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, 4th 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, intervention principles, and clinical applications. New to this edition is an Intervention Principles for Feeding and Eating chapter plus the latest advances in OT technology. From a team of expert contributors led by Mary Elizabeth Patnaude, this book shows how you can succeed in the OTA role and help clients learn to perform functional tasks.
1. Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Selected Abbreviations from Medicine and Rehabilitation - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Title page - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page iv 7. Copyright - p. Page v 8. Contributors - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. Acknowledgments - p. Page ix 11. Contents - p. Page xi 12. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 13. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 14. 1 : Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. Page xiii 15. 2 : Exploring Perspectives on Illness and Disability Throughout the Continuum of Care: A Case-Based Client-Centered Approach - p. Page 13 16. 3 : Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic - p. Page 25 17. 4 : Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction - p. Page 38 18. 5 : Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services - p. Page 60 19. 6 : Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement - p. Page 78 20. 7 : Assessment of Joint Range of Motion - p. Page 96 21. 8 : Assessment of Muscle Strength - p. Page 116 22. 9 : Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition - p. Page 137 23. 10 : Teaching and Learning: Motor Performance in Occupational Therapy - p. Page 152 24. 11 : Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating - p. Page 170 25. 12 : Occupations, Purposeful Activities, and Preparatory Activities - p. Page 180 26. 13 : Activities of Daily Living - p. Page 191 27. 14 : Assistive Technology - p. Page 236 28. 15 : Moving in the Environment - p. Page 253 29. 16 : Work - p. Page 283 30. 17 : Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation - p. Page 297 31. 18 : The Older Adult - p. Page 312 32. 19 : Principles of Orthotic Fabrication - p. Page 333 33. 20 : Neurotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment - p. Page 352 34. 21 : Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction - p. Page 376 35. 22 : Intervention for People with Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits - p. Page 391 36. 23 : Cerebrovascular Accident - p. Page 409 37. 24 : Traumatic Brain Injury - p. Page 433 38. 25 : Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System - p. Page 459 39. 26 : Spinal Cord Injury - p. Page 477 40. 27 : Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction - p. Page 501 41. 28 : Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement - p. Page 512 42. 29 : Upper Extremity Rehabilitation - p. Page 530 43. 30 : Burns - p. Page 556 44. 31 : Amputation and Prosthetics - p. Page 570 45. 32 : Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. Page 591 46. 33 : Oncology - p. Page 605 47. 34 : HIV Infection and AIDS - p. Page 616 48. Index - p. Page 625
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, 4th 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, intervention principles, and clinical applications. New to this edition is an Intervention Principles for Feeding and Eating chapter plus the latest advances in OT technology. From a team of expert contributors led by Mary Elizabeth Patnaude, this book shows how you can succeed in the OTA role and help clients learn to perform functional tasks.
1. Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Selected Abbreviations from Medicine and Rehabilitation - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Title page - p. Page iv 6. Dedication - p. Page iv 7. Copyright - p. Page v 8. Contributors - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. Acknowledgments - p. Page ix 11. Contents - p. Page xi 12. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 13. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 14. 1 : Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. Page xiii 15. 2 : Exploring Perspectives on Illness and Disability Throughout the Continuum of Care: A Case-Based Client-Centered Approach - p. Page 13 16. 3 : Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic - p. Page 25 17. 4 : Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction - p. Page 38 18. 5 : Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services - p. Page 60 19. 6 : Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement - p. Page 78 20. 7 : Assessment of Joint Range of Motion - p. Page 96 21. 8 : Assessment of Muscle Strength - p. Page 116 22. 9 : Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition - p. Page 137 23. 10 : Teaching and Learning: Motor Performance in Occupational Therapy - p. Page 152 24. 11 : Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating - p. Page 170 25. 12 : Occupations, Purposeful Activities, and Preparatory Activities - p. Page 180 26. 13 : Activities of Daily Living - p. Page 191 27. 14 : Assistive Technology - p. Page 236 28. 15 : Moving in the Environment - p. Page 253 29. 16 : Work - p. Page 283 30. 17 : Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation - p. Page 297 31. 18 : The Older Adult - p. Page 312 32. 19 : Principles of Orthotic Fabrication - p. Page 333 33. 20 : Neurotherapeutic Approaches to Treatment - p. Page 352 34. 21 : Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction - p. Page 376 35. 22 : Intervention for People with Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits - p. Page 391 36. 23 : Cerebrovascular Accident - p. Page 409 37. 24 : Traumatic Brain Injury - p. Page 433 38. 25 : Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System - p. Page 459 39. 26 : Spinal Cord Injury - p. Page 477 40. 27 : Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction - p. Page 501 41. 28 : Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement - p. Page 512 42. 29 : Upper Extremity Rehabilitation - p. Page 530 43. 30 : Burns - p. Page 556 44. 31 : Amputation and Prosthetics - p. Page 570 45. 32 : Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. Page 591 46. 33 : Oncology - p. Page 605 47. 34 : HIV Infection and AIDS - p. Page 616 48. Index - p. Page 625
