Occupational therapy is an allied health profession with an underlying belief that engaging in occupations promotes both health and wellness. This comprehensive text lays the foundation for occupation-based practice and addresses the contextual issues of working within the acute care setting. The chapters help to demystify medical conditions and issues routinely encountered by occupational therapists working in this practice area. Detailed research covers the importance of occupational therapists' knowledge of how diseases affect the human body, including the cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Chapters review the evaluation process, including chart review, measures, and interpretations and recommendations for intervention to ensure the ultimate level of independence for each patient. Occupational Therapy in Acute Care is designed specifically for therapists working in a hospital setting to acquire better knowledge of the various body systems, common conditions, diseases, and procedures. Students and educators will find this new publication to be the most useful text available on the topic.

Over the past few decades, the use of the arts in health has blossomed. What, for many centuries, was seen as a fringe activity is now being recognised as a field that has enormous potential for impacting positively on both individuals and societies. However, despite this surge in interest and activity, there is still limited support available for people working in the field. Although the number of practical training courses for artists is growing and more universities are establishing research groups, most training activity occurs in either practice or research; there are relatively few opportunities to gain parallel experience in both. Arts in Health: Designing and Researching Interventions provides a complete overview of how to go about undertaking research and practice in the field of arts in health. It starts by exploring the context for arts in health interventions, including the history of the use of arts in health and the theoretical and political developments that have laid the foundations for its flourishing. It also considers what 'arts in health' encompasses and the range of disciplines involved. Part II examines how to design an arts in health intervention, develop partnerships and find funding and considers the sensitivities around working in healthcare. Part III considers the value of research for the field of arts in health and how to design and undertake a research project. Finally, part IV provides a fact file of arts in health research and practice, showing how the arts can be applied and the benefits they can bring across a range of medical disciplines. The book will be valuable for researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals and those interested in learning more about the field.

MOHO: Ergotherapie aus ganzheitlicher Sicht

Das im deutschsprachigen Raum bereits bekannte und praktisch erprobte "Modell der menschlichen Betatigung" (Model of Human Occupation, MOHO) bietet Ihnen viele Denkanstosse und Anregungen fur eine zeitgemasse systemische Ausrichtung Ihrer ergotherapeutischen Arbeit.

* Was ist eigentlich "Betatigung"?

* Welche Bedeutung hat sie fur den Menschen im Alltagsverhalten?

* Wie entsteht Motivation?

* Welche Funktion haben automatisierte Routinehandlungen?

* Wie entwickelt man Handlungsfertigkeiten?

* Welchen Einfluss hat die Umwelt auf Betatigungsverhalten?

Zu diesen und weiteren Grundbegriffen finden Sie Definitionen und ausfuhrliche Erlauterungen, die Ihnen die MOHO-Grundlagen anschaulich und praktisch nachvollziehbar vor Augen fuhren. Anhand eines bundesweiten Projektes erfahren Sie zudem, wie Befundaufnahme und Dokumentation nach dem Modell in Deutschland praktisch umgesetzt werden.

Das Grundlagenbuch fur ErgotherapeutInnen zu einem bewahrten Praxismodell"

Occupational therapy can no longer ignore the larger contextual issues that bring a diverse array of clients for services. Practitioners, educators, researchers, and students across all practice areas must recognize the need to be social agents for change and to educate about sociopolitical structures that maintain inequities and disparities in health and occupation. Only by becoming culturally competent can occupational therapy professionals effectively interact with all clients and their families and gain the necessary information to act on their needs.

You are never going to be perfect. I am never going to be perfect. Perfection is not attainable. Happiness is always transient. Makes you want to give up already. Then, as if life isn't difficult enough, neuroscience reveals our brains are wired from birth toward negative thinking. Negative thinking helps us expect and see danger because we know it's out there, which aids our survival. Unfortunately, negative thinking also makes us miserable; but, we do it so often, we are experts in manufacturing our self created misery. You know this: If you do something often enough, you're going to get really, really good at it. No wonder we are experts when it comes to seeing "the glass is only half full." Our negative circuits are always busy Why try, right? The answer is, you should try. Life is short. While you are here, you want to enjoy as much of your life as you can.

The Research Handbook for Health Care Professionals is the essential guide to the entire research process for students and practitioners alike. From conceiving an idea for a project to writing up the findings for publication, the book offers an overview of each stage plus hints and tips, recommendations for further reading and examples spanning a wide range of health professions.
The book comprises three sections: Getting Started, Doing Your Research and Writing Up and Dissemination, and includes chapters on key topics such as formulating your research question, writing the initial research protocol, application for ethical approval, research governance, collecting your data, research methods and preparing a poster for a conference.

The Brown Pony Series Book Four: The Business of Hippotherapy is written for therapists who dream of entering into the arena to combine horses in their professional treatment plan with clients. The book is laid out in a logical manner beginning with a section called "Common Practice," formatted as questions and answers about how other therapists offer hippotherapy. Section two introduces "Getting Started" in hippotherapy by presenting ideas on legal structure and limiting liability. Then practical advice is explored regarding the facility and the therapy horses. Many therapists have difficulty charging clients and the fourth section covers budgeting and fee setting. One caveat of offering treatment in a natural environment with multiple support staff and a living animal inevitably is the risk of therapy cancellations and this topic is presented with multiple years of statistics. Finally, dozens and dozens of business form samples are offered to you in the appendix.

