Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives

Synopsis

This comprehensive textbook provides occupational therapy and science students and practitioners with a complete overview of the key human occupation concepts, as well as a range of perspectives through which occupational therapy and occupational science can be viewed and understood.Comprising 40 chapters, the book is divided into five sections: Section 1: Overview of Human Occupation. Introducing the occupational therapy field and its conceptual landscape, including different models of therapeutic practice and practice reasoning Section 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Human Occupation. Including critical perspectives on disability and race and the philosophical foundations of occupational science Section 3: Principal Concepts. Explaining the conceptual language of human occupation across key person, social, psychological, physical, performance, and environmental issues Section 4: Human Occupation across the Lifespan and Life Course. Covers human occupation from infancy to later adulthood Section 5: Domains/Types of Human Occupation. From sleep to play, sexuality to social participation, and education to work Uniquely international in scope, each chapter in this edited book includes learning objectives, key terms, summary dot points, review questions, and a list of additional online resources for readers to refer to. This is a complete resource for anyone beginning an occupational therapy course, clinicians seeking an accessible reference work to support their practice, or occupational scientists needing to refer to contemporary occupation-related concepts.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

648 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040103340

Related ISBNs:

9781032214566, 9781003504610, 9781040103319, 9781032824642

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

09/17/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson, Sharon Gutman, Diane Powers Dirette, Bethan Collins, and Tim Barlott

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Medicine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Ted Brown

Edited by:

Stephen Isbel

Edited by:

Louise Gustafsson

Edited by:

Sharon Gutman

Edited by:

Diane Powers Dirette

Edited by:

Bethan Collins

Edited by:

Tim Barlott