Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - E-Book , 7th Edition

Key Features

• UNIQUE! Threaded case studies help you apply key concepts to real-life situations.
• UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important considerations for professional practice.
• UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations highlight information you need to know to practice ethically.
• Client-centered perspective uses the terminology set forth by the updated 2008 OT Practice Framework to help you include the client when making treatment decisions.
• Evidence-based content includes clinical trials and outcome studies where appropriate.
• Cultural diversity/sensitivity familiarizes you with diverse client populations and situations you may encounter in professional practice.
• UNIQUE! Information on prevention moves your OT comprehension beyond just intervention and treatment.
• Student Resources on Evolve feature video clips, review questions, crossword puzzles, learning activities, forms for practice, and more to aid your understanding of key concepts.
• Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives lay out the information you can expect to learn from a chapter.

New to this Edition

• Chapter on polytrauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and injuries related to the War on Terror teaches you how to provide OT services to this unique population.
• Content covers new advances in prosthetics and assistive technologies, and provides more up-to-date assessment and interventions for TBI problems related to cognitive and visual perception.
• Full-color design visually clarifies important concepts.
• Video clips on the companion Evolve website vividly demonstrate a variety of OT interventions.

Companion Products

• Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition : Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Heidi McHugh Pendleton, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA