Not only do you gain the skills needed to provide effective occupational therapy services with is Sixth Edition, you also develop a theoretical foundation to guide your decisions. This theoretical foundation, the Occupational Functioning Model, is clearly set forth in the text's first section, setting the stage for discussions that guide you from initial evaluation to treatment to follow-up.
Among the 60 contributors to the Sixth Edition are top-level occupational therapists from clinical practice and academia. Each chapter emphasizes the scientific basis for practice, helping you use evidence to select the right assessment and intervention tools.
• Student DVD included with each text, features dynamic video clips demonstrating range of motion, manual muscle testing, construction of hand splints and transferring patients.
• Evidence tables summarize research studies that present the best evidence for the effectiveness of interventions discussed in the text.
• Assessment tables highlight the psychometric properties and the strengths and weaknesses of individual assessment methods.
• Case examples stress the underlying rationales of assessments and interventions and help you apply what you learn in practice.
• Learning objectives and diagrams set forth each chapter's learning goals and how they fit within the Occupational Functioning Model.
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