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 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
. Chapter on paediatric issues. Section on the application of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
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.
