The texture of life : occupations and related activities / edited by Jim Hinojosa, Marie-Louise Blount.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Barbara A. Boyt Schell -- Introduction / Jim Hinojosa -- Occupation activities, and occupational therapy / Jim Hinojosa, Marie-Louise Blount -- Perspectives on occupation and activities / Marie-Louise Blount, Wesley Blount, Jim Hinojosa -- Dimensions of occupations across the lifespan / Ruth Segal -- Occupation and activity analysis / dr Karen A. Buckley, Sally E. Poole -- Occupational profile / Judy Urban Wilson -- Activity synthesis as a means to structure occupation / Paula Kramer, Jim Hinojosa -- Clinical reasoning and relfective practice / Fran Babiss -- Application of activities to enhance occupational performance / Nancy Robert Dooley -- Facilitating occupational performance / Margaret Kaplan -- Group process, occupation, and activity / Jeff Tomlinson -- Redesigning lifestyles : using activities to meet occupational needs / Lisa E. Cyzner -- Independence : simulation of life activities to occupations / Anita Perr -- Leisure occupations / Laurette Olson -- Work occupations / Jeff Snodgrass, Jyothi Gupta -- Self care occupations / Tsu-Hsin Howe, Anita Perr -- Care of others, activities and occupations / Kristine Haertl -- Occupations in the context of spirituality / Barabara J. Hemphill -- Occupations, activities, and empowerment / Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy -- Reflections for the future occupation, purposeful activities, and activities / Marie-Louise Blount, Jim Hinojosa, Paula Kramer.

"This new edition presents a theoretical foundation for the idea of occupation, framed within historical and current practice and developed from within the occupational therapy profession. Using language from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, updated chapters detail aspects of occupation such as activity analysis, activity synthesis, and clinical reasoning and explore how to apply activity across various settings. Numerous case examples guide readers through the intervention process, providing clear, practical examples of activity-based occupational therapy. Exercises challenge students and practitioners to consider their own biases and perspectives, the unique set of circumstances that each client presents, and the most appropriate intervention strategy. Students and experienced practitioners alike can use this important resource to further develop their understanding of occupation, better articulate its complex nature, and apply its principles in the clinic. Highlights include: Occupation across the lifespan ; Activity analysis ; Occupational profile ; Activity synthesis as a means to occupation ; Clinical reasoning ; Application of activities to increase occupational performance ; Facilitating occupational performance ; Occupation and activities in groups ; Leisure, work, and self-care occupations ; Care and caregiving ; Occupations in the context of spirituality ; Occupations, activities, and empowerment."--Publisher's website.