Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and Wellness

Here’s the very first text to address this evolving new area of OT practice! It teaches students about health promotion and prevention theory and practice from a wellness rather than an illness perspective. Using “cutting edge” examples, the authors explore how to incorporate this new paradigm into clinical practice and how to develop wellness interventions across the lifespan.

Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair, Dept of Occupational Therapy, Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama

Vice Provost, Office of the Provost, Towson University; Professor, Dept of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Towson University, Towson, Maryland

Community Health and Wellness Consultant President, Wellness Lifestyles, Inc.