Medical / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy

Music and the Social Model: An Occupational Therapist's Approach to Music with People Labelled as Having Learning Disabilities

by Jane Williams & Rachel Purtell

Accessible and inspirational, the unique approaches in this book provide everything you need to know to empower people with learning difficulties to experience and enjoy music. Written from an Occupational Therapy...

Occupational Therapy Practice and Research with Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

by Marcia Finlayson

Discover strategies to enhance quality of life and promote social and community participation for people with MS!

Occupational Therapy Practice and Research with Persons with Multiple Sclerosis will familiarize...

Vestibular Processing Dysfunction in Children

by Kenneth J Ottenbacher & Margaret A Short Degraft

This collection of chapters is intended to help expand, organize, and enhance understanding of the scientific and clinical relevance of vestibular-related research. Articles present a well-developed body of...

Private Practice in Occupational Therapy

by Florence S Cromwell

Valuable insights into the potentials, risks, and excitement of establishing a private practice in occupational therapy. This groundbreaking volume provides general and specific ideas to help guide the OT professional...

The Art and Science of Motivation: A Therapist's Guide to Working with Children

by Jenny Ziviani & Anne Poulsen

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of methods for working with children with a range of difficulties. It presents a new model for working with these groups to enhance motivation and engagement...

Concepts in Fetal Movement Research

by Joyce W Sparling

Here is an informative book that provides theoretical perspectives on the study of fetal movement and introduces observational assessments that can be used in fetal research. It provides research tools that...

The Occupational Therapy Managers' Survival Handbook: A Case Approach to Understanding the Basic Functions of Management

by Florence S Cromwell & Chestina Brollier

This practical volume, in a casebook approach, was developed in response to the complex issues that today’s manager faces. As therapists assume managerial responsibilities, there is need to share experiences...

The Core Concepts of Occupational Therapy: A Dynamic Framework for Practice

by Jennifer Creek & Anne Lawson-Porter

Based on the work of the terminology project group of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE), this book selects and defines the core building blocks of occupational therapy...

Fuzzy Buzzy Groups for Children with Developmental and Sensory Processing Difficulties: A Step-by-Step Resource

by Fiona Brownlee, Lindsay Munro & Aisling Nolan

This resource has been devised to address the needs of children with sensory processing difficulties and development delay in specialist and inclusive settings. It contains everything you need to run a Fuzzy...

Recovery and Wellness: Models of Hope and Empowerment for People with Mental Illness

by Catana Brown

Learn to harness the process of recovery from mental illness for use in the transformative healing of your OT clients!This informative book for occupational therapists describes the Recovery Model from theoretical...

Community Mobility: Driving and Transportation Alternatives for Older Persons

by William Mann

Affordable, easy-to-use, and flexible transportation options are vital to older adults' quality of life. Community Mobility: Driving and Transportation Alternatives for Older Persons provides physical and occupational...

Education for Occupational Therapy in Health Care: Strategies for the New Millennium

by Patricia Crist & Marjorie Scaffa

Learn the best new approaches from the world’s leading OT educators!This timely book presents the most effective, innovative approaches to teaching the next generation of occupational therapists and occupational...

Community Occupational Therapy Education and Practice

by Beth Velde & Margaret Prince Wittman

OT practice is moving from the medically based model into the community--don’t be left behind!This unique and timely book sets forth the vital concepts of nontraditional community-based (rather than the traditional...

Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services Professionals in the Twenty-First Century

by Jean A Pardeck & John W Murphy

Examine issues of vital importance to you and your disabled clients—today and in the years to come!

This groundbreaking text provides you with up-to-date, authoritative information that will prove to be of critical...

Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries: Theory, Practice and Professional Development

by Susan Cook Merrill

This fascinating book examines the concept of culture from a unique perspective--that of individual occupational therapists who have worked in environments very different from those in which they were educated...

Graduate Theological Education and the Human Experience of Disability

by Robert C Anderson

Create pathways in theological education and congregational practice for people with disabilities!

Graduate Theological Education and the Human Experience of Disability examines graduate schools of theology...

Homelessness in America: Perspectives, Characterizations, and Considerations for Occupational Therapy

by Kathleen Swenso Miller, Georgiana L Herzberg & Sharon A Ray

Learn how to better address the needs of the homeless

The causes of homelessness are complex and varied. Homelessness in America provides an overview of the state of research on the homeless population from an...

International Perspectives on Disability Services: The Same But Different

by Francis K.O. Yuen

Learn how to include multiculturalism in disability-related social work!

International Perspectives on Disability Services: The Same but Different presents different cultural and societal contexts on services...

Rheumatoid Arthritis: A self-help guide to getting on with your life

by Jasmine Jenkins

This book will enable you to: * Understand more about Rheumatoid Arthritis and the medication involved * Reduce the pain that you experience * Use joint protection techniques * Appreciate the importance of exercise...

The Multisensory Handbook: A Guide for Children and Adults with Sensory Learning Disabilities

by Paul Pagliano

Do you support a child or adult with sensory perceptual issues or cognitive impairment?

For people with challenging sensory and cognitive conditions, everyday life can become so unpredictable and chaotic that...