management. Her practice and research background include pediatric complex care, occupational adaptation, neuromuscular diseases, creativity, international occupational therapy, and assistive technology.
Dr. Boisselle is active with the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) and World Health Organization Global Cooperative on Assistive Technology (GATE). Dr. Boisselle has also served as a research consultant with University of Texas at Arlington Computer Science and Engineering Department since 2009. She has collaborated on several projects, including robotics, human computer interaction, and virtual rehabilitation.
 

“This is the first comprehensive book to explore occupational adaptation. The authors provide an excellent basis for their audience to gain knowledge of
adaptation through distinctive representations that are foundational for occupational therapy and occupational science. This is an exemplary book that
will continue to provide layers of professional reflection across the span of one's career.”

               - Yvonne M. Randall, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Doody's Review Service