Karen Jacobs, Laela Simon

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy

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Produktbeschreibung

A leading resource for occupational therapy practitioners and students for 20 years, now updated with the latest information in the profession, Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Seventh Edition is a resource for daily practice and academic training.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 7th edition
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781630917623
• ISBN-10: 1630917621
• Artikelnr.: 61780326

Autorenporträt

Karen Jacobs, EdD, OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA has worked at Boston University, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College since 1983. Currently, she is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning & Innovation, a Clinical Professor and the Program Director of the on-line post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) program. She is a past president and vice president of the American Occupational Therapy Association, received the 2011 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, and was a 2005 recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland. She earned a doctoral degree at the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Science in occupational therapy. In addition to being an occupational therapist, Karen is also a certified professional ergonomist and the founding editor of the international, interprofessional journal WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. Karen is a faculty-in-residence and lives in an apartment in one of the dormitories at Boston University. She is the mother of three children-Laela, Joshua, and Ariel-and the Amma (grandma in Icelandic) to Sophie, Zachary, Liberty, and Zane. She balances work with occupations such as cross-country skiing, kayaking, photography, and travel. Laela Simon, OTR/L received her degree in occupational therapy from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida. She has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, 10 of which was as a rehabilitation coordinator/manager with expertise in vestibular, neurological, and orthopedic rehabilitation. Laela and her husband, Craig, are the proud parents of Sophie and Zachary. Laela balances work with occupations such as music, art, travel, and spending time with her family.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editors Introduction Dictionary of
Terms References List of Appendices Appendix 1: Acronyms and Abbreviations:
General Appendix 2: Acronyms: Evaluations Appendix 3: Acronyms:
Organizational Appendix 4: Adaptive Nutrition Appendix 5: American
Occupational Therapy Association Core Values and Attitudes of Occupational
Therapy Practice Appendix 6: American Occupational Therapy Association
Statements Appendix 7: Basic Signs and Tips for Communicating With
Individuals With Hearing Impairments Appendix 8: Bones of the Body Appendix
9: Braille Alphabet Appendix 10: Brunnstrom's Stages of Recovery Appendix
11: Burn Chart-Rule of Nines Appendix 12: Classifications of Seizures and
Epilepsy Appendix 13: Commonly Used Assessments Appendix 14: Cranial Nerves
Appendix 15: Definitions of Occupational Therapy Appendix 16: Diseases,
Pathologies, and Syndromes Defined Appendix 17: Emerging Practice Areas
Appendix 18: Energy Conservation Techniques Appendix 19: Evidence-Based
Practice, Levels of Evidence, Qualitative Research, and Basic Statistics
Appendix 20: Expand Your Knowledge Appendix 21: Functional Abilities by
Spinal Cord Injury Level Appendix 22: Glasgow Coma Scale Appendix 23:
Grading vs Adapting a Task Appendix 24: Grading Edema Appendix 25: Grading
for Balance: Graded Posture Movement Ability of Individual Appendix 26:
Grasp and Pinch Averages Appendix 27: Grip Development and Stages of
Writing Appendix 28: Growth and Development in Early Childhood Appendix 29:
Guidelines for Blood Pressure Management in Adults and Target Heart Rate
Appendix 30: Hand Pathologies Appendix 31: Health Literacy Appendix 32:
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Appendix
33: Laboratory Values Appendix 34: Legislation and Policy Decisions
Affecting Rehabilitation Appendix 35: Levels of Assistance Appendix 36:
Manual Muscle Testing Appendix 37: Medical Roots Terminology Appendix 38:
Metabolic Equivalent (MET) Values for Activity and Exercise Appendix 39:
Muscles of the Body Appendix 40: Muscles:
Origin/Insertion/Action-Innervation-Blood Supply Appendix 41: Nutrition
Appendix 42: Pharmacology Appendix 43: Positive Language Appendix 44:
Rancho Los Amