1st Edition
Theory in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice A Practical Application
Foreword
Moses N. Ikiugu,
Foreword
Paula Kramer
Introduction
1 A Model of Theory-Based Decision Making in School Practice
Patricia Laverdure and Francine M. Seruya
2 Professional Identity: Owning Our Distinct Value
Francine M. Seruya and Patricia Laverdure
3 Theory-Based Decision Making in School Practice
Francine M. Seruya and Patricia Laverdure
4 Occupation-Based Evaluation
Patricia Laverdure and Francine M. Seruya
5 Theory-Based Intervention
Patricia Laverdure and Francine M. Seruya
6 Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Patricia Laverdure and Deborah Schwind
7 Health Management
Patricia Laverdure and Tammy Blake
8 Rest and Sleep
Caitlin Stanford
9 Education and Work
Mindy Garfinkel
10 Play and Leisure
Francine M. Seruya and Tina Weisman
11 Social Participation
Miranda Virone
12 Implementing and Advocating for a Theory-Based Practice
Francine M. Seruya and Patricia Laverdure
Biography
Patricia Laverdure, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA, is an associate professor and founding program director of the doctor of occupational therapy program at Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She has worked with children and youth and their families across the care continuum from neonatal intensive care and inpatient and outpatient services to early intervention and school services in roles of provider, consultant, and program administrator.
Francine M. Seruya, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is a professor and program director of occupational therapy at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She has been a pediatric occupational therapist for more than 2 decades working with children and their families in a variety of settings, including early intervention, preschool, and K–12 settings.
