The Texture Of Life: Purposeful Activities In Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is predicated on the basic tenet that engagement in occupations and their inherent activities is a powerful health determinant. However, practitioners are increasingly challenged to embrace health-promoting approaches and provide interventions that are personally meaningful, socially satisfying, and culturally relevant for our clients--and that third-party payers understand and reimburse. To keep occupational therapy in the forefront of societal changes, occupational therapists need to know and thoroughly understand all of the dimensions and expressions of activities and how they are enfolded into human occupation.

Throughout the new edition of this best-seller, authors use language and expression--particularly from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health--to broaden understanding of human activity and the idiosyncratic ways in which people orchestrate activities in their lives. Chapters showcase applications of this new understanding in real and practical ways--through case studies and thoughtful exercises--to help professionals become more artful in the practice of occupational therapy. For students new to the field, this book lays down a blueprint to guide professional preparation and entry into the practice milieu. Once there, readers will find this book helpful in reinforcing what they know and what they do, enabling them to further broker their knowledge in ways that enhance the dreams and well-being of their clients.

Jim Hinojosa, PhD, OT, FAOTA, is professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at New York University.

Marie-Louise Blount, AM, OT, FAOTA, is clinical professor and director of the professional-level master's program in occupational therapy at New York University.