Overview
A significant challenge in occupational therapy practice today is to ensure that services are client-centered, focused on occupation, and supported by research evidence. Individuals in Context: A Practical Guide to Client-Centered Practice, edited by Virginia G. Fearing and Jo Clark, presents an integrated approach to practice.The Occupational Performance Process Model, which is the focus of the text, is an easy-to-use seven-stage guide to client-centered, evidence-based practice. Practical applications and sample case studies assist the reader in applying this approach in everyday practice. The book addresses challenges to practice and provides a self-evaluation tool for clients and therapists to reflect on achievements and barriers to client-centered practice. It weaves theory into practice in a refreshing and understandable way.
This gem of a book is a collaborative effort by clients, clinicians, academics, and administrators, who present a practical approach to client-centered practice in language that is accessible to busy therapists and students. Individuals in Context is a response to clients, therapists, and student therapists who are seeking ways to think about the occupational therapy process. It provides students and therapists at any stage in their career with an opportunity to reflect on their personal practice to ensure that it focuses on client's needs, is based on sound theory, centered on occupation, and continually evaluates the outcome of therapy intervention.
Each chapter reflects the voices, values, and contexts of its authors, and this diversity has been intentionally preserved. It is a multifaceted choir supporting occupational therapy students and therapists in everyday practice.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Synopsis
A significant challenge in occupational therapy practice today is to ensure that services are client-centered, focused on occupation, and supported by research evidence. Individuals in Context: A Practical Guide to Client-Centered Practice, edited by Virginia G. Fearing and Jo Clark, presents an integrated approach to practice.
The Occupational Performance Process Model, which is the focus of the text, is an easy-to-use seven-stage guide to client-centered, evidence-based practice. Practical applications and sample case studies assist the reader in applying this approach in everyday practice. The book addresses challenges to practice and provides a self-evaluation tool for clients and therapists to reflect on achievements and barriers to client-centered practice. It weaves theory into practice in a refreshing and understandable way.
This gem of a book is a collaborative effort by clients, clinicians, academics, and administrators, who present a practical approach to client-centered practice in language that is accessible to busy therapists and students. Individuals in Context is a response to clients, therapists, and student therapists who are seeking ways to think about the occupational therapy process. It provides students and therapists at any stage in their career with an opportunity to reflect on their personal practice to ensure that it focuses on client's needs, is based on sound theory, centered on occupation, and continually evaluates the outcome of therapy intervention.
Each chapter reflects the voices, values, and contexts of its authors, and this diversity has been intentionally preserved. It is a multifaceted choir supporting occupational therapystudents and therapists in everyday practice.
Lawrence Zachow
This guide to the Occupational Performance Process Model (OPPM) is intended to be an instructional guide for the reader interested in the process, organization, and delivery of therapy services. The editors purport to provide readers an opportunity to reflect on their personal practice and to build on it. Client-centered approach is at the core of this practical guide. Client and therapist outcomes and satisfaction are facilitated in life contexts. The editors and contributors meet their objectives absolutely -- more so because their book reflects real-life experiences in healthcare settings as we know them today. Written for "students and therapists at any stage in their career" and in response to clients, therapists, and student therapists who are seeking a way to think about the occupational therapy process, this book is appropriately targeted. Editors and contributors are seasoned practitioners in clinical, educational, and/or management positions: their development of the OPPM is highlighted in the introduction. As a practical guide to client-centered practice, this book is an examination of the OPPM through the use of examples, reflective exercises, and practical tools. This "reflecting" approach -- on therapists, clients, and practice in context(s) -- is clearly articulated and immediately useful to students and therapists. The final chapter, "The Use of Self-Reflection to Improve Client-Centered Processes," is especially thought-provoking following the larger content. A glossary of acronyms is useful and appendixes are helpful to illuminate the chapters. This book is a welcome addition to the body of occupational therapy literature. I share the editors' wish to makeclient-centered practice a reality. They note that they have heard "hundreds of therapists speak eloquently and from the heart about their clinical practice," and this book is their response -- a guideline for client-therapist partnership and for reflection. They also provide us with a clearly organized approach to practice in the changing healthcare environments, emphasizing clear documentation and an evidence base.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Lawrence Zachow, MA, OTR/L(University of Alabama at Birmingham)Description: This guide to the Occupational Performance Process Model (OPPM) is intended to be an instructional guide for the reader interested in the process, organization, and delivery of therapy services.
