The six essays of this collection were co-written by occupational therapists who practice and teach in the US. The topics include a rural elderly assessment project, combined physical and occupational therapy for rehabilitation of those with movement impairment, a review of the literature on dementi

Occupational therapy (OT) practitioners often lack the fundamental skills to conduct or effectively use research, illustrating a disturbing gap between the advancement of theoretical concepts and the extent to which concepts are actually applied. The Scholarship of Practice: Academic-Practice Collaborations for Promoting Occupational Therapy closes this gap by presenting a conceptual framework that integrates theory and research with clinical practice. Leaders in the field provide insightful, thought-provoking ideas and strategies to promote research and facilitate effective new concepts and...

This volume speaks to the issue of occupational therapy practice with the patient in pain. The hows and whys of treatment are explored in a broad range of chapters written by and for professionals in the field of occupational therapy.

A compilation and description of OT programmes for the care of individuals disabled by traumatic brain injury. Focusing on the disabled individual, the family and the societal responses to the injured, it covers the spectrum of services, from intensive care to transitional and community living.