Main description:

This practical text supports occupational therapy students and educators as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of practice learning. Reflecting contemporary and innovative occupation-centred practice, it sets out a step-by-step guide to using this knowledge across a range of settings. The clear structure, templates, examples and strategies it presents demonstrate how contemporary theory can be used to inform and guide practice.

Implementing Occupation-centred Practice is an essential resource for occupational therapy students during their placement preparation and throughout their placement. It also serves as a tool for practice educators who are looking for assistance in structuring learning for their students.

Contents:

PART I: Foundations of occupation-centred practice

1 GUIDE TO THE BOOK

2 OCCUPATION-CENTRED PRACTICE AND REASONING

3 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THEORIES AND THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROCESS

4 KEY TOOLS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST: OCCUPATIONAL PROFILING, ACTIVITY ANALYSIS AND OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

PART II : Step-by-step guide to the occupational therapy process

5 PREPARING FOR PLACEMENT

6 ESTABLISHING THE CLIENT-CENTRED PERFORMANCE CONTEXT

7 IDENTIFYING CLIENT'S REPORTED AND PRIORITIZED STRENGTHS AND PROBLEMS OF OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE

8 OBSERVING CLIENT'S PERFORMANCE OF PRIORITISED TASKS AND IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

9 DEFINING AND DESCRIBING TASK ACTIONS THE CLIENT DOES AND DOES NOT PERFORM EFFECTIVELY (DOCUMENTATION)

10 ESTABLISHING, FINALISING OR REDEFINING CLIENT-CENTRED AND OCCUPATION-FOCUSED GOALS

11 CLARIFYING OR INTERPRETING THE REASON(S) FOR CLIENT'S PROBLEMS OF OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE

12 INTERVENTION PHASE

13 RE-EVALUATION FOR ENHANCED AND SATISFYING OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE

PART III: Advice for educators and case studies

14 EDUCATION PRINCIPLES FOR LEARNING

15 CASE STUDIES IN PLACEMENT SETTINGS WITHOUT AN ESTABLISHED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ROLE (ROLE-EMERGING)

16 CASE STUDIES IN ROLE-ESTABLISHED PLACEMENT SETTINGS