Purpose: The editors purport to provide readers an opportunity to reflect on their personal practice and to build on it. Client-centered approach is at the core of this practical guide. Client and therapist outcomes and satisfaction are facilitated in life contexts. The editors and contributors meet their objectives absolutely — more so because their book reflects real-life experiences in healthcare settings as we know them today.
Audience: Written for "students and therapists at any stage in their career" and in response to clients, therapists, and student therapists who are seeking a way to think about the occupational therapy process, this book is appropriately targeted. Editors and contributors are seasoned practitioners in clinical, educational, and/or management positions: their development of the OPPM is highlighted in the introduction.
Features: As a practical guide to client-centered practice, this book is an examination of the OPPM through the use of examples, reflective exercises, and practical tools. This "reflecting" approach — on therapists, clients, and practice in context(s) — is clearly articulated and immediately useful to students and therapists. The final chapter, "The Use of Self-Reflection to Improve Client-Centered Processes," is especially thought-provoking following the larger content. A glossary of acronyms is useful and appendixes are helpful to illuminate the chapters.
Assessment: This book is a welcome addition to the body of occupational therapy literature. I share the editors' wish to make client-centered practice a reality. They note that they have heard "hundreds of therapists speak eloquently and from the heart about their clinical practice," and this book is their response — a guideline for client-therapist partnership and for reflection. They also provide us with a clearly organized approach to practice in the changing healthcare environments, emphasizing clear documentation and an evidence base.
From the Publisher
“It (Individuals in Context) is a book to keep in hand, to keep close by during the working day. It provides challenges, yes; but it also provides comfort and a sense of affirmation to the practitioner who seeks to move professional practice forward while adhering to a sound ethic and mission.”
— Sue Baptiste, MHSc, OT(c), Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Lawrence Zachow
This guide to the Occupational Performance Process Model (OPPM) is intended to be an instructional guide for the reader interested in the process, organization, and delivery of therapy services. The editors purport to provide readers an opportunity to reflect on their personal practice and to build on it. Client-centered approach is at the core of this practical guide. Client and therapist outcomes and satisfaction are facilitated in life contexts. The editors and contributors meet their objectives absolutely -- more so because their book reflects real-life experiences in healthcare settings as we know them today. Written for "students and therapists at any stage in their career" and in response to clients, therapists, and student therapists who are seeking a way to think about the occupational therapy process, this book is appropriately targeted. Editors and contributors are seasoned practitioners in clinical, educational, and/or management positions: their development of the OPPM is highlighted in the introduction. As a practical guide to client-centered practice, this book is an examination of the OPPM through the use of examples, reflective exercises, and practical tools. This "reflecting" approach -- on therapists, clients, and practice in context(s) -- is clearly articulated and immediately useful to students and therapists. The final chapter, "The Use of Self-Reflection to Improve Client-Centered Processes," is especially thought-provoking following the larger content. A glossary of acronyms is useful and appendixes are helpful to illuminate the chapters. This book is a welcome addition to the body of occupational therapy literature. I share the editors' wish to makeclient-centered practice a reality. They note that they have heard "hundreds of therapists speak eloquently and from the heart about their clinical practice," and this book is their response -- a guideline for client-therapist partnership and for reflection. They also provide us with a clearly organized approach to practice in the changing healthcare environments, emphasizing clear documentation and an evidence base.Booknews
Based on a standardized assessment process to ensure continuity of occupational therapy, 13 contributed chapters overview this performance process model for therapists and students and reflect on issues for improving client-centered, evidence-based therapy. Includes case studies weaving theory into practice and a list of the inevitable jargon. The editors are with Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, British Columbia, Canada. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)4 Stars! from Doody