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Book Synopsis
A renowned and cornerstone text for the occupational therapy assistant for more than 30 years is now available in an updated Fifth Edition.

Continuing with a student-friendly format, the classic Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques continues to keep pace with the latest developments in occupational therapy, including the integration of key concepts from key documents for the occupational therapy profession, such as:
  • AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition
  • ACOTE Standards
  • Code of Ethics
  • Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)

Building on the legacy work of Sally E. Ryan, Dr. Karen Sladyk presents more than 45 chapters in the Fifth Edition of Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Using actual client examples, occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students are guided throughout the process of learning various principles and disabilities to applying that knowledge in a clinical setting.

What is new inside the Fifth Edition:
  • Two new chapters included in the Occupations and Disabilities section on Downs syndrome and diabetes and bipolar disorder
  • Updates of each chapter throughout
  • New evidence-based practice and supportive research throughout
  • New color interior design throughout
  • Updated references throughout

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.

Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant, Fifth Edition includes a variety of treatment techniques that help students understand how to choose and when to implement certain procedures. Group intervention, assistive technology and adaptive equipment, basic splinting, wellness and health promotion, and work injury activities are examples of the techniques presented.

This Fifth Edition also includes specific chapters about evidence-based practice and understanding research. Chapters on supervision, functional ethics, and professional development are examples geared toward educating OTA students on how to manage different aspects of their early career.

A core text for students aspiring to become successful OTAs for more than 30 years, Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques, Fifth Edition is the leading textbook to have throughout one’s education and early career.

Table of Contents

About the Editors
Current Contributors
Introduction
Section I Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical Principles
Chapter 1 Looking Back, Living Forward: Occupational Therapy History
Robert K. Bing, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 2 The Occupational Therapy Assistant Heritage: Proud and Dynamic
Shirley Holland Carr, MS, LOTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 3 Philosophy and Core Values in Occupational Therapy
Phillip D. Shannon, MA, MPA
Chapter 4 Human Development
Carol Winters-Smith, PhD
Chapter 5 Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Our Language
Ben Atchison, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 6 Activity Analysis: Our Tool
Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 7 Theory That Guides Practice: Our Map
Diane K. Dirette, PhD, OT
Chapter 8 Therapeutic Intervention Process
Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired
Chapter 9 Occupation: An Individual’s Choice
Bonnie Brooks, MEd, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 10 Teaching and Learning
Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA


Section II Occupations and Disabilities
Chapter 11 A Young Child With Visual Impairments
Angela E. Scoggin, PhD, OTR, FAOTA; Dickson Rodriguez, MA-CVRT, OTR;
Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA; and Patricia K. Benham, MPH, OTR

Chapter 12 A Toddler With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA; Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L; and
Bette Bonder, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Chapter 13 A Kindergartner With Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR, BCP and Susanne Smith Roley, MS, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 14 Two Children With Cerebral Palsy
Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L
Chapter 15 A Second-Grader With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 16 A Third-Grader With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Sue Gallagher, MA, OTR
Chapter 17 A 10-Year-Old “Magician” With Down Syndrome
Lori Vaughn, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 18 A Teenager With Depression
Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 19 A Car Mechanic With Traumatic Brain Injury
Deanna Proulz-Sepelak, OTR and Paula Jo Belice, MS, OTR
Chapter 20 A Telephone Repairman With Spinal Cord Injury
M. Laurita (Lita) Fike, MA, OTR; Karen Pendleton, MA, OTR; and Liane Hewitt, MPH, OTR
Chapter 21 A Teacher’s Aide With Schizophrenia
Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA
Chapter 22 A Mother and Caterer With Multiple Sclerosis
Lori T. Andersen, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OT/L, FAOTA
Chapter 23 A Self-Help Group Leader With Anxiety
Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA
Chapter 24 Three Picnickers Across the Age Span With Arthritis
Lynda Bishop, MS, OTR
Chapter 25 A Cafeteria Worker With Diabetes and Bipolar Disorder
Sylvia Sobocinski, MA, OTR/L
Chapter 26 A Plumber and Golfer With Total Hip Arthroplasty
Dairlyn Gower, BAS, COTA/L and Marcia Bowker, OTR, CHT
Chapter 27 A Senior Homemaker With Substance Abuse
Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA and Denise Rotert, MA, OTR
Chapter 28 A Businessman With a Stroke
Martha Logigian, MS, OTR
Chapter 29 A Homemaker and Volunteer With Parkinson’s Disease
Kathryn Melin Eberhardt, MAEd, COTA/L, ROH
Chapter 30 A Retired Librarian With Sensory Deficits
Paula W. Jamison, PhD, OTR
Chapter 31 A Married Couple Dealing With Alzheimer’s Disease
Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR/C, FAOTA


