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Skills for Practice in Occupational Therapy

This book is the companion volume to Duncan: Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 5e and provides a comprehensive guide to the practice applications of the theory… Leer más

Descripción

This book is the companion volume to Duncan: Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy 5e and provides a comprehensive guide to the practice applications of the theory base. It is designed to be a 'basic and beyond' text, of value to students throughout their studies but also a valuable reference text to clinicians. The sections cover the following essential skills for effective occupational therapy practice: clinical skills, management and leadership skills, evidence-based and research skills, and thinking, judgement and decision-making skills.

Puntos claves

  • Links theory and evidence-base, and is also practical
  • Each chapter follows same basic structure (same format as Foundations)
  • Each chapter contains practical examples and/or vignettes
  • New addition of highlight boxes in each chapter gives the main points in bullet format for ease of access to students new to the area
  • Well referenced

De interès para

Undergraduate students and clinicians

Índice

1. Introduction

Section 1: Thinking, judgement and decision skills for practice

2. Using theory in practice

3. Judgement and decision making in practice

4. Involvement and shared decision making in practice

5. Reflective practice: doing, being and becoming a reflective practitioner

Section 2: Professional skills for practice

6. Assessment skills for practice

7. Activity analysis

8. Goal setting in occupational therapy: a client-centered perspective

9. Therapeutic use of self: a model of the international relationship

10. Problem solving

11. Educational skills for practice

12. Group skills for practice in occupational therapy

13. Record and report writing

Section 3: Evidence-based and research skills for practice

14. Finding and appraising the evidence

15. Knowledge exchange

16. Clinical effectiveness skills in practice

17. Developing research in practice

18. Presentation and publication skills

Section 4: Leadership, supervision and management skills for practice

19. Management of self

20. Leadership skills

21. Practice education: skills for students and educators

22. Clinical supervision skills

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Sobre el autor

ED

Edward A.S. Duncan

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Professor in Applied Health Research, Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, The University of Stirling, Scotland, UK; Honorary Advanced Clinical Practitioner, NHS Forth Valley, Scotland, UK Postdoctoral Research Fellow