cover image - Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780443127922
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 672
Imprint: Elsevier
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Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition

by Mary Beth Patnaude, DHSc, OTR/L and Katey Howland, EdD, MS, OTR/L

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cover image - Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780443127922
Copyright: 2027
Page Count: 672
Imprint: Elsevier
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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, 5th 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, interventions, and clinical applications. This edition adds new content on collaboration between Occupational Therapists and OTAs, and an ebook version is included free with print purchase. From a team of expert contributors led by Mary Elizabeth Patnaude and Katey Howland, this book shows how you can succeed in the OTA role and help clients learn to perform functional tasks.
    • 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
    • Text boxes highlight special techniques, case studies, and treatment plans
    • Cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity information helps you provide care in a manner sensitive to the beliefs and customs of other cultures
    • Information on prevention addresses safety and the prevention of accidents and injury
    • Key terms 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
    • NEW! Updated content aligns the book more closely with the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, and also emphasizes public health and the social determinants of health
    • NEW! Content on collaboration between Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants is added to this edition
    • NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features student worksheets and study features, plus digital access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
  • PART I: Foundations
    1. Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
    2. Meeting Occupational Needs Through the Practice of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation

    PART II: Process
    3. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction
    4. Health Promotion
    5. Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
    6. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic

    PART III: Collaboration and Information Gathering
    7. Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
    8. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion
    9. Assessment of Muscle Strength
    10. Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition
    11. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement

    PART IV: Performance in Areas of Occupation
    12. Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations
    13. Participation in Activities of Daily Living
    14. Mealtime Occupations— Interventions for Feeding and Eating
    15. Assistive Technology
    16. Moving in the Environment
    17. Work
    18. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation

    PART V: Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors
    19. Older Adult
    20. Principles of Orthotic Fabrication
    21. Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment Approaches to Treatment
    22. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction
    23. Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process

    PART VI: Clinical Applications
    24. Cerebrovascular Accident
    25. Traumatic Brain Injury
    26. Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
    27. Spinal Cord Injury
    28. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
    29. Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
    30. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
    31. Burns
    32. Amputation and Prosthetics
    33. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    34. Oncology and Occupational Therapy
    Index
  • Mary Beth Patnaude, DHSc, OTR/L, Associate Professor and Chair, Husson University, School of Occupational Therapy, USA and Katey Howland, EdD, MS, OTR/L

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