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An Occupational Perspective on Leadership: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions, Third Edition is essential for occupational therapy students, practicing clinicians, and administrators. Building upon the 2 previous editions, Drs. Sandra Dunbar-Smalley and Kristin Winston provide an in-depth exploration of leadership theories alongside the application of occupational therapy theoretical models to leadership practice within the occupational therapy profession. The Third Edition includes new theoretical perspectives, case examples, and adapted reflection activities to further meet the needs of students and entry-level professionals. New chapters address: • Followership in the context of leadership • A systems approach to leadership • Shared leadership • Transforming health care with leaders for change An Occupational Perspective on Leadership: Theoretical and Practical Dimensions, Third Edition demonstrates the potential of occupational therapy leadership and encourages the next generation of students and clinicians to advance their understanding and application of occupational therapy and leadership theory for best practices.
Be prepared to lead, manage, and supervise OTs, OTAs, and interprofessional health care teams. Whatever your role, the practical knowledge and the guidance you’ll find here will help you become a more effective OT practitioner, colleague, and manager. Use evidence to guide your leadership and managerial decision-making. This practical text introduces you to leadership and management theory, research, data, and evidence, and shows you how to apply them! From leadership and supervision to policies, program development, and continuous quality improvement, you’ll find complete coverage of the full range of leadership and managerial functions. Critical-thinking questions, real-life cases, and...
This anchor text provides students with a firm foundation on the emerging perspectives of occupation. The book fosters an understanding of where the profession is today as well as where the various scholars are headed with their unique perspectives. It includes issues to be considered when implementing these perspectives into practice, and is designed to support the educational standards set by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC
This revision of a well-loved text continues to embrace the confluence of person, environment, and occupation in mental health as its organizing theoretical model, emphasizing the lived experience of mental illness and recovery. Rely on this groundbreaking text to guide you through an evidence-based approach to helping clients with mental health disorders on their recovery journey by participating in meaningful occupations. Understand the recovery process for all areas of their lives—physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental—and know how to manage co-occurring conditions.
Articles by therapists, students, patients, and occupational therapy educators explore plans and processes to improve patient care through enhanced therapist/patient relationships and strong alliances with mental health advocate groups. Topics include surviving the health care revolution, ADA protection, integration of consumer needs into a psychiatric rehabilitation program, and the Internet and the Web as resources for mental health occupational therapists. Co-published simultaneously as Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, v.14, nos.1/2, 1998. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Today, alcohol and other drug abuse scientists have access to a broad array of clinical resources that integrate a commonsensical approach to addiction treatment with science. Addictions: A Comprehensive Guidebook is a superb example of one such resource. Here, in one volume, is both practical and scholarly information for alcohol and drug abuse specialists, primary care providers, clinicians, policy-makers, and others involved in programs that are geared to help those who abuse or are dependent on alcohol and other drugs. Its scope is a testament to how far drug abuse scientists and practitioners have come in defining what they do and to how they are able to do it effectively through a growing body of scientific behavioral research. Addictions is organized into seven parts that range from the prevalence of certain addictions to their identification and treatment to the social effects of these addictions. In fact, this volume contains nearly all of the basic information a professional or graduate student needs to learn about or treat substance abuse.
This insightful book offers readers effective strategies and occupational therapy methods for working with psychosocial dysfunction. Through detailed descriptions from experienced occupational therapists who work with a wide range of populations, readers will gain a first-hand glimpse into the evaluation and treatment of psychosocial dysfunction. Occupational Therapy and Psychosocial Dysfunction serves as a vehicle for communication among clinicians as well as an introduction to theory and practice for OT students. Important topics that are covered include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, nontraditional intervention, and methods for the education of occupational therapy stude...
Near the shores of Lake Ontario lie Parma, Hilton, and several other pioneer communities once connected by Indian trails. Parma was named in honor of the Italian city and province of the same name and Hilton village, once known as North Parma, was renamed after Rev. Charles A. Hilton, a Civil War veteran and Baptist minister. Before the Civil War, the area was known as the Nation's Breadbasket. It became a leading fruit production center near the end of the 19th century and attracted immigrants from around the world. Parma and Hilton uses images from throughout the century to illustrate the pioneer times, the development of government, life on the waterfront, transportation and communication, schools and churches, business and industry, and festive days of celebration.
Get all the information you need to work holistically, creatively, and collaboratively when providing services for older adults with Karen Frank Barney, Margaret A. Perkinson, and Debbie Laliberte Rudman's Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults, 2nd Edition. Emphasizing evidence-based, occupation-based practice and a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach, this text walks students and practitioners through the full range of gerontological occupational therapy practice, inclusive of working with individual clients to working at systems and societal levels. Over 80 leaders in their respective topical areas contributed to the book's 33 chapters, including the conceptual foundations and princ...
This book describes the largest treatment study ever conducted with alcoholics, with new information on treatment effectiveness.