{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-everyday-occupation-9781630914837","title":"The Meaning of Everyday Occupation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewly updated to address emerging directions in occupational therapy and occupational science, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Everyday Occupation, Third Edition \u003c\/i\u003eencourages occupational therapy personnel-students, educators, researchers, and practitioners-to recognize humans as occupational beings and to understand the meaning and significance of everyday occupation in day-to-day life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by award-winning and internationally known authors Drs. Betty Risteen Hasselkus and Virginia Allen Dickie, the \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e explores the concept of meaning as it relates to occupation in daily life. Each chapter is augmented by the authors' personal reflections, narratives from occupational therapists in practice, and quotations from participants in the authors' occupational research, creating a text in which the concepts and theories of occupation and occupational therapy come alive for the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Themes in the \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeaning in everyday life and its occupations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace and place as sources of meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture in everyday occupation and in the context of therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell-being and development through everyday occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation as connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability and occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation and the human spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryday creativity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Emphasizing occupation as experience, the comprehensive \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e champions the contributions of meaning to a client-centered approach to practice. This brings forward a new understanding of how to therapeutically affect the systems in which we all live and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The everyday occupation of our lives is often overlooked. By increasing the visibility of everyday occupation, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Everyday Occupation, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers the opportunity for personal reflection on day-to-day occupational patterns. By recognizing and acknowledging these patterns in their own lives, occupational therapy personnel can better understand how day-to-day occupation and disruption of that occupation affects the lives of clients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dedication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e About the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1 Meaning in Everyday Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividual and Community Meanings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeaning and Performance in Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Do We “Know” Meaning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing Open to Ways of Knowing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2 Meaning in Everyday Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreaking Out of the Box: Doing, Being, Becoming, and Belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupational Justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3 Space and Place: Sources of Meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace and Place in Our Lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace and Therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Place to Call Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Geography of Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4 A Cultural Perspective on Everyday Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture Defined \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognizing and Understanding Our Own Culture(s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncountering “Otherness”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture in the Therapy Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5 Everyday Occupation: Source of Well-Being and Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Essence of Well-Being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynthesis Through Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelative Well-Being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation and Lifespan Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation as the Experience of Everyday Living \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6 Occupation as Meaningful Connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelation and Well-Being \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupational Forms of Relation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelation and the Professional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Therapeutic Relationship as Connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupational Therapy and Connectedness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7 Disability and Occupation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability as Difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShifting the Focus to Participation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Faces of Disability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictory and Defeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation as Disability Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability as Occupational Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing the Bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8 Occupation and the Human Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation and the Human Spirit in Everyday Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Human Spirit in the World of Occupational Therapy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupation and the Space Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 9 Everyday Creativity as a Source of Meaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreativity From Without and Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArising From Chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreativity and Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dark Side of Creativity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo the Dancing Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 10 Occupation Speaks: Final Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Therapist and the Splint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SLACK Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020148244823,"sku":"9781630914837","price":76.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781630914837.jpg?v=1750782573","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-meaning-of-everyday-occupation-9781630914837","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}