Main description:

In occupational therapy practice, well-designed groups represent social and cultural contexts for occupational performance in everyday life. Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy: The Theoretical Basis and Practice Application of Group Intervention, the best-selling text for over 25 years by Marilyn B. Cole, has been updated to a Fifth Edition, offering strategies and learning tools to place clients in effective groups for enhanced therapeutic interventions.

Updated to meet the AOTA's Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition, this Fifth Edition provides guidelines for occupational therapy group design and leadership and guides application of theory-based groups.

The theory section clarifies how occupation-based models and frames of reference change the way occupational therapy groups are organized and how theory impacts the selection of group activities, goals, and outcomes. Recent examples and evidence are added in this Fifth Edition to reflect the design and use of groups for evaluation and intervention within the newly evolving paradigm of occupational therapy.

The third section focuses on the design of group protocols and outlines a series of group experiences for students. These are intended to provide both personal and professional growth, as well as a format for practice in group leadership, self-reflection, cultural competence, and community service learning. A new chapter focusing on the recovery model and trauma-informed care suggests ways for occupational therapists to design group interventions within these broadly defined approaches.

Cole's seven-step format for occupational therapy group leadership provides a concrete, user-friendly learning experience for students to design and lead theory-based groups. The settings for which students can design group interventions have been updated to include current and emerging practice settings.

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional material to be used for teaching in the classroom.

With a client-centered theoretical approach, Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy: The Theoretical Basis and Practice Application of Group Intervention, Fifth Edition continues a 25-year tradition of education for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students and clinicians.

Contents:

About the Author
Introduction to the Fifth Edition
Introduction to the Fourth Edition
Section I Acquiring Group Skills
Chapter 1 Group Leadership: Cole's Seven Steps
Chapter 2 Understanding Group Dynamics
Chapter 3 Client-Centered Groups
Chapter 4 Groups and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, Third Edition
Section II Group Guidelines From Selected Frames of Reference and Models
Chapter 5 Psychodynamic Approaches
Chapter 6 The Behavioral Cognitive Continuum
Chapter 7 Allen's Cognitive Disabilities Groups
Chapter 8 Developmental Approaches
Chapter 9 Sensorimotor Approaches
Chapter 10 A Model of Human Occupation and Other Occupation-Based Models
Section III Planning an Occupational Therapy Group
Chapter 11 Writing a Group Protocol
Chapter 12 A Group Laboratory Experience
Chapter 13 A Group Experience: Developing Cultural Competence
Chapter 14 Community Intervention: A Service Learning Experience for Students
Chapter 15 Wellness, Recovery, and Trauma-Informed Care
Appendix A The Task-Oriented Group as a Context for Treatment
Appendix B The Concept and Use of Developmental Groups
Appendix C Summary of Mosey's Adaptive Skills
Appendix D Excerpts From the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, Third Edition
Appendix E Theory-Based Group Leadership Guidelines
Appendix F Overview of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health, Second Edition
Index