Steven D. Taff – författare

This comprehensive and groundbreaking text provides an indispensable guide to the application of key theories, models, and concepts informing occupational therapy's professional practice. It includes contributions from a range of international scholars and addresses practice with individuals, groups, and communities.This book also features theories underpinning professional education. Each chapter includes the theoretical core as well as evidence supporting the validity, reliability, and clinical effectiveness of the particular theoretical approach or model, giving readers an insightful overview of the evidence available to determine the effect of interventions based on that theory. Chapters also include case examples that illustrate application as well as sections offering constructive critique and possible future directions for further development of the theories.This comprehensive, wide-ranging volume is the ideal resource for using theory as a tool for practice by occupational therapy practitioners, students, and educators.