Karen Jacobs, Laela Simon

eBook, ePUB

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

A leading resource for occupational therapy practitioners and students for 20 years, now updated with the latest information in the profession, Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Seventh Edition is a resource for daily practice and academic training.

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Seventh Edition by Dr. Karen Jacobs and Laela Simon remains the only comprehensive dictionary available specifically for occupational therapy. Containing more than 4,000 words and definitions, more than 60 appendices, and illustrations, graphs, and tables throughout, this definitive text has been updated with the latest information in current occupational therapy practice.

New appendices in the Seventh Edition include:

• Commonly Used Assessments
• Emerging Practice Areas
• Expand Your Knowledge
• Grading Versus Adapting a Task
• Hand Pathologies
• State Regulatory Entities
• Theories and Frames of Reference
• Useful Apps

A handy, conveniently sized reference in an easy-to-use format, Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Seventh Edition gives occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, faculty, and students the most pertinent information they need day to day, right at their fingertips.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech
• E-Mail des Verlags für Barrierefreiheitsfragen: [e-mail]
• ARIA-Rollen für verbesserte strukturelle Navigation
• Navigation über vor-/zurück-Elemente ohne Inhaltsverzeichnis
• Seitennummerierung folgt dem gedruckten Werk
• Kurze Alternativtexte für nicht-textuelle Inhalte vorhanden
• Text und Medien in logischer Lesereihenfolge angeordnet
• Navigierbares Inhaltsverzeichnis für direkten Zugriff auf Text und Medien

Autor

Karen Jacobs, EdD, OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA has worked at Boston University, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College since 1983. Currently, she is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning & Innovation, a Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the on-line post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) program. She is a past president and vice president of the American Occupational Therapy Association, received the 2011 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, and was a 2005 recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland. She earned a doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Science in occupational therapy. In addition to being an occupational therapist, Karen is also a certified professional ergonomist and the founding editor of the international, interprofessional journal WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. Karen is a faculty-in-residence and lives in an apartment in one of the dormitories at Boston University. She is the mother of three children-Laela, Joshua, and Ariel-and the Amma (grandma in Icelandic) to Sophie, Zachary, Liberty, and Zane. She balances work with occupations such as cross-country skiing, kayaking, photography, and travel.

Laela Simon, OTR/L received her degree in occupational therapy from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida. She has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, 10 of which was as a rehabilitation coordinator/manager with expertise in vestibular, neurological, and orthopedic rehabilitation. Laela and her husband, Craig, are the proud parents of Sophie and Zachary. Laela balances work with occupations such as music, art, travel, and spending time with her family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040142882
• Artikelnr.: 70883765