This exciting new edition begins with a discussion of the uses and applications of occupational therapy theory and offers ways of thinking about and organizing the theory. It includes an extensive annotated bibliography of occupational therapy theory. Significant developments in occupational therapy theory over the past 25 years are classified and discussed in a user-friendly, organized format.
One of the essential components to Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy, Second Editionis the taxonomy of occupational therapy theory, which organizes the mass of theory into a "filing system" that is consistent with how occupational therapists think about occupation and about humans and environment.
Perfect for the practicing occupational therapist or student, this necessary text contains volumes of information accessible in one convenient place.
Five Theory Areas Covered Inside:
- Physical determinants of occupation
- Psychological-emotional determinants of occupation
- Cognitive-neurological determinants of occupation
- Socio-cultural determinants of occupation
- Environmental determinants of occupation