Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction

Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction by Heidi Pendleton. hardcover edition. ISBN: 8583323156491.

Pedrettis Occupational Therapy Skills for Physical Dysfunction gives a comprehensive, in-depth overview of occupational therapy history and theory, the occupational therapy process and practice, evaluation and intervention in the occupational performance areas, performance skills and client factors, implementation of intervention, and intervention applications. The text focuses on occupation-based practice in the context of working with physical disabilities, and takes a client-centered approach. New chapters and expert contributors bring a fresh approach to the text. New content on motor control and learning, prevention, and cultural diversity is integrated throughout. Information on motor control and learning, and prevention Cultural diversity/sensitivity Evidence-based content Case examples Client-centered perspective OT practice framework Threaded Case Study boxes lOccupational Therapy Practice Notes boxes Ethical Considerations boxes Glossary New chapters include: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the World Health Organizations International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health Instructional Methods in Occupational Therapy Performance Skills: Definitions and Evaluation in the Context of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Motor Relearning Completely revised chapters include: Health Promotion and Wellness for People with Physical Disabilities Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services Leisure Occupations Evaluation of Sensation and Intervention for Sensory Dysfunction Personal and Social Contexts of Disability: Implications for Occupational Therapists