Work Practice

By bringing together both new and prominent authors with practitioners for a comprehensive discussion of the occupation performance area of work, this book offers readers an opportunity to join in the endeavour to find shared meanings in the practice of occupational therapy across five countries.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

By bringing together both new and prominent authors with practitioners for a comprehensive discussion of the occupation performance area of work, this book offers readers an opportunity to join in the endeavour to find shared meanings in the practice of occupational therapy across five countries.

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The term refers here in this British book to therapeutic interventions and programs in occupational therapy that enable clients to undertake and maintain participation in productive activities, including paid employment. Twelve chapters<-->each beginning with learning objectives and ending with discussion questions (and answers)<-->consider cultural, gender, and historical factors; compare present-day program models in the US, the UK, and Canada; discuss legislative provisions; and focus on programs geared to accommodate various kinds of neuromotor, psychosocial, and cognitive functional performance. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Pratt, Joanne, MSc, BA, DipCOT, OTR/L (Glasgow Caledonian Univ); Jacobs, Karen, EdD, OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA (Boston Univ)

The contributors represent the specialties of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and nursing. Most come from universities and private companies in the U.S., the U.K., Scotland, Canada, and Australia. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Sydney, McMaster Univ, and Glasgow Caledonian Univ.