Occupational Therapy category: 321 books
Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with Women
Weaving Lives Back Together
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Art-making with fabrics and fibers is a natural and creative method of self-expression and can enrich the healing process. This book is a complete guide to using textiles in therapy with female clients.
Reviewing the role of textile-based handcrafts in the lives of women today, and integrating...
Art Therapy in Private Practice
Theory, Practice and Research in Changing Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
As perspectives on private art therapy practice evolve, this book provides an overview of the range of approaches, clinical settings, ethical issues and professional considerations when working outside of the formal structures of publically-funded services.
An essential guide for art therapy...
by Mark Dutton
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
The ideal handbook for Physical Therapy students going through orthopaedic clinic rotations, with step-by-step guidelines and a convenient size.
Market / Audience
Primary Market: 30,000 Physical Therapy students in the US Secondary: 155,000 practicing Physical Therapists
About the Book
Physical...
by Linda Monroe, MPT, OCS
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Prepare for practice with the book tailored specifically for physical therapist assistants! Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides a clear, easy-to-read, evidence-based guide to the PTA's role in patient management, covering the core concepts related to physical rehabilitation...
Wellbeing in Dementia
An Occupational Approach for Therapists and Carers
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2008
The authors, specialists in the UK, draw on developmental theory to propose a model of practice specifically for dementia care. The number of people who suffer from dementia is increasing and in consequence the problems it presents are affecting a growing number of therapists and carers. Many of these...
The Art and Science of Motivation
A Therapist's Guide to Working with Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Placing motivation at the heart of all encounters and therapeutic activities, this book presents a groundbreaking, evidence-based model for working with children, including those with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Drawing on Self-Determination...
by Margaret Christenson, Ellen D Taira
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Aging in the Designed Environment is the key sourcebook for physical and occupational therapists developing and implementing environmental designs for the aging. The physical environment remains one of the most overlooked areas in environmental design. In order to move beyond this status quo, persons...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Volume 13 of Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being is focused on mistreatment in organizations. Mistreatment can be damaging to the individual as well as to the organization. This volume includes critical topics on customer mistreatment, aggression in the workplace, incivility, and workplace ostracism.
Group Protocols
A Psychosocial Compendium
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Here is a valuable book intended to help those occupational therapists working in mental health settings to refine their critical thinking about the group activities they select and the protocols they design. Experts focus on practicing sound clinical reasoning and clinical decision making to ensure...
Symbols of the Soul
Therapy and Guidance Through Fairy Tales
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1993
Fairy tales are part of our culture and history. They have been with many of us since we were children. During the last 20 years there has been an increasing interest in psychoanalytically-orientated interpretation of fairy tales, opening them up as a medium for therapy.
The authors show that...
Assessment and Outcomes in the Arts Therapies
A Person-Centred Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
There is increasing pressure on therapists to provide details of structured assessments and to report therapy outcomes to funders, employers and co-workers. This edited volume provides a series of case studies, with varied client groups, giving arts therapists an accessible introduction to assessment...
by Isabelle Frohne-Hagemann, Margareta Warja, Inge Nygaard Pedersen
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
This is the first book to systematically describe the range of approaches used in music imagery and Guided Imagery and Music across the lifespan, from young children through to palliative care with older people.
Covering a broad spectrum of client populations and settings, international contributors...
by Barbara Gladson, PhD, PT
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Now fully revised and updated, Dr. Barbara Gladson's Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals, 2nd Edition, remains your best resource for understanding how various drugs affect patients during therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation. Using case studies and engaging activities, it helps you apply...
Creative Supervision Across Modalities
Theory and applications for therapists, counsellors and other helping professionals
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Creative methods can bring depth and new perspectives to the supervision process. This book proposes that a firm understanding of supervision theory is the vital foundation to utilising the power of creativity in reflection and learning, and demonstrates that these creative approaches are applicable...