2nd Edition
Occupational Therapy Interventions Function and Occupations
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the AuthorsContributing Authors
Preface Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Catherine Meriano, JD, MHS, OTR/L and Donna Latella, EdD, OTR/L
Chapter 2 Foundational Skills for Functional Activities Deanna Proulx-Sepelak, MHA, OTR/L
Chapter 3 Activities of Daily Living Catherine Meriano, JD, MHS, OTR/L and Donna Latella, EdD, OTR/L
Chapter 4 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Tracy Van Oss, DHSc, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 5 Education Kimberly D. Hartmann, PhD, MHS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 6 Work Martha J. Sanders, PhD, MSOSH, OTR/L, CPE and Robert Wright, OTR/L
Chapter 7 Retirement, Volunteering, and End-of-Life Issues Marilyn B. Cole, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 8 Leisure Margo Ruth Gross, EdD, LMFT, LMT, OTR/L and Peter Tascione, OTR/L
Chapter 9 Social
Participation Roseanna Tufano, LMFT, OTR/L
Chapter 10 Health and Wellness Francine M. Seruya, PhD, OTR/LAppendix A: Resources Appendix B: Assessment Grid by Amy P. Burns, JD, MOT, OTR/L Financial Disclosures
Index
Biography
Catherine Meriano, JD, MHS, OTR/L is a tenured Professor of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. Her clinical background is in acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, and nursing home practice. Catherine is received her certification in Advanced Online Teaching from the Online Learning Consortium and teaches in both the Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate program, which is online, and the traditional entry-level Masters of Occupational Therapy program. Her teaching responsibilities include Legal and Ethical classes in both programs, Problem-Based Learning, Documentation of practice and Administration. Her publications and presentations have included topics such as evaluation of the upper extremity, dysphagia, academic integrity, legal issues in health care and legislative advocacy for occupational therapy. Catherine enjoys spending time in the clinic, traveling with her family, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Donna Latella, EdD, OTR/L is a tenured Professor of Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut. Her clinical background is in acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, homecare, and nursing home practice. Presently, Donna’s clinical practice is spent between homecare, outpatient, as well as working as a Registered Therapist in Hippotherapy and a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Her teaching responsibilities include Research, Adult Interventions, Health Conditions, Problem-Based Learning, Capstone Graduate Project, and Service Learning. Donna volunteers with her certified therapy dog, pot-bellied pig and horses providing animal-assisted therapy in reading programs, hospitals, and day centers. Her publications and presentations have covered topics such as evaluation of the upper extremity, dysphagia, leadership, service learning, animal-assisted therapy, educational malpractice, and learning styles. Donna enjoys jogging, horseback riding, and boating with her husband, two children, and many pets.
