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Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • 4 Edición - 15 de enero de 2021
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Mary Beth Patnaude
  • Idioma: Inglés

Master the role and skills of the OTA in caring for adults with physical disabilities! Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant,… Leer más

Descripción

Master the role and skills of the OTA in caring for adults with physical disabilities! Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 4th Edition is the only textbook on the rehabilitation process written specifically for OTA students and practitioners. It takes a client-centered approach, following the latest Occupational Therapy Practice Framework in addressing topics such as assessment, intervention principles, and clinical applications. New to this edition is an Intervention Principles for Feeding and Eating chapter plus the latest advances in OT technology. From a team of expert contributors led by Mary Elizabeth Patnaude, this book shows how you can succeed in the OTA role and help clients learn to perform functional tasks.

Puntos claves

  • Coverage of advances in OT assessment and intervention includes prosthetics and assistive technologies, along with the assessment and interventions of TBI (traumatic brain injury) problems related to cognitive and visual perception
  • Case studies offer snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, with many cases threaded through an entire chapter
  • Client-centered approach shows how to include the client when making decisions about planning and treatment, using the terminology and abbreviations from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
  • Evidence-based content includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to intervention
  • Cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity information helps you understand the beliefs and customs of other cultures so you can provide appropriate care
  • Information on prevention addresses safety and the prevention of accidents and injury
  • Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives introduce the essential information in each chapter
  • Reading guide questions and summaries in each chapter make it easier to measure your comprehension of the material

Índice

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS

1. Occupational Therapy and Physical Disabilities

2. The Disability Experience and the Therapeutic Process

3. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic

PART II: PROCESS

4. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction

5. Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services

PART III: ASSESSMENT

6. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement

7. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion

8. Assessment of Muscle Strength

9. Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception and Cognition

PART IV: INTERVENTION PRINCIPLES

10. Teaching and Learning in Motor Performance in Occupational Therapy

11. Intervention Principles for Feeding and Eating NEW!

12. Occupations, Purposeful Activities, and Preparatory Activities

PART V: PERFORMANCE IN AREAS OF OCCUPATION

13. Activities of Daily Living

14. Assistive Technology

15. Moving in the Environment

16. Work

17. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation

PART VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR PERFORMANCE SKILLS AND CLIENT FACTORS

18. The Older Adult

19. Principles of Orthotic Intervention

20. Neurotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment

21. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction

22. Interventions for People with Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits

PART VII: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

23. Cerebrovascular Accident

24. Traumatic Brain Injury

25. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System

26. Spinal Cord Injury

27. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction

28. Arthritic Diseases

29. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation

30. Burns

31. Amputation and Prosthetics

32. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

33. Oncology

34. HIV Infection and AIDS

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 4
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 5 de abril de 2021
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Mary Beth Patnaude

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Professor and Chair, Husson University, School of Occupational Therapy, USA