Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

THE EDITOR Dr Linda Robertson, Principal Lecturer, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand

"An interesting aspect reflected upon by the author is the difference in the clinical reasoning of occupational therapists when treating those from their culture and when practicing in a setting that is ethnically or linguistically different from their own.  The geographical context of New Zealand, used in the example, is an ethnically diverse country where health care is provided within a mixed public/private system.  Cross- cultural factors are addressed in the chapter discussing therapy services for Maori clients in New Zeland. . . Many different aspects of clinical reasoning are covered in this book that would interest an advanced student."  (Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Article, 1 August 2013)

• List of Contributors viiForeword ixPreface xiAcknowledgements xv1 Problem Solving in Occupational Therapy 1Linda Robertson and Siân Griffiths2 Abductive Reasoning and Case Formulation in Complex Cases 15Bronwyn Thompson3 Ethical Reasoning: Internal and External Morality for Occupational Therapists 31Mary Butler4 Occupational Therapists, Care and Managerialism 45Ruth Fitzgerald5 Context and How It Influences Our Professional Thinking 63Susan Ryan and Carol Hills6 The Novice Therapist 77Linda Robertson7 Artistry and Expertise 93Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs and Catherine Donnelly8 Kai Whakaora Ngangahau – Māori Occupational Therapists’ Collective Reasoning 107Jo-Anne Gilsenan, Jane Hopkirk and Isla Emery-Whittington9 Reasoning That Is Difficult to Articulate 129Linda RobertsonIndex 137