Occupational Therapy category: 321 books
by Lynette S Chandler, Shelly J Lane
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure examines new medical approaches for predicting the developmental progress of children who have been exposed to drugs in utero. This book outlines effective methods for intervention and assessment and indicates future directions for investigation. It provides practical...
The Animal Walk
Exercises for Good Posture
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2017
The animal walk involves having your child walk like familiar animals (like a bear, frog, or giraffe); they are essential in occupational therapy, as they allow children to have fun while developing their gross motor skills. Gross motor development is crucial for many things, like sitting up properly...
by Janice Miller Polgar, PhD, OT
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities with this new essentials text. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by Dr. Cook, the book provides the most important coverage...
Stroke Rehabilitation - E-Book
A Function-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
Gillen's Stroke Rehabilitation: A Function-Based Approach, 3rd Edition is the only comprehensive, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation resource for occupational therapists. Extensively updated with the latest research in assessment and intervention, this essential text presents a holistic, application-based...
1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities
Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
When working with children for extended periods of time in the same environment, it can be challenging to find and develop new and exciting treatment activities. Look to the updated Second Edition of 1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities: Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions to provide you with new ideas...
Voicework in Music Therapy
Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The voice is a powerful instrument in music therapy practice and this anthology of voicework techniques explores everything the practitioner and researcher needs to know in order to bring about successful vocal interventions across a broad range of client groups.
Compiling a wealth of international...
Play as Therapy
Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned,...
The Music in Music Therapy
Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe: Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Bringing together a wide range of European thought on music therapy practice, this book provides a deeper insight into the aspects of the therapeutic process which are enabled by music.
With a theoretical, psychodynamic approach and high quality clinical case material from across Europe, the...
Collaboration and Assistance in Music Therapy Practice
Roles, Relationships, Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Relating the innovative ways in which assistants and collaborators can become an integral part of a course of music therapy, this book explores how the involvement of a diverse range of individuals, such as family members, learning support assistants, caregivers and medical staff, can contribute to...
Ethics in Art Therapy
Challenging Topics for a Complex Modality
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Due to the complicated nature of using art and art materials in clinical practice, art therapists are often confronted with ethical considerations that are unique to their field. This book explores challenging topics in the ethical practice of art therapy.
Professional guidelines do not always...
by Susan Buchalter, Tracylynn Navarro
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
Art Therapy Techniques and Applications contains an original composite of therapeutic goals and evocative ideas that can be used with a wide variety of clients.
This book is filled with innovative suggestions and plans that are easily implemented: from brief warm-ups to stretch the imagination,...
Art Therapy and Substance Abuse
Enabling Recovery from Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Art therapy is an effective treatment for individuals with addictions. Working with this unique and often difficult clinical population, however, requires special therapist awareness and knowledge. This handbook provides an in-depth foundation of knowledge for art therapists working with clients with...
The Economics of Therapy
Caring for Clients, Colleagues, Commissioners and Cash-Flow in the Creative Arts Therapies
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
When you think of arts therapy, you don't often associate the practice with profit; however, ethical economic models are essential in allowing clients the most access to arts therapy services. Art therapists don't generally have formal training in economics, which can be challenging when developing...
Music Therapy with Families
Therapeutic Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
This comprehensive book describes well-defined models of music therapy for working with families in different clinical areas, ranging from families with special needs children or dying family members through to families in psychiatric or paediatric hospital settings.
International contributors...