Hippo is the Greek word for horse and Hippotherapy is therapy with the help of a horse. Sit back and enjoy learning about hippotherapy in Book One of the Brown Pony Series. Your journey begins with a touching and true vignette, one family's experience of hippotherapy treatment with their child who has autism. Through this endearing children's story, you'll learn some of the amazing benefits when people with disabilities partner with horses in the therapy arena. Do you really know the differences between hippotherapy and therapeutic riding? Clearly learn why this is important and how to choose a program that meets a child's needs. Were you aware that horse activities may be contraindicated for a person? The Achilles Heel is exposed Book One finishes with a bonus discovery section on how to find out if insurance will cover your therapy. The Brown Pony Series consists of 4 Guidebooks. Book One: Introduction to Hippotherapy This book offers a vignette of hippotherapy appropriate for parents and children considering hippotherapy treatment and expresses clearly the differences between hippotherapy and the therapeutic use of horses. Coming this Spring 2014 Book Two: Risk Management and Safety in Hippotherapy This book illuminates years of research both published and unpublished that has been completed by the author on safety and managing risks when combining horses and people with disabilities in a therapy milieu. Book Three: Considering Hippotherapy in Your Career Plans This book is designed to provide information for high school and college students, as well as practicing therapists, who are considering a career involving horses and therapy. Book Four: The Business of Hippotherapy Why reinvent the wheel? With 20 years of private practice experience, I designed a number of therapy business forms that have facilitated the professionalism and efficacy of the provision of therapy using a hippotherapy approach to treatment and I'm sharing this information with you in book four.

Animals have gained significant roles in society including companions, confidants and visitors. The animal magnetism extends into multidisciplinary arenas as healthcare and educational providers recognize the effectiveness of involving trained animals in their careers. Animal assisted therapy (AAT) and animal assisted education (AAE) are very different than volunteer visitations. The navigation and implementation within professional framework is a complex process that fulfills very specific predetermined criteria. Best practices of AAT and AAE involve a mutual respect between the professional, the dog, and the participant. Formally trained healthcare and human service providers are responsible for driving the process beginning with specialized evaluations, establishment of goals and measurable outcomes for patients, clients, and students. Therapeutic and educational plans typically involve activities that will effect change in the areas of physical, cognitive, sensory, and psychosocial functioning. Successful activity design, especially involving dogs, can be intimidating for both new and seasoned practitioners. This is one book in a series, and introduces different activities to meet these specialized goals. Twenty-five activities from the first edition (formerly titled Blue Dog Deck) were combined with new content to produce Professional Applications of Animal Assisted Interventions: The Blue Dog Collection. The Blue Dog Collection offers practitioners and educators valuable discussions about screening people for participation, screening dogs for the job, intervention goals, precautions and professional responsibilities. Written by an occupational therapist that also trains dogs, this fully illustrated book describes ideas for all ages and abilities, and is useful for many professions within the interdisciplinary team. Readers are taken through activities step by step to identify the therapeutic value, supplies needed, precautions, and modification ideas. In addition, each activity considers the canine perspective, and makes recommendations for prerequisite skill sets for the dog, prior to joining in the activity. Activities from over a decade of workshop contents and clinical application are included. Therapists, veterinarians, educators, dogs with intermediate skills, and participants of all ages and abilities have evaluated the activities and found them to be fun, engaging, safe and purposeful.

This book is based on learning grounded in actual experience and introduces the perspective of practice orientated to developing, rather than developed, contexts. The focus remains on the ordinary things that people do on a daily basis and how this impacts their health, well-being and total existence. Examples are provided of the writers' professional beliefs, values and convictions in action.

Willard and Spackman's Occupational Therapy, Twelfth Edition, continues in the tradition of excellent coverage of critical concepts and practices that have long made this text the leading resource for Occupational Therapy students. Students using this text will learn how to apply client-centered, occupational, evidence based approach across the full spectrum of practice settings. Peppered with first-person narratives, which offer a unique perspective on the lives of those living with disease, this new edition has been fully updated with a visually enticing full color design, and even more photos and illustrations. Vital pedagogical features, including case studies, Practice Dilemmas, and Provocative questions, help position students in the real-world of occupational therapy practice to help prepare them to react appropriately.

This book presents current research in the study of non-pharmacological treatment proposed in dementia care. Topics discussed include music therapy in dementia; predictors of effective support for carers of persons with dementia; computer-assisted spaced retrieval training of faces and names for persons with dementia; physical and mental exercises plus work therapy for Alzheimer's patients; recreational therapy interventions and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy.

Now in its fifth edition, the internationally acclaimed Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy continues to provide a practical reference tool which is both an indispensable guide to undergraduates and a practical reference tool for clinicians in the application of models and theories to practice. Underlining the importance and clinical relevance of theory to practice, the text provides an excellent introduction to the theoretical basis of occupational therapy. Contributions are given by both academics and expert clinicians. All chapters have been revised and updated, new ones have been written and some pre-existing chapters have new authors. A refined structure uses highlight boxes to indicate the key themes and issues of each chapter and useful reflective questions to help the reader review the issues raised in the chapter. Discusses evidence-based practices and established theories but also includes contemporary developments Range of expert contributors provide an international perspective of practice Case studies highlighting the application of theory to practice Details of the latest developments and debates in the field 2 chapters on the PEOP model and community-based rehabilitation Highlight boxes throughout indicating key themes/issues Reflective questions at the end of each chapter