Description
Provides essential information for occupational therapists new to adult practice. The book covers occupational performance as a whole; central nervous system; peripheral nervous system; musculoskeletal system; cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, and integumentary systems; and endocrine, digestive, urinary, and reproductive system.
A must-have for OTs of all experience levels. . . .the most comprehensive adult physical disability handbook for occupational therapy currently on the market."- Kirsten N. Davin, OTD, Baylor University Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
William Sit, PhD, OTR/L, BCPR, CLVST-BIG is a faculty member at Texas Woman’s University and chair of the Trinity North District of the Texas Occupational Therapy Association. For decades, he has worked in physical disabilities settings, including acute care, rehabilitation, outpatient, and home health, and he was unsatisfied with the availability of a single resource that effectively identifies key components of evaluation and intervention. As a result, he became motivated to write a handbook that fosters clinical reasoning development for occupational therapists in an adult practice setting, particularly for entry-level therapists and those newly entering a physical disabilities setting.
Dr. Marsha Neville, OT, PhD began her career in occupational therapy in 1974 as a certified occupational therapy assistant. In 1978 she became a registered occupational therapist after graduating from Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan). She later completed her PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her long career in occupational therapy has focused on adult rehabilitation and research related to interventions for persons with acquired brain injuries. She is a professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University.