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Describes the most effective, evidence-based way to implement ASI into clinical practice by using a data-driven decision-making approach. Practical information guides practitioners in methodologically understanding the child and creating effective interventions with measurable outcomes. Forms and case examples throughout allow readers to efficiently apply ASI in paediatric practice.

Occupational therapy practitioners are valuable members of the complex trauma treatment team because of their expertise in the cognitive, social, emotional, and sensory components of occupation. This comprehensive text guides occupational therapy practitioners in applying trauma-responsive care with their clients.

Staying current on new evidence and practice across the field of early childhood can be challenging and time consuming. This comprehensive text covers all aspects of occupational therapy in early childhood across early intervention, preschools, and health care, providing evidence-guided practices to equip practitioners working with young children.

Examines the importance of understanding the person as an occupational being and how the occupational therapist's understanding of human occupation influences evaluation. This updated text describes how to accurately evaluate the factors affecting occupational performance and explains the essential and practical aspects of evaluation.

As availability of rehabilitation services for cancer increases, occupational therapy practitioners must be prepared to meet the needs of this population. Cancer and Occupational Therapy equips clinicians to meet clients' needs across the cancer care continuum, from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship or end of life.

With practical advice and thoughtful explorations of the meaning of culture, this book focuses on best practices in population or public models. The text guides readers to use their international occupational therapy experiences and learning in ways that will contribute to screening, prevention, and population concerns across practice areas.

Guides students and practitioners in working with clients across the wide range of occupational therapy services to achieve improved outcomes for clients - outcomes increasingly required by health care reimbursement systems. Updates to this fifth edition reflect current evidence.

Helps occupational therapy practitioners become capable, effective leaders across all practice settings. This new edition includes 76 new chapters in 12 sections. Each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms, essential considerations and practical applications in occupational therapy, a case example, and relevant ACOTE Standards.

Nearly 20% of occupational therapy practitioners work in school settings, requiring current, effective, and evidence-based best practices for students. Reflecting the extensiveness of occupational therapy practice in schools, this bestseller contains best practices from preschool to postsecondary transitions, from ADLs to driving.

Offers a discussion of ASD across the ages and stages of life, from early childhood to adulthood and aging. Each chapter includes key terms and case examples and covers applications to occupational therapy practice.

Providing intervention models grounded in neuroscience and occupation, this comprehensive new edition of the bestseller examines current evidence and best practices for working with clients across the lifespan. Chapters include key terms and concepts, learning objectives, case examples, and a summary of key points.

A particular challenge facing occupational therapy students and novice practitioners is that actual clients do not always fit a typical clinical picture. This text guides readers in learning how to identify relevant clinical data among the diverse details of clients' histories, interests, comorbidities, and lifestyles through fully developed case examples that guide reasoning.

Updates, modifies, and adapts the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupation (CO-OP) approach for specific occupational therapy populations using current evidence.

Serves as a resource for practitioners to find evidence-based interventions for clients with major NCDs, provides a tool for advocacy with external audiences, and highlights areas for future research and inquiry. Case studies and an assessment table provide in-depth, practical information, and evidence tables are included on a flash drive for ease of searching.

For adult clients with cancer, occupational therapy practitioners provide interventions focused on rehabilitation, helping clients resume occupations and activities of daily living. This Practice Guideline provides an overview of the evidence for the effectiveness of various occupational therapy interventions for adults with cancer who are undergoing rehabilitation.

Provides practical, how-to information on how to document occupational therapy services while meeting federal, state, and district requirements for screening and evaluation, intervention, outcomes and program evaluation, and OTA supervision. A flash drive includes forms for all aspects of documenting occupational therapy in schools, along with documentation samples and case examples.

This publication and Self-Paced Clinical Course aims to assist occupational therapists to further develop their clinical competency in working with adults with TBI. Features include "Points to Ponder," a glossary, and case studies. This volume can serve as a textbook for advanced-level occupational therapy students and assist in skill development for practicing clinicians.

Occupational therapy practitioners increasingly serve clients at critical times of transition as people experience planned and unplanned transitions throughout their lifespan. This comprehensive text is the first to offer an occupational therapy approach to clients' transition needs, from the neonatal intensive care unit and school to aging and end of life.

Provides occupational therapy practitioners and students with case studies to help promote ethical reflection and practice in their increasingly complex and varied professional roles. The authors present models and approaches for resolving ethical dilemmas and provide realistic case studies and vignettes to assist readers in identifying solutions.

Provides an overview of the occupational therapy process for adults who have experienced a stroke, defining the domain and interventions that occur within acceptable occupational therapy practice. Topics include evaluation, intervention, and outcomes, and extensive attention is given to cognitive, motor, and psychosocial impairments.

Reorganized, expanded, and updated, this new edition gives practical guidance in this preventative occupational therapy programme for independent-living older adults. Twelve modules, including those on longevity, stress, home safety, and navigating health care, illustrate how to incorporate the program into practice. Includes a flash drive with program handouts.

Provides an overview of the occupational therapy process for adults with traumatic brain injury, including definition, epidemiology, stages of recovery, referral, evaluation, and interventions throughout the various recover phases. This publication is designed to help occupational therapists understand the contribution of occupational therapy in treating adults with TBI.

Using an evidence-based perspective and key concepts from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, this guideline provides an overview of the occupational therapy process for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. It defines the occupational therapy domain, process, and interventions that occur within the boundaries of acceptable practice.

This text was written by occupational therapy practitioners for occupational therapy practitioners, but it also provides a resource for other stakeholders, such as home health agencies, who wish to know what to expect from occupational therapy practitioners in the home health setting. It borrows extensively from government sources and documents.

Task analysis, the process of analysing the dynamic relation among a client, a selected task, and specific contexts, is a critical clinical reasoning tool for evaluating occupational performance. This new edition of this foundational text guides occupational therapy practitioners in using task analysis to understand clients and their ability to perform specific, purposeful activities.

This compilation of the most influential literary works in occupational therapy presents the richness of the profession's heritage while addressing current realities and future directions for practice. A comprehensive anthology of more than 70 recognised classics and landmark recent works, this publication provides essential knowledge about theory and practice.