This fascinating book examines the concept of culture from a unique perspective--that of individual occupational therapists who have worked in environments very different from those in which they were educated or had worked previously. In Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries, six occupational therapists relate their experiences living and working in a foreign culture. Each author describes the daily demands placed upon her through immersion into a different way of life and discusses the environmental challenges she had to overcome to be able to live and work successfully. Many of the cultural differences the authors faced forced them to reassess and reconstruct their most basic assumptions of both personal and professional life as they discovered that activities and theories common or applicable in one culture are not necessarily translatable into another. The authors also analyze culture across treatment areas in occupational therapy practice, including mental health and physical disability, with both adults and children. Both beginning and experienced occupational therapists and occupational therapy students will find much valuable information in Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries. Whether interested in examining occupational therapy’s application to non-Western cultures, or actually contemplating practicing in a different culture, readers will benefit from learning about the experiences of the authors. This unique book is also helpful for occupational therapy students wishing to examine the philosophy of occupational therapy or the significance of culture to human occupation. Professors will find it useful as an ancillary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in occupational therapy on topics such as theory, occupation across cultures, or meaningful activity.
This insightful book offers readers effective strategies and occupational therapy methods for working with psychosocial dysfunction. Through detailed descriptions from experienced occupational therapists who work with a wide range of populations, readers will gain a first-hand glimpse into the evaluation and treatment of psychosocial dysfunction. Occupational Therapy and Psychosocial Dysfunction serves as a vehicle for communication among clinicians as well as an introduction to theory and practice for OT students. Important topics that are covered include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, nontraditional intervention, and methods for the education of occupational therapy students. This text provides readers with a comprehensive view of OT practice in psychosocial dysfunction. It emphasizes case studies to spark lively discussion and descriptions of programs and specific treatment activities that provide fieldwork students with concrete ideas to try, as well as the theoretical rationale underlying those treatment activities. Readers will find practical guidelines for occupational therapy with many populations including: survivors of sexual abuse veterans suffering from combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder substance abusers and alcoholics anorexics and bulimics individuals with narcissistic personality disorder people awaiting pulmonary transplants children with behavior disorders people with AIDS Authoritative contributors share programmatic ideas and communication about day-to-day treatment and assessment methods. Some of the intriguing strategies introduced by this practical guide include an intervention strategy based on a model of human occupation and object relations theory, use of a group process to enable patients to regain control of their lives, treatment strategies based on neurocognitive deficits, a neurophysiological model of schizophrenia etiology, and leadership therapy. Occupational therapy students, practicing clinicians, and academics will gain new insights with this practical volume that spans the concerns and issues related to occupational therapy practice and psychosocial dysfunction.
This fascinating book examines the concept of culture from a unique perspective--that of individual occupational therapists who have worked in environments very different from those in which they were educated or had worked previously. In Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries, six occupational therapists relate their experiences living and working in a foreign culture. Each author describes the daily demands placed upon her through immersion into a different way of life and discusses the environmental challenges she had to overcome to be able to live and work successfully. Many of the cultural differences the authors faced forced them to reassess and reconstruct their most basic assumptions of both personal and professional life as they discovered that activities and theories common or applicable in one culture are not necessarily translatable into another. The authors also analyze culture across treatment areas in occupational therapy practice, including mental health and physical disability, with both adults and children. Both beginning and experienced occupational therapists and occupational therapy students will find much valuable information in Occupational Therapy Across Cultural Boundaries. Whether interested in examining occupational therapy’s application to non-Western cultures, or actually contemplating practicing in a different culture, readers will benefit from learning about the experiences of the authors. This unique book is also helpful for occupational therapy students wishing to examine the philosophy of occupational therapy or the significance of culture to human occupation. Professors will find it useful as an ancillary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in occupational therapy on topics such as theory, occupation across cultures, or meaningful activity.
This insightful book offers readers effective strategies and occupational therapy methods for working with psychosocial dysfunction. Through detailed descriptions from experienced occupational therapists who work with a wide range of populations, readers will gain a first-hand glimpse into the evaluation and treatment of psychosocial dysfunction. Occupational Therapy and Psychosocial Dysfunction serves as a vehicle for communication among clinicians as well as an introduction to theory and practice for OT students. Important topics that are covered include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, nontraditional intervention, and methods for the education of occupational therapy students. This text provides readers with a comprehensive view of OT practice in psychosocial dysfunction. It emphasizes case studies to spark lively discussion and descriptions of programs and specific treatment activities that provide fieldwork students with concrete ideas to try, as well as the theoretical rationale underlying those treatment activities. Readers will find practical guidelines for occupational therapy with many populations including: survivors of sexual abuse veterans suffering from combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder substance abusers and alcoholics anorexics and bulimics individuals with narcissistic personality disorder people awaiting pulmonary transplants children with behavior disorders people with AIDS Authoritative contributors share programmatic ideas and communication about day-to-day treatment and assessment methods. Some of the intriguing strategies introduced by this practical guide include an intervention strategy based on a model of human occupation and object relations theory, use of a group process to enable patients to regain control of their lives, treatment strategies based on neurocognitive deficits, a neurophysiological model of schizophrenia etiology, and leadership therapy. Occupational therapy students, practicing clinicians, and academics will gain new insights with this practical volume that spans the concerns and issues related to occupational therapy practice and psychosocial dysfunction.
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