Physical dysfunction practice skills for the occupational therapy assistant /

Physical dysfunction practice skills for the occupational therapy assistant / [edited by] Mary Beth Early. - Third edition. - xvi, 735 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations: -- Occupational therapy and physical disabilities / The disability experience and the therapeutic process / Infection control and safety issues in the clinic / Process: -- Occupational therapy process: evaluation and intervention in physical dysfunction / Documentation of occupational therapy services / Assessment: -- Assessment of motor control and functional movement / Assessment of joint range of motion / Assessment of muscle strength / Evaluation and observation of deficits in sensation, perception, and cognition / Intervention principles: -- Teaching and learning motor performance in occupational therapy / Habits of health and wellness / Occupations, purposeful activities, and preparatory activities / Performance in areas of occupation: -- Activities of daily living / Assistive technology / Moving in the environment / Sexuality: an activity of daily living / Work / Promoting engagement in leisure and social participation / Mary Beth Early -- Mary Beth Early -- Lynn E. Jaffe -- Patty Coker-Bolt ; Mary Beth Early -- Michelle Mahone -- Jean W. Solomon ; Jane O'Brien -- Cindy Liska ; Terri R. Gonzalez -- Cindi Liska ; Terri R. Gonzalez -- Mariana D'Amico ; Vicki Smith ; Mary Beth Early -- Jane Clifford O'Brien ; Jean W. Solomon -- Martha J. Sanders ; Jessica L. Koch -- Estelle B. Breines -- Emily Holzberg -- Denis Anson -- Teru Creel ; Maureen Matthews ; Carole Adler ; Miriam Monathan -- Jessica Farman ; Gordan Umphred Burton -- Denise Haruko Ha ; Jill J. Page ; Christine M. Wietlisbach -- Steve Park ; Sue Byers-Connon -- Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. Part III. 6. 7. 8. 9. Part IV. 10. 11. 12. Part V. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Interventions for performance skills and client factors: -- The older adult / Hand splinting / Neurotherapeutic approaches to treatment / Interventions for visual and other sensory dysfunction / Intervention for disturbances in cognition and perception / Clinical applications: -- Cerebrovascular accident / Traumatic brain injury / Degenerative diseases of the central nervous system / Spinal cord injury / Neurogenic and myopathic dysfunction / Arthritic diseases / Acute hand injuries / Hip fractures and lower extremity joint replacement / Burns / Amputation and prosthetics / Cardiac dysfunction and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Oncology / HIV infection and AIDS / Michele D. Mills ; Kerby Coulanges -- Serena Berger -- Patricia Ann Gentile ; Elza Guzman -- Lori M. Shiffman -- Regi Robnett -- Patricia Ann Gentile -- Lori M. Shiffman -- Glen Gillen -- Carole Adler -- Jennifer Nyblod -- Pamela Harrell -- Sally E. Poole - Sonia Lawson ; Lynne Murphy -- Elizabeth A. Rivers -- Eugenia Papdapoulos ; Beth Deverix -- Maureen Michele Matthews -- Ann Burkhardt -- Michael Pizzi. Part VI. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Part VII. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.- 32 33. 34. 35. 36.

Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, this 3rd Edition prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the latest OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice. New to this edition is coverage of polytrauma, advances in prosthetics and assistive technologies, and assessment and interventions of traumatic brain injury problems related to cognitive and visual perception. Written by respected educator Mary Beth Early helps you develop skills in the assessment of client factors, intervention principles, and clinical reasoning.

0323059090 9780323059091

2011043751


Occupational therapy assistants.
People with disabilities--Rehabilitation.
Occupational therapy--Methodology
Allied health personnel.

RM735 / .P46 2013

615.8515

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