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This ground-breaking text provides a comprehensive guide to the
occupational therapy profession in Australia, from the profession's
role in the health care system to the broad scope and nature of its
practice. The book is organised into three sections: the Australian
context; professional issues and practice issues. Contributions
from 80 Australian occupational therapists working in education,
research, policy and practice bring together the most relevant and
up-to-date information in this essential book. The authors begin
the Australian environment section with an overview of the
Australian health care system, a history of occupational therapy in
Australia and the role of Australian occupational therapy
professional associations and regulatory bodies. The values and
philosophy of occupational therapy, ethical and legal aspects of
practice and the role of occupational therapy in population health
and health promotion are considered next. The professional issues
covered in the book include using effective communication skills,
client-centred practice principles and a strength-based approach
when working with individuals, families, groups, communities,
organisations and populations. Additional topics, including
occupational science, the education of occupational therapists,
research in occupational therapy, evidence-based practice clinical
reasoning and occupational therapy models of practice, are also
covered in the middle section of the book. Occupational Therapy in
Australia: Practice and Process Issues is established as the
essential practice reference for students, practitioners and
educators in Australia. This second edition has been revised and
updated throughout and includes new chapters on communication
skills, environmental aspects of occupational therapy practice and
decolonising occupational therapy through a strength-based approach
to practice.
This ground-breaking text provides a comprehensive guide to the
occupational therapy profession in Australia, from the profession's
role in the health care system to the broad scope and nature of its
practice. The book is organised into three sections: the Australian
context; professional issues and practice issues. Contributions
from 80 Australian occupational therapists working in education,
research, policy and practice bring together the most relevant and
up-to-date information in this essential book. The authors begin
the Australian environment section with an overview of the
Australian health care system, a history of occupational therapy in
Australia and the role of Australian occupational therapy
professional associations and regulatory bodies. The values and
philosophy of occupational therapy, ethical and legal aspects of
practice and the role of occupational therapy in population health
and health promotion are considered next. The professional issues
covered in the book include using effective communication skills,
client-centred practice principles and a strength-based approach
when working with individuals, families, groups, communities,
organisations and populations. Additional topics, including
occupational science, the education of occupational therapists,
research in occupational therapy, evidence-based practice clinical
reasoning and occupational therapy models of practice, are also
covered in the middle section of the book. Occupational Therapy in
Australia: Practice and Process Issues is established as the
essential practice reference for students, practitioners and
educators in Australia. This second edition has been revised and
updated throughout and includes new chapters on communication
skills, environmental aspects of occupational therapy practice and
decolonising occupational therapy through a strength-based approach
to practice.
In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an
autism alarm, estimating that one in 150 children may be affected
by autism spectrum disorder. Autism has been treated mainly with
technical approaches: principally applied behavior analysis and
psychopharmacology. The findings in this book implicate oxidative
stress as a common feature in autism, and support the claim that
oxidative stress and intracellular redox imbalance can be induced
or triggered in autism by exposure to certain environmental agents.
Such findings could point the way to new treatment approaches in
autism. Autism: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Immune
Abnormalities brings together a wealth of cutting-edge evidence
that is already influencing how we treat this serious condition. It
looks at the role of neuropathological abnormalities, genetics, and
those factors common to oxidative stress such as inflammation,
immune dysfunction, aberrant cellular signaling, and
gene-environment interactions. Among dozens of research topics,
this volume - Looks at interactions between genetic and
environmental factors such as the maternal immune environment and
prenatal/postnatal environmental stressors Summarizes evidence for
oxidative damage and inflammation in autism Introduces a PDD
behavior inventory as a tool for assessing autism Considers autism
as an aberrant adaptive response to neuroinflammation and oxidative
stress Examines the role of abnormal calcium signaling and the
hypothesis that it may represent a target for novel therapeutics
Presents a hypothesis that autism arises from the dysregulation of
a unified gut/brain system rather than originating in the brain
alone Proposes the utility of using a biopsychosocial method to
treat autism This book shows us that autism is not only
developmental but also a chronic condition based on active
pathophysiology, and that it is not only behavioral but also
presents somatic and systemic features. The findings in these
chapters support the theory that oxidative stress plays an
important role in autism. They also point to the value of
conducting in-depth mechanistic studies as a way to uncover new
targets for therapeutic intervention in autism.
Evidence-based education is an attempt to find, critique and
implement the highest quality research evidence that underpins the
education provided to students. This comprehensive book presents
concepts key to evidence-based education, learning and teaching,
analysing a wide range of allied health professions in depth. It
introduces unique, inspirational practice models, ideal for
practical application, and highlights ways in which healthcare
educators can make use of existing education-related research to
improve their teaching and also generate learning environments to
promote optimal student experiences. Whilst fostering knowledge and
understanding between various health professions, it also improves
student outcomes and increases student satisfaction. This edited
text is an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals along
with experienced clinical and university-based educators such as
practice education supervisors, academic educators, educational
researchers and doctoral students in a range of areas including
nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, radiography, occupational
therapy, speech therapy, audiology, paramedics, nutrition and
dietetics, and pharmacy who want to ensure their teaching and
learning strategies are underpinned by sound empirical evidence.
While paediatric healthcare professionals view play as the
treatment tool of choice for children under school age, the theory
and practice underpinning play-based therapeutic approaches often
remain less clear to individual practitioners. Paediatric
intervention approaches are increasingly being questioned, and
individual practitioners constantly asked to provide evidence-based
practice. In response, a more coherent understanding and fresh
discussion on children's play and utilisation of play for
therapeutic purposes is needed, especially as societal expectations
and lifestyles change. Play as Therapy provides background theory
and practical applications of original research on play assessment
and interventions used in therapy. The book offers a solid
foundation for identifying and assessing play dysfunction,
understanding play in different cultural contexts and
considerations when intervening with play. The practical approach
is underpinned by theory, research and case vignettes to explain
how to utilise play as therapy with challenging children.
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