Directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States, Client-Centered Practice in Occupational Therapy continues to be the only book that provides the reader with both the theoretical underpinnings of client-centred practice as well as guidance on the practical application of this approach. For this second edition, all chapters have been updated and new concepts incorporated, and a new chapter on paediatrics has been added.
New to this edition
• Chapter on paediatric issues• Section on the application of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Key Features
New chapter on paediatrics, providing valuable guidance in how to apply this approach
New authors writing the mental health chapter giving a different focus that will challenge therapists working with this client group
All chapter have been updated to include current literature and current views on the application of a client-centred approach
Author Information
Edited by Thelma Sumsion, PhD, OT Reg(Ont), FCAOT
Contributors Page. Foreword by Christine Craik. Foreword by John Glossop. Chapter 1 - Overview of Client-Centred Practice (T. Sumsion). Chapter 2 - The Client-Centred Approach (T.Sumsion). Chapter 3 - Environmental Considerations (T. Sumsion). Chapter 4 - Implementation Issues (T. Sumsion). Chapter 5 - Implementing Client-Centred Practice (D. Parker). Chapter 6 - Using a Client-Centred Approach with Persons with Cognitive Impairment (S. Hobson). Chapter 7 - Using a Client-Centred Approach with Elderly People (S. Hobson). Chapter 8 - Ask, Listen and Learn: What Clients with a Mental Illness can Teach you about Client-Centred Practice (D. Corring and J. Cook). Chapter 9 - Physical Disabilities: Meeting the Challenges of Client-Centred Practice (M. Gage). Chapter 10 - Client-Centred Practice in Paediatrics (D. Stewart and D. Cameron). Chapter 11 - The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (N. Pollock, M.A. McColl and A. Carswell). Index.