Section III Treatment Techniques, Procedures, and Concepts
Chapter 32 Group Intervention
Roseanna Tufano, LMFT, OTR
Chapter 33 Arts and Crafts as Meaningful Occupation
Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 34 Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment
Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Beth O’Sullivan, MPH, OTR
Chapter 35 Basic Splinting
Jaclyn M. West-Frasier, MA, OTR and Cynthia L. Vennix, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS 1
Chapter 36 Wellness and Health Promotion
Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 37 Life Skills
Denise Rotert, MA, OTR and Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 38 Activities of Daily Living
Corina Hall, MS, OTR
Chapter 39 Work Injury Activities
Barbara Larson, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA


Section IV Management and Practice Issues
Chapter 40 Evidence-Based Practice
Paula Wright, MS, OTR
Chapter 41 Understanding Research
Sandy Bell, PhD, PT
Chapter 42 Documentation
Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 43 Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervision
Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 44 The Occupational Therapy Assistant as Activity Director
Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 45 Functional Ethics
S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 46 Management Issues
Claudine Bogosian, MHA, OTR
Chapter 47 Professional Development
Anne B. James, PhD and Marijke Thamm Kehrhahn, PhD

Index

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      Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
      Publication Date: 30/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9781556429620, 978-1556429620
      ISBN10: 1556429622

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A renowned and cornerstone text for the occupational therapy assistant for more than 30 years is now available in an updated Fifth Edition.

      Continuing with a student-friendly format, the classic Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques continues to keep pace with the latest developments in occupational therapy, including the integration of key concepts from key documents for the occupational therapy profession, such as:
      • AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition
      • ACOTE Standards
      • Code of Ethics
      • Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services
      • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)

      Building on the legacy work of Sally E. Ryan, Dr. Karen Sladyk presents more than 45 chapters in the Fifth Edition of Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant.

      Using actual client examples, occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students are guided throughout the process of learning various principles and disabilities to applying that knowledge in a clinical setting.

      What is new inside the Fifth Edition:
      • Two new chapters included in the Occupations and Disabilities section on Downs syndrome and diabetes and bipolar disorder
      • Updates of each chapter throughout
      • New evidence-based practice and supportive research throughout
      • New color interior design throughout
      • Updated references throughout

      Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.

      Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant, Fifth Edition includes a variety of treatment techniques that help students understand how to choose and when to implement certain procedures. Group intervention, assistive technology and adaptive equipment, basic splinting, wellness and health promotion, and work injury activities are examples of the techniques presented.

      This Fifth Edition also includes specific chapters about evidence-based practice and understanding research. Chapters on supervision, functional ethics, and professional development are examples geared toward educating OTA students on how to manage different aspects of their early career.

      A core text for students aspiring to become successful OTAs for more than 30 years, Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques, Fifth Edition is the leading textbook to have throughout one’s education and early career.

      Table of Contents

      About the Editors
      Current Contributors
      Introduction
      Section I Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical Principles
      Chapter 1 Looking Back, Living Forward: Occupational Therapy History
      Robert K. Bing, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 2 The Occupational Therapy Assistant Heritage: Proud and Dynamic
      Shirley Holland Carr, MS, LOTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 3 Philosophy and Core Values in Occupational Therapy
      Phillip D. Shannon, MA, MPA
      Chapter 4 Human Development
      Carol Winters-Smith, PhD
      Chapter 5 Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Our Language
      Ben Atchison, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 6 Activity Analysis: Our Tool
      Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 7 Theory That Guides Practice: Our Map
      Diane K. Dirette, PhD, OT
      Chapter 8 Therapeutic Intervention Process
      Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired
      Chapter 9 Occupation: An Individual’s Choice
      Bonnie Brooks, MEd, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 10 Teaching and Learning
      Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA


