Download or read book Occupational Hazards written by David M. Edelstein and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few would contest that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is a clear example of just how fraught a military occupation can become. In Occupational Hazards, David M. Edelstein elucidates the occasional successes of military occupations and their more frequent failures. Edelstein has identified twenty-six cases since 1815 in which an outside power seized control of a territory where the occupying party had no long-term claim on sovereignty. In a book that has implications for present-day policy, he draws evidence from such historical cases as well as from four current occupations—Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq—where the outcome is not yet known. Occupation is difficult, in Edelstein's view, because ambitious goals require considerable time and resources, yet both the occupied population and the occupying power want occupation to end quickly and inexpensively; in drawn-out occupations, impatience grows and resources dwindle. This combination sabotages the occupying power's ability to accomplish two tasks: convince an occupied population to suppress its nationalist desires and sustain its own commitment to the occupation. Structural conditions and strategic choices play crucial roles in the success or failure of an occupation. In describing those factors, Edelstein prescribes a course of action for the future.

Download or read book Willard and Spackman s Occupational Therapy written by Barbara Schell and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating 100 years of the Occupational Therapy profession, this Centennial Edition of Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy continues to live up to its well-earned reputation as the foundational book that welcomes students into their newly chosen profession. Now fully updated to reflect current practice, the 13th Edition remains the must-have resource that students that will use throughout their entire OT program, from class to fieldwork and throughout their careers. One of the top texts informing the NBCOT certification exam, it is a must have for new practitioners.

Download or read book Occupational Therapy written by Charles Christiansen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly valued by both therapists and educators, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation, and Well-Being has been integral to the evolution of occupational therapy services and functions. Incorporated within this impressive third edition are new features and topics that shape the modern era in occupational therapy practice. Senior editors Charles H. Christiansen and Carolyn M. Baum, along with contributing editor Julie Bass-Haugen have worked collectively to go beyond the presentation of occupational therapy theories. The third edition uses a more learner-friendly approach by explaining how the theories apply in various practice settings. This format enables students, instructors, and practitioners to connect the crucial link between theory and practice. Charles H. Christiansen, Carolyn M. Baum, and Julie Bass-Haugen have organized the first section in a manner that first develops and then establishes a clear understanding of human occupation. Section Two makes explicit the Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance Model that can be used at an individual, organization, or population level. Section Three covers current and emerging trends and introduces major intervention strategies that are used in the field, as well as comprehensive literature support for use in occupational therapy practice. Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation, and Well-Being, Third Edition is designed to be used in all curricula in occupational therapy by providing a framework for educational preparation that addresses the ACOTE Accreditation Standards. A variety of helpful features are provided that will evoke classroom discussion and direct the students toward evidence to guide their clinical reasoning. New Topics: Social justice and advocacy roles for occupational therapy. The value of occupational therapy in fulfilling society's current and future needs. Occupational performance in person, community, and organizational contexts. The important and emerging area of community health. A useful framework for intervention planning. Features: An impressive appendix comparing the language of the International Classification of Functioning and Disability, the PEOP Model, and the American Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. A valuable description of the terms most frequently used in occupational therapy prepared by occupational therapy's noted scholar and historian Dr. Kathlyn Reed. Contributions from 28 of the most renowned experts in occupational therapy. A reflection section at the end of each chapter to reinforce important topics. Active learning activities for individuals and groups to assist with the application of theories to practice. Internet-based activities are included as part of the active learning exercises. Evidence worksheets to demonstrate the application of evidence to practice. Look to the standard textbook in occupational therapy to understand today's services and functions and tomorrow's possibilities. Visit www.efacultylounge.com for supplemental information for Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation, and Well-Being, Third Edition

Download or read book Occupation Analysis in Practice written by Lynette Mackenzie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupation Analysis in Practice is the essential book for all future and current occupational therapists. It offers a practical approach to the analysis of occupations in real world practice. The book frames occupation as the key component for analysis and builds upon previous work limited to analysis at the activity level. It examines the interests, goals, abilities and contexts of individuals, groups, institutions and communities, along with the demands of the occupation. It presents examples of occupation analysis in different practice context including working with children, health promotion, indigenous health, medico-legal practice; mental health and occupational rehabilitation. The book has four sections. Section 1 introduces theoretical perspectives of the concept of occupation analysis and how such analysis relates to particular models of Occupational Therapy practice and the generic World Health Organisation International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Section 2 discusses analysis of particular components of occupation that support practice. These include culture, spirituality, home and community environments as well as self-care and leisure. Section 3 applies analysis of occupations to particular specialties encountered in practice. Section 4 considers the application of Occupation Analysis within professional reasoning and goal setting. FEATURES International team of contributors Examples of occupation analysis proforma Application to a wide range of practice areas. Glossary of key terms Incudes the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

Download or read book Occupational Science written by Gail E. Whiteford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the must have resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists, students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the current literature and the knowledge generated to date. Reasons for the field's limited impact are proposed, including its focus on individuals rather than groups and communities, its psychological view of occupation, and its narrow focus on socially approved occupations. Global realities such as poverty, anti-social behaviour and ageing populations are discussed and implications for action are considered. The second section of the books comprises a series of chapters that address the philosophical, theoretical and scientific bases that underpin and inform everyday decision making in occupational therapy practice. This is followed by a section on methodological and structural considerations. The concluding chapter offers a critical reflection on methods, strategies, values and relationships for the future, to achieve a relevant science that makes a difference to current occupational realities. Written by an internationally renowned team of contributors, this book offers a truly comprehensive critique of the field. Features • Internationally renowned Editors and contributors • First comprehensive text on occupational science • Fully up to date with the latest thinking and research • Links theory to practice

Download or read book Occupational Literature written by Gertrude Forrester and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Philosophy and Occupational Therapy written by Steven Taff and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy and Occupational Therapy: Informing Education, Research, and Practice provides an overview of the most influential philosophical movements from past to present and shows how these philosophies are a foundational, yet underutilized, element of occupational therapy education, research, and practice. Editor Steven D. Taff, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA, fills a gap in existing occupational therapy literature by exploring the major thinkers and concepts of numerous different philosophical movements and examining their implications. Taff and a multitude of chapter authors demonstrate that the vital points of human existence are found in philosophy as well as science, and that occupational therapy should incorporate a clearly articulated philosophical perspective into its evidence-based and measurement-driven paradigm. Each chapter offers a basic description of a philosophy, outlines major thinkers and concepts and ultimately summarizes the implications for occupational therapy education, research and practice. Philosophy and Occupational Therapy: Informing Education, Research, and Practice is a unique and essential book for occupational therapy educators, researchers, and clinicians that will enrich the teaching-learning process, ground research with depth and clarity, and spark discussion among professionals about reviving the use of philosophy in current occupational therapy practice.

Download or read book Occupational Therapy and Stroke written by Judi Edmans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational Therapy and Stroke guides newly qualified occupational therapists (and those new to the field of stroke management) through the complexities of treating people following stroke. It encourages and assists therapists to use their skills in problem solving, building on techniques taught and observed as an undergraduate. Written and edited by practising occupational therapists, the book acknowledges the variety of techniques that may be used in stroke management and the scope of the occupational therapist's role. Chapters span such key topics as early intervention and the theoretical underpinnings of stroke care, as well as the management of motor, sensory, cognitive and perceptual deficits. They are written in a user-friendly style and presented in a form that enables the therapist to review the subject prior to assessment and treatment planning. Complex problems are grouped together for greater clarity. This second edition has been fully revised and updated in line with the WHO ICF model, National Clinical Guidelines and Occupational Therapy standards. It is produced on behalf of the College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Neurological Practice.

