Concepts of occupational therapy / Kathlyn L. Reed, Sharon Nelson Sanderson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
Section I The philosophical base
1 Definitions of OT --
2 Historical themes --
3 Assumptions inherent in OT --
4 Value of OT --
5 Purpose of OT --
6 Uniqueness and outcomes of OT --
Section II The conceptual base
7 Introduction to major concepts --
8 Concepts related to outcomes and goals --
9 Doing process --
10 Tools --
Section III The consumer domain base
11 Disability --
Section IV The models base
12 Why study models --
13 Models and philosophy --
14 Models of health that influence OT practice --
15 Understanding conceptual and practice models --
16 Models discarded by OT --
17 Models currently in practice --
18 Models being explored and developed --
Section V The knowledge base
19 Knowledge sources in OT --
Section VI The skills base
20 Therapeutic roles and functions --
21 Clinical reasoning --
22 Assessment and diagnosis --
23 Planning and intervention --
Section VII The practice base
24 OT process model --
25 Service programmes --
Section VIII The contextual base
26 Development of professional organizations --
27 Founders and early researchers of OT --
28 OT and society --
Section IX Professional literature base:
29 Sources of professional literature --
Section X Case studies and discussion questions:
30 Case studies.
Section XI Appendices.

Analyzing the conceptual (theoretical) and practice (application) models, this title presents the major ideas which form the core knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the occupational therapy profession. It presents the models along with a historical background of the major concepts, and case studies.