      Section II Occupations and Disabilities
      Chapter 11 A Young Child With Visual Impairments
      Angela E. Scoggin, PhD, OTR, FAOTA; Dickson Rodriguez, MA-CVRT, OTR;
      Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA; and Patricia K. Benham, MPH, OTR

      Chapter 12 A Toddler With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
      Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA; Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L; and
      Bette Bonder, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

      Chapter 13 A Kindergartner With Sensory Integration Dysfunction
      Heather Miller Kuhaneck, MS, OTR, BCP and Susanne Smith Roley, MS, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 14 Two Children With Cerebral Palsy
      Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Courtney Richards, MA, OTR/L
      Chapter 15 A Second-Grader With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
      Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 16 A Third-Grader With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
      Sue Gallagher, MA, OTR
      Chapter 17 A 10-Year-Old “Magician” With Down Syndrome
      Lori Vaughn, OTD, OTR/L
      Chapter 18 A Teenager With Depression
      Linda Florey, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 19 A Car Mechanic With Traumatic Brain Injury
      Deanna Proulz-Sepelak, OTR and Paula Jo Belice, MS, OTR
      Chapter 20 A Telephone Repairman With Spinal Cord Injury
      M. Laurita (Lita) Fike, MA, OTR; Karen Pendleton, MA, OTR; and Liane Hewitt, MPH, OTR
      Chapter 21 A Teacher’s Aide With Schizophrenia
      Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA
      Chapter 22 A Mother and Caterer With Multiple Sclerosis
      Lori T. Andersen, EdD, OTR, FAOTA and Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OT/L, FAOTA
      Chapter 23 A Self-Help Group Leader With Anxiety
      Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA and Tonia Taylor, BS, COTA
      Chapter 24 Three Picnickers Across the Age Span With Arthritis
      Lynda Bishop, MS, OTR
      Chapter 25 A Cafeteria Worker With Diabetes and Bipolar Disorder
      Sylvia Sobocinski, MA, OTR/L
      Chapter 26 A Plumber and Golfer With Total Hip Arthroplasty
      Dairlyn Gower, BAS, COTA/L and Marcia Bowker, OTR, CHT
      Chapter 27 A Senior Homemaker With Substance Abuse
      Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA and Denise Rotert, MA, OTR
      Chapter 28 A Businessman With a Stroke
      Martha Logigian, MS, OTR
      Chapter 29 A Homemaker and Volunteer With Parkinson’s Disease
      Kathryn Melin Eberhardt, MAEd, COTA/L, ROH
      Chapter 30 A Retired Librarian With Sensory Deficits
      Paula W. Jamison, PhD, OTR
      Chapter 31 A Married Couple Dealing With Alzheimer’s Disease
      Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR/C, FAOTA


      Section III Treatment Techniques, Procedures, and Concepts
      Chapter 32 Group Intervention
      Roseanna Tufano, LMFT, OTR
      Chapter 33 Arts and Crafts as Meaningful Occupation
      Margaret Drake, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 34 Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment
      Mary Kathryn Cowan, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Beth O’Sullivan, MPH, OTR
      Chapter 35 Basic Splinting
      Jaclyn M. West-Frasier, MA, OTR and Cynthia L. Vennix, OTR/L, CHT, CEAS 1
      Chapter 36 Wellness and Health Promotion
      Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 37 Life Skills
      Denise Rotert, MA, OTR and Frank E. Gainer, MHS, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 38 Activities of Daily Living
      Corina Hall, MS, OTR
      Chapter 39 Work Injury Activities
      Barbara Larson, MA, OTR, FAOTA and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA


      Section IV Management and Practice Issues
      Chapter 40 Evidence-Based Practice
      Paula Wright, MS, OTR
      Chapter 41 Understanding Research
      Sandy Bell, PhD, PT
      Chapter 42 Documentation
      Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 43 Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervision
      Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 44 The Occupational Therapy Assistant as Activity Director
      Sally E. Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired and Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 45 Functional Ethics
      S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
      Chapter 46 Management Issues
      Claudine Bogosian, MHA, OTR
      Chapter 47 Professional Development
      Anne B. James, PhD and Marijke Thamm Kehrhahn, PhD

      Index

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