Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupational Participation

Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupational Participation, Eighth Edition is a seminal textbook that has been used in preregistration occupational therapy education for more than 40 years.

Now in its eighth edition, it reflects significant developments within the occupational profession and the contexts of the delivery of health and social care when working with people who experience illness, injury or impairment to promote occupational participation. It is highly regarded for its level of detail, its practical approach, and the breadth of its content, with input from multiple authors from around the world.

Fully updated and built around the professional concepts and processes to promote occupational participation this invaluable resource will enable occupational therapists link theory with day-to-day practice, reflect on the knowledge, expertise and attitudes that inform their work and practice in a critically reflexive way.

• Practical text and online assets link theory with day-to-day practice
• Collaborative-relationship-focused, inclusive and strengths-based language
• Summaries and key points for each chapter make navigation easy
• Focus on working with groups, communities and populations in addition to working with individuals, reflecting the evolving and expanding scope of practice
• Practice stories throughout the text, and detailed practice stories in Section 5, inviting the reader to reflect on the information, skills and attitudes that inform practice
• Online multiple choice questions and questions for reflection at the end of each chapter enable readers to assess and apply their knowledge

Michael Curtin is Head of School and Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia.

Professor Mary Egan works in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Yeliz Prior is Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation, School of Health and Society, The University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester.

Tracey Parnell is Associate Head of School and Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia.

Roshan Galvaan is Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.