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.
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Title of Book - p. i 3. Cover page - p. i 4. Title page - p. i 5. Table of Contents - p. i 6. Copyright - p. ii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Preface - p. v 9. Acknowledgments - p. vi 10. Dedication - p. vii 11. Section 1. Foundations - p. S10 12. 1. Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. 1 13. 2. Meeting Occupational Needs Through Practice of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. 11 14. Section 2. Process - p. S15 15. 3. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction - p. 16 16. 4. Health Promotion - p. 35 17. 5. Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services - p. 40 18. 6. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic - p. 58 19. Section 3. Collaboration and Information Gathering - p. S20 20. 7. Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - p. 70 21. 8. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion - p. 83 22. 9. Assessment of Muscle Strength - p. 97 23. 10. Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition - p. 116 24. 11. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement - p. 129 25. Section 4. Performance in Areas of Occupation - p. S25 26. 12. Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations - p. 142 27. 13. Participation in Activities of Daily Living - p. 156 28. 14. Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating - p. 182 29. 15. Assistive Technology - p. 192 30. 16. Moving in the Environment - p. 210 31. 17. Work - p. 239 32. 18. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation - p. 251 33. Section 5. Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors - p. S30 34. 19. The Older Adult - p. 266 35. 20. Principles of Orthotic Fabrication - p. 285 36. 21. Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment - p. 303 37. 22. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction - p. 321 38. 23. Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process - p. 346 39. Section 6. Clinical Applications - p. S35 40. 24. Cerebrovascular Accident - p. 364 41. 25. Traumatic Brain Injury - p. 387 42. 26. Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System - p. 410 43. 27. Spinal Cord Injury - p. 427 44. 28. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction - p. 449 45. 29. Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement - p. 459 46. 30. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation - p. 477 47. 31. Burns - p. 503 48. 32. Amputation and Prosthetics - p. 516 49. 33. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 534 50. 34. Oncology and Occupational Therapy - p. 548 51. Index - p. 563 52. Selected Abbreviations from Medicine and Rehabilitationa - p. 581
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.
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Title of Book - p. i 3. Cover page - p. i 4. Title page - p. i 5. Table of Contents - p. i 6. Copyright - p. ii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Preface - p. v 9. Acknowledgments - p. vi 10. Dedication - p. vii 11. Section 1. Foundations - p. S10 12. 1. Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. 1 13. 2. Meeting Occupational Needs Through Practice of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation - p. 11 14. Section 2. Process - p. S15 15. 3. Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction - p. 16 16. 4. Health Promotion - p. 35 17. 5. Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services - p. 40 18. 6. Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic - p. 58 19. Section 3. Collaboration and Information Gathering - p. S20 20. 7. Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - p. 70 21. 8. Assessment of Joint Range of Motion - p. 83 22. 9. Assessment of Muscle Strength - p. 97 23. 10. Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition - p. 116 24. 11. Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement - p. 129 25. Section 4. Performance in Areas of Occupation - p. S25 26. 12. Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations - p. 142 27. 13. Participation in Activities of Daily Living - p. 156 28. 14. Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating - p. 182 29. 15. Assistive Technology - p. 192 30. 16. Moving in the Environment - p. 210 31. 17. Work - p. 239 32. 18. Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation - p. 251 33. Section 5. Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors - p. S30 34. 19. The Older Adult - p. 266 35. 20. Principles of Orthotic Fabrication - p. 285 36. 21. Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment - p. 303 37. 22. Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction - p. 321 38. 23. Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process - p. 346 39. Section 6. Clinical Applications - p. S35 40. 24. Cerebrovascular Accident - p. 364 41. 25. Traumatic Brain Injury - p. 387 42. 26. Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System - p. 410 43. 27. Spinal Cord Injury - p. 427 44. 28. Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction - p. 449 45. 29. Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement - p. 459 46. 30. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation - p. 477 47. 31. Burns - p. 503 48. 32. Amputation and Prosthetics - p. 516 49. 33. Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 534 50. 34. Oncology and Occupational Therapy - p. 548 51. Index - p. 563 52. Selected Abbreviations from Medicine and Rehabilitationa - p. 581