Download or read book Occupational Outlook Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Occupation Journal written by Jean Giono and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating literary and historical record, Jean Giono's Occupation Journal offers a glimpse into life in collaborationist France during the Second World War, as seen through the eyes and thoughts of one of France's greatest and most independent writers. Written during the years of France's occupation by the Nazis, Jean Giono's Occupation Journal reveals the inner workings of one of France's great literary minds during one of the country's darkest hours. A renowned writer and committed pacifist throughout the 1930s--a conviction that resulted in his imprisonment before and after the Occupation--Giono spent the war in the village of Contadour in Provence, where he wrote, corresponded with other writers, and cared for his consumptive daughter. This journal records his musings on art and literature, his observations of life, his interactions with the machinery of the collaborationist Vichy regime, as well as his forceful political convictions. Giono recounts the details of his life with fierce independence of thought and novelistic attention to character and dialogue. Occupation Journal is a fascinating historical document as well as a unique window into one of French literature's most voracious and critical minds.

Download or read book Introduction to Occupational Therapy written by Susan M. Hussey and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an overview of the profession and the practice of occupational therapy, this new edition offers updated information on adult, geriatric, pediatric, and mental health practice. New review questions are included in each chapter along with additional case studies and student activities added throughout.

Download or read book Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy written by Joy D. Doll and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection is a practical guide to program development and grant writing. This text describes the process of developing a good idea into a sustainable and meaningful program related to occupational therapy principles and client needs. Readers will learn how to conduct a needs and asset assessment, develop strategies for writing a grant proposal that maximizes funding, learn where to find data, and tips on how to garner support from stakeholders. This essential text contains process worksheets at the end of each chapter to help readers process and apply the chapter concepts. These worksheets can be used by instructors as learning activities in courses related to community practice, program development and grant writing. Program Development and Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection features learning objectives, key terms, process worksheets, case studies, review questions, grant samples and more!

Download or read book Kielhofner s Research in Occupational Therapy written by Renee R Taylor and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an international team of expert contributors, Renee Taylor carries on Gary Kielhofner’s innovative work in the 2nd Edition of his comprehensive research methodologies text. This guide bridges the gap between theorists and practitioners. It focuses on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach to conducting applied research in the field for graduate students and clinicians. You’ll begin with an introduction to the nature and scope of research and its place in OT and then explore research designs, measurements, and statistical analysis for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed studies. You’ll examine the steps and procedures required to conduct research and how research can be used to shape professional practice and improve patient care.

Download or read book Occupational Therapy with Children written by Sylvia Rodger and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational Therapy with Children draws on contemporary research to examine children's roles, their occupations and the skills which underpin their ability to participate in society. The book will develop the occupational therapist's understanding of how to optimise the participation of children in the various environments in which they are required or choose to engage. Occupational Therapy with Children maintains a developmental perspective and incorporates child-centred interventions to improve performance deficits. Section one examines children's roles and occupations in contemporary socie.

Download or read book Perspectives on Theory for the Practice of Occupational Therapy written by Kay F. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of Perspectives on Theory for the Practice of Occupational Therapy, this current edition provides a thorough review of selected theorists whose lives and works have influenced the direction and development of clinical practice in occupational therapy.

Download or read book Kinesiology for Occupational Therapy written by Melinda Rybski and published by Slack. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is written for occupational therapists and occupational therapy students. The purpose of this book is to explore and explain how movement occurs from a musculoskeletal orientation. This text does not discuss the influence and contribution of the sensory system, nervous systems, volition, or cognition on the production of movement, although these are clearly vital parts of movement. This text includes descriptions of how joints, muscles, and bones all interact to produce movement. General information about muscles and assessment of strength, as well as joints and assessment of joint motion, are contained in two chapters that will elucidate this idea of movement. There are six chapters devoted to how movement is produced at each joint (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, lower extremity, and posture). Being able to visualize the internal mechanisms of joint movement and to accurately assess observable joint characteristics is an important part of understanding movement. In order to understand how movement is produced, kinesiology concepts are explained with regard to forces acting on the body and how these forces influence not only movement but ultimately our intervention with clients. Because this book is written for occupational therapists, the first chapter briefly explains concepts particularly related to the profession of occupational therapy. Terminology is defined according to Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process as well as International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) terminology"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Occupational Stress in the Service Professions written by Maureen Dollard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Workers in the service industry face unique types and levels of stress, and this problem is worsening. Many workers and organizations are now recognizing work stress as a significant personal and organizational cost, and seeing the need to evaluate a range of organizational issues that present psychosocial hazards to the workers. Occupation