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: value: History and basic concepts; value: Medical and psychological models of mental health and illness; value: Some practice models for occupational therapy in mental health; value: The occupational therapy practice framework; value: Human occupation and mental health throughout the life span; value: Understanding psychiatric diagnosis: the DSM-IV-TR; value: Contexts of intervention, service, and care; value: Psychotropic medications and other biological treatments; value: Who is the consumer?; value: Therapeutic use of self; value: Responding to symptoms and behaviors; value: Safety techniques; value: Group concepts and techniques; value: Overview of the intervention process; value: Evaluation and data collection; value: Treatment and intervention planning; value: Medical records and documentation; value: Activities of daily living; value: Education and work; value: Leisure and social participation; value: Management of emotional needs: self-awareness skills and coping strategies; value: Cognitive, sensory, and motor factors: performance skills and activities; value: Analyzing, adapting, and grading activities; value: Supervision; value: Organizing yourself.