Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy

by McColl, Mary Ann; Law, Mary; Stewart, Debra; Doubt, Lorna

• ISBN13: 9781556425400
• ISBN10: 1556425406
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-30
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Summary

Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy, Second Editionhas been completely updated and revised to offer the most information in the most efficient way to occupational therapists.This exciting new edition begins with a discussion of the uses and applications of occupational therapy theory and offers ways of thinking about and organizing the theory. It includes an extensive annotated bibliography of occupational therapy theory. Significant developments in occupational therapy theory over the past 25 years are classified and discussed in a user-friendly, organized format.One of the essential components toTheoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy, Second Editionis the taxonomy of occupational therapy theory, which organizes the mass of theory into a "filing system" that is consistent with how occupational therapists think about occupation and about humans and environment.Perfect for the practicing occupational therapist or student, this necessary text contains volumes of information accessible in one convenient place. Five Theory Areas Covered Inside: Physical determinants of occupation Psychological-emotional determinants of occupation Cognitive-neurological determinants of occupation Socio-cultural determinants of occupation Environmental determinants of occupation

Author Biography

Mary Ann McColl, PhD is a professor in occupational therapy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and director of research at Queen's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. She was formerly the head of occupational therapy at Queen's, and before that she was director of research at Lyndhurst Spinal Cord Centre, Toronto, Ontario, and assistant professor in occupational therapy at the University of Toronto. She is one of the authors of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, as well as several other books, including Introduction to Disability (McColl & Bickenbach, 1998).   

Mary Law, PhD is a professor and associate dean of rehabilitation science, associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and co-director of CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Her clinical and research interests centre on the development and validation of client-centered outcome measures, evaluation of occupational therapy interventions with children, the effect of environmental factors on the participation of children with disabilities in day-to-day activities, and transfer of research knowledge into practice.   

Debra Stewart, MSc is an assistant clinical professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and a co-investigator of CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. She also provides private, community-based occupational therapy services to children and youth with special needs as part of REACH Therapy Services.   

Lorna Doubt, MSc has been an adjunct lecturer in School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University and is currently a paediatric therapy consultant for Northumberland Child Development Centre, Port Hope, and case manager for Northern Lights Vocational Services, Minden, Ontario.   

Nancy Pollock, MSc is associate clinical professor, School of Rehabilitation Science and co-investigator, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research. Her research, teaching, and clinical practice focus on children and adolescents with developmentally related occupational performance problems. She is also one of the authors of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.   

Terry Krupa, PhD is an assistant professor and chair of the Occupational Therapy Program at Queen’s University. Her research interests focus on the processes by which individuals with psychiatric disabilities come to participate in meaningful community occupations. Dr. Krupa is also involved in examining interpretations of disability and how this influences service delivery.   

Penny Bryden, PhD is an associate professor and Head of the Department of History at Mount Allison University. She is the author of Planners and Politicians: Liberal Politics and Social Policy, 1957-1968, which is about the design and introduction of a national Medicare program in Canada.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction: A Basis for Theory of Occupational Therapy	1	(6)
Mary Ann McColl
The Occupational Therapy Toolbox: Uses of Theory in Occupational Therapy	7	(4)
Mary Ann McColl
The Occupational Therapy Filing Cabinet: Organizing Occupational Therapy Theory	11	(6)
Mary Ann McColl
Using the Toolbox and the Filing Cabinet to Understand Occupation	17	(4)
Mary Ann McColl
Using the Taxonomy to Classify Occupational Conceptual Models	21	(6)
Mary Ann McColl
The Concept of Occupation: 1900 to 1974	27	(12)
Penny Bryden
Mary Ann McColl
The Concept of Occupation: 1975 to 2000	39	(24)
Mary Ann McColl
How Occupation Changes	63	(18)
Nancy Pollock
Mary Ann McColl
The Physical Determinants of Occupation	81	(12)
Debra Stewart
The Psychological-Emotional Determinants of Occupation	93	(24)
Terry Krupa
The Cognitive-Neurological Determinants of Occupation	117	(20)
Lorna Doubt
The Socio-Cultural Determinants of Occupation	137	(18)
Mary Ann McColl
The Environmental Determinants of Occupation	155	(24)
Mary Law
Therapeutic Processes to Change Occupation	179	(4)
Mary Ann McColl
Author Index	183	(6)
Keyword Index	189	(3)
General Index	192