Task Analysis : An Individual and Population Approach

Incorporating the new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, this revised text will enhance your clinical observation and task analysis skills in areas of self-care, work, education, leisure, and more. The 18 chapters and 12 appendixes contain assignments and resources to learn task analysis through small group tasks and collaborative team projects.

Addresses intervention goals and priorities. Focuses on understanding clients and their immediate environments. Describes applying occupational analysis to address environmental factors.

Excellent for students and for practitioners to expand their skills in analyzing patients, organizations, and populations. Includes analysis forms such as the Client Profile and Task Analysis Form and the Client Goals Form.

Diane E. Watson, PhD, MBA, BScOT, has been involved in clinical practice, teaching, and research in occupational therapy in Canada and the United States for 20 years. She is currently assistant director of the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research in Vancouver.

Sylvia A. Wilson, MSc, OT, has been involved in clinical practice, teaching, medical-legal private practice, and community development in occupational therapy in Canada and the United States for 30 years. She has been qualified as an expert witness by the Court of the Queen's Bench, Alberta, in her role in cost of future care. She is currently centre coordinator for the Centre for Health Promotion Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.