Early, Mary Beth

Physical dysfunction practice skills for the occupational therapy assistant / Mary Beth Early - Third edition. - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, Mosby, c2013 - xvi, 735 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Foundations -- Part II: Process -- Part III: Assessment -- Part IV: Intervention Principles -- Part V: Performance in Areas of Occupation -- Part VI: Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors -- Part VII: Clinical Applications

Covering the scope, theory, and approaches to the practice of occupational therapy, this 3rd Edition prepares you to care for adults who have physical disabilities. It takes a client-centered approach, following the latest OT Practice framework as it defines your role as an OTA in physical dysfunction practice. New to this edition is coverage of polytrauma, advances in prosthetics and assistive technologies, and assessment and interventions of traumatic brain injury problems related to cognitive and visual perception. Written by respected educator Mary Beth Early helps you develop skills in the assessment of client factors, intervention principles, and clinical reasoning

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ALLIED HEALTH -- OCCUPATION

RM 735.65 .E37 2013