5th Edition

Ryan's Occupational Therapy Assistant Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques

By Karen Sladyk Copyright 2014
664 Pages
by Routledge

664 Pages
by Routledge

A renowned and cornerstone text for the occupational therapy assistant for more than 30 years is now available in an updated Fifth Edition.   Continuing with a student-friendly format, the classic Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques continues to keep pace with the latest developments in occupational therapy, including the integration of key... Read more
About the Editors

Current Contributors

Introduction

Section I Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical Principles

Chapter 1 Looking Back, Living Forward: Occupational Therapy History

Robert K. Bing, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 2 The Occupational Therapy Assistant Heritage: Proud and Dynamic

Shirley Holland Carr, MS, LOTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 3 Philosophy and Core Values in Occupational Therapy

Phillip D. Shannon, MA, MPA

Chapter 4 Human Development

Carol Winters-Smith, PhD

Chapter 5 Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Our Language

Ben Atchison, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 6 Activity Analysis: Our Tool

Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 7 Theory That Guides Practice: Our Map

Diane K. Dirette, PhD, OT

Chapter 8 Therapeutic Intervention Process

Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired

Chapter 9 Occupation: An Individual's Choice

Bonnie Brooks, MEd, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 10 Teaching and Learning

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Section II Occupations and Disabilities

Chapter 11 A Young Child With Visual Impairments

Angela E. Scoggin, PhD, OTR, FAOTA; Dickson Rodriguez, MA-CVRT, OTR;

Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA; and Patricia K. Benham, MPH, OTR

Chapter 12 A Toddler With an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA; Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L; and

Bette Bonder, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Chapter 13 A Kindergartner With Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR, BCP and Susanne Smith Roley, MS, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 14 Two Children With Cerebral Palsy

Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L

Chapter 15 A Second-Grader With Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 16 A Third-Grader With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Sue Gallagher, MA, OTR

Chapter 17 A 10-Year-Old Magician With Down Syndrome

Lori Vaughn, OTD, OTR/L

Chapter 18 A Teenager With Depression

Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 19 A Car Mechanic With Traumatic Brain Injury

Deanna Proulz-Sepelak, OTR and Paula Jo Belice, MS, OTR

Chapter 20 A Telephone Repairman With Spinal Cord Injury

M. Laurita (Lita) Fike, MA, OTR; Karen Pendleton, MA, OTR; and Liane Hewitt, MPH, OTR

Chapter 21 A Teacher's Aide With Schizophrenia

Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA

Chapter 22 A Mother and Caterer With Multiple Sclerosis

Lori T. Andersen, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OT/L, FAOTA

Chapter 23 A Self-Help Group Leader With Anxiety

Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA

Chapter 24 Three Picnickers Across the Age Span With Arthritis

Lynda Bishop, MS, OTR

Chapter 25 A Cafeteria Worker With Diabetes and Bipolar Disorder

Sylvia Sobocinski, MA, OTR/L

Chapter 26 A Plumber and Golfer With Total Hip Arthroplasty

Dairlyn Gower, BAS, COTA/L and Marcia Bowker, OTR, CHT

Chapter 27 A Senior Homemaker With Substance Abuse

Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA and Denise Rotert, MA, OTR

Chapter 28 A Businessman With a Stroke

Martha Logigian, MS, OTR

Chapter 29 A Homemaker and Volunteer With Parkinson's Disease

Kathryn Melin Eberhardt, MAEd, COTA/L, ROH

Chapter 30 A Retired Librarian With Sensory Deficits

Paula W. Jamison, PhD, OTR

Chapter 31 A Married Couple Dealing With Alzheimer's Disease

Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR/C, FAOTA

Section III Treatment Techniques, Procedures, and Concepts

Chapter 32 Group Intervention

Roseanna Tufano, LMFT, OTR

Chapter 33 Arts and Crafts as Meaningful Occupation

Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 34 Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment

Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Beth O'Sullivan, MPH, OTR

Chapter 35 Basic Splinting

Jaclyn M. West-Frasier, MA, OTR and Cynthia L. Vennix, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS 1

Chapter 36 Wellness and Health Promotion

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 37 Life Skills

Denise Rotert, MA, OTR and Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 38 Activities of Daily Living

Corina Hall, MS, OTR

Chapter 39 Work Injury Activities

Barbara Larson, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Section IV Management and Practice Issues

Chapter 40 Evidence-Based Practice

Paula Wright, MS, OTR

Chapter 41 Understanding Research

Sandy Bell, PhD, PT

Chapter 42 Documentation

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 43 Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervision

Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 44 The Occupational Therapy Assistant as Activity Director

Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 45 Functional Ethics

S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Chapter 46 Management Issues

Claudine Bogosian, MHA, OTR

Chapter 47 Professional Development

Anne B. James, PhD and Marijke Thamm Kehrhahn, PhD

Index

Biography

Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA is professor and founding chair of OT at Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Karen received her bachelor’s degree in OT from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree in Community Health Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Her practice interests in mental health and cognitive rehabilitation led to her pursuit of a doctorate in Adult and Vocational Education at the University of Connecticut. An educator for 25 years, Karen is very interested in how students learn to become excellent practitioners. She has edited several OT texts with a focus on helping OT and OTA students master the content of OT education. In her free time she quilts, antiques for vintage jewelry, and travels to spend time with her nieces and nephews.
 
Sally E . Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired is a graduate of the first occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program at Duluth, Minnesota, in 1964. She has taken extensive coursework at the University of Minnesota as a James Wright Hunt Scholar, and at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul. Her background includes experience in practice, clinical education supervision, management in long-term care, consultation, and teaching in the professional occupational therapy (OT) program at the College of St. Catherine. In the past, Sally has served in a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, and national levels, including the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Executive Board and on-site evaluator of the AOTA Accreditation Committee. Sally is the recipient of numerous state and national awards. She was the first COTA to receive the AOTA Award of Excellence and was among the first recipients of the AOTA Roster of Honor. Sally has retired and is enjoying interior decorating, photography, needlework, and gardening.