Mental health concepts and techniques for the occupational therapy assistant
By: Mary Beth Early.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9780781778398
Subjects: Occupational therapy; Mentally ill -- Rehabilitation; Occupational therapy assistants; Occupational Therapy -- methods; Allied Health Personnel; Mental Disorders -- rehabilitation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and basic concepts; title: Medical and psychological models of mental health and illness; title: Some practice models for occupational therapy in mental health; title: The occupational therapy practice framework; title: Human occupation and mental health throughout the life span; title: Understanding psychiatric diagnosis: the DSM-IV-TR; title: Contexts of intervention, service, and care; title: Psychotropic medications and other biological treatments; title: Who is the consumer?; title: Therapeutic use of self; title: Responding to symptoms and behaviors; title: Safety techniques; title: Group concepts and techniques; title: Overview of the intervention process; title: Evaluation and data collection; title: Treatment and intervention planning; title: Medical records and documentation; title: Activities of daily living; title: Education and work; title: Leisure and social participation; title: Management of emotional needs: self-awareness skills and coping strategies; title: Cognitive, sensory, and motor factors: performance skills and activities; title: Analyzing, adapting, and grading activities; title: Supervision; title: Organizing yourself.