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Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment

Promoting Occupational Participation

  • 8th Edition - September 17, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Michael Curtin, Mary Egan, Yeliz Prior, Tracey Parnell, Roshan Galvaan, Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, Daniel Cezar Da Cruz
  • Language: English

Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupational Participation, Eighth Edition is a seminal textbook that has been used in prereg… Read more

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Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupational Participation, Eighth Edition is a seminal textbook that has been used in preregistration occupational therapy education for more than 40 years.

Now in its eighth edition, it reflects significant developments within the occupational profession and the contexts of the delivery of health and social care when working with people who experience illness, injury or impairment to promote occupational participation. It is highly regarded for its level of detail, its practical approach, and the breadth of its content, with input from multiple authors from around the world.

Fully updated and built around the professional concepts and processes to promote occupational participation this invaluable resource will enable occupational therapists link theory with day-to-day practice, reflect on the knowledge, expertise and attitudes that inform their work and practice in a critically reflexive way.

Key features

  • Practical text and online assets link theory with day-to-day practice
  • Collaborative-relationship-focused, inclusive and strengths-based language
  • Summaries and key points for each chapter make navigation easy
  • Focus on working with groups, communities and populations in addition to working with individuals, reflecting the evolving and expanding scope of practice
  • Practice stories throughout the text, and detailed practice stories in Section 5, inviting the reader to reflect on the information, skills and attitudes that inform practice
  • Online multiple choice questions and questions for reflection at the end of each chapter enable readers to assess and apply their knowledge

Readership

Pre-registration occupational therapy students and early career occupational therapists

Table of contents

SECTION 1 CONTEMPORARY REFLECTIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

1. Decoloniality in occupational therapy practice: preparation and readiness

2. Critical perspectives in occupational therapy: problematising practice to
address the socio-political shaping of occupation

3. A political project for occupational therapists

4. Social occupational therapy: principles for action towards participation

5. Analysing the practice context: a critical step in meeting professional obligations

6. Occupation

7. Reflecting on the contribution of the dimensions of the environment to occupational participation

8. The continual evolution of the occupational therapy profession

SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORING OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION

9. Professional reasoning

10. An occupation, capability and wellbeing framework for occupational therapy

11. The Canadian model of occupational participation (canmop)

12. The collaborative relationship focused practice and the Canadian occupational therapy practice process framework

13. Process of exploring occupational participation

14. Exploring occupational needs and expanding occupational possibilities of collectives

15. Exploring the impact of the environment on occupational participation

16. Exploring occupational participation using the Canadian occupational performance measure

17. Exploring occupational participation using task, activity and occupational analyses

18. Dynamic performance analysis

19. Co-designing plans to access, initiate and sustain occupational participation

20. Exploring safety and risk to promote occupational participation

SECTION 3 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION

21. Advocacy

22. Education

23. Health promotion

24. Lifestyle and self-management

25. Sexuality

26. Work participation

27. Occupational performance coaching

28. Cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (co-op) approach

29. Home modification and universal design

30. Embracing a critical community development orientation and strategy in occupational therapy practice

SECTION 4 SKILLS AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION

31. Assistive technology

32. Walking and falls

33. Wheeled mobility and seating systems

34. Driving and transportation for community mobility

35. Moving and positioning of people

36. Biomechanical strategies to initiate and sustain occupational participation

37. Managing fatigue

38. Managing pain

39. Improving arm function after acquired brain impairment

40. Hand therapy and orthotics

41. Working with people living with vision impairment

42. Cognition and perception

SECTION 5 PRACTICE STORIES – PROMOTING OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION

43. Mrs Tremblay: continuum of care from hospital to community following a stroke

44. Mr Fitch: work retention vocational rehabilitation

45. Arthur: promoting occupational participation of a person with a life-limiting illness

46. Person-centred risk assessment and planning

47. Disaster preparedness and risk reduction

48. Wellness 2 age program

49. Pabllo and their dissidence of gender and sexuality

50. Building connections and accessing diverse networks during the covid-19 pandemic: national and provincial advocacy and lobbying in south Africa

Review quotes

"...provides a comprehensive, evidence-based exploration of occupational therapy (OT) practice across diverse health conditions and life stages.... The writing is clear and concise, with an emphasis on functional outcomes and client-centered practice. The inclusion of high-quality illustrations, diagrams, and tables enhances comprehension, particularly for the complex biomechanical or neurological concepts,.... references are current and relevant, supporting evidence-based practice, and the index is comprehensive, making the text easy to navigate.... This eighth edition is a high-quality, indispensable resource for occupational therapy education and practice.... I recommend this book to OT students, clinical educators, and practitioners seeking a comprehensive, practice-oriented reference that supports both learning and day-to-day decision-making. Its balanced integration of foundational theory and applied practice ensures it will remain relevant in diverse OT contexts." Review by Michael Fantuzzo, OTD, OTR/L, BCG (Chatham University), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025.

Review of the previous edition:
"Overall, the book provides a breadth of information on occupational therapy practice and would serve as a good foundational text for students.

Many chapters contain clear visuals in the form of figures and tables to enhance understanding of concepts and information presented. They also contain practice scenarios to demonstrate the application of theory to practice. This book is suitable for all levels of undergraduate students, postgraduate students, occupational therapy practitioners and those involved in the teaching of occupational therapy practice." --The Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy Summer 2010

Product details

  • Edition: 8
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 18, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Michael Curtin

Michael Curtin is Head of School and Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of School and Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

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Mary Egan

Professor Mary Egan works in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Yeliz Prior

Yeliz Prior is Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation, School of Health and Society, The University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation, School of Health and Society, The University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

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Tracey Parnell

Tracey Parnell is Associate Head of School and Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Head of School and Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia

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Roshan Galvaan

Roshan Galvaan is Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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Katrine Sauvé-Schenk

Katrine Sauvé-Schenk is Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Daniel Cezar Da Cruz

Daniel Cezar Da Cruz is Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy Programme, School of Health at Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy Programme, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK