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Table Of ContentContributorsPrefaceDisablement theory from World Health Organization (WHO)Acknowledgments2. Introduction to the Holistic Approach in Psychosocial Practice3. A Short History of the Treatment of Individuals with Mental Illness and the Emergence of Occupational Therapy4. The Community Care Model and the Roles of the Occupational Therapist and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA): 1960-20005. Theoretical Models Underlying the Clinical Practice of Psychosocial Occupational Therapy6. The Occupational Therapy Treatment Process: The Basis for Achieving Positive Mental Health Goals7. Evaluation and Assessment of the Individual with Psychosocial Dysfunction8. Medications Related to Psychosocial Issues9. Applying the Group Process to Psychosocial Occupational Therapy by Beverlea Tallant, Ph.D., OT(C)10. Vocational Exploration and Employment and Psychosocial Disabilities by Joyce Tryssenaar, M. Ed., OT(C)11. Stress Management, Biofeedback, and Relaxation Techniques12. Leisure-Time Occupations, Self-Care, and Social Skills Training13. Exercise, Nutrition, and Alternative Treatment Techniques14. Creative and Expressive Arts and Their Application to Psychosocial Treatment15. Quality Assurance, Continuous Quality Improvement, Reimbursement, and Documentation by Rita Chang, MS, OTR16. Evaluating and Designing Clinical Research StudiesEpilogueGlossaryAppendix A: Diagnosis of Mental DisordersAppendix B: Severity of Psychosocial Stressors and Level of FunctioningAppendix C: Role Delineation of COTAIndex
SynopsisA comprehensive text for occupational therapy students, Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, 4E focuses on evaluating and designing research projects. An introductory chapter on the history of medical research aquatints the student with the relationship between research and clinical practice. Step-by-step procedures and examples are used throughout to guide the student through the research process of selecting a topic, reviewing literature, designing research protocols, selecting outcome measures, implementing research, and writing the results. Descriptive and inferential statistics are explained in a step-by-step procedure, and examples of qualitative and quantitative research are included so as to provide the student with tools for their own research and evaluating current research data. A section on writing questionnaires and surveys helps students construct reliable and valid instruments and information on scientific writing and thesis preparation is presented. Additionally, ethical considerations for informed consent are addressed, with examples of consent forms included., This work is a mentor between covers for occupational therapy students entering the research phase of their educational career. The "forest and the trees" of selecting, designing and evaluating research is provided in theoretical and practical detail. Students are guided through literature review, protocol development, outcome measure selection and report writing. The vital skill of constructing reliable and valid instruements is honed in a section on developing questionnaires and surveys. Also, statistics are demystified, with step-by-step procedures for descriptive and inferential data analysis included. Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist, OT, Research, This work is a mentor between covers for occupational therapy students entering the research phase of their educational career. The "forest and the trees" of selecting, designing and evaluating research is provided in theoretical and practical detail. Students are guided through literature review, protocol development, outcome measure selection and report writing. The vital skill of constructing reliable and valid instruements is honed in a section on developing questionnaires and surveys. Also, statistics are demystified, with step-by-step procedures for descriptive and inferential data analysis included.Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist, OT, Research
LC Classification NumberRM735.42