Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

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2011 | 153 Pages | ISBN: 140519944X | PDF | 2 MB
Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy is a key text for occupational therapy students and practitioners. Written by an internationally renowned group of clinicians, educators and academics and with a central case study running throughout, the book covers the theory and practice of the following key topics: Working and Thinking in Different Contexts; Teaching as Reasoning; Ethical Reasoning; Diversity in Reasoning; Working and Thinking within 'Evidence Frameworks'; Experience as a Framework; The Client. FEATURES includes case studies problem-solving framework questions at the end of each chapter commentaries on key topics relates theory to practice Content: Chapter 1 Problem Solving in Occupational Therapy (pages 1-14): Linda Robertson and Sian GriffithsChapter 2 Abductive Reasoning and Case Formulation in Complex Cases (pages 15-30): Bronwyn ThompsonChapter 3 Ethical Reasoning: Internal and External Morality for Occupational Therapists (pages 31-44): Mary ButlerChapter 4 Occupational Therapists, Care and Managerialism (pages 45-62): Ruth FitzgeraldChapter 5 Context and How it Influences Our Professional Thinking (pages 63-75): Susan Ryan and Carol HillsChapter 6 The Novice Therapist (pages 77-92): Linda RobertsonChapter 7 Artistry and Expertise (pages 93-106): Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs and Catherine DonnellyChapter 8 Kai Whakaora Ngangahau - Maori Occupational Therapists' Collective Reasoning (pages 107-128): Jo?Anne Gilsenan, Jane Hopkirk and Isla Emery?WhittingtonChapter 9 Reasoning That Is Difficult to Articulate (pages 129-136): Linda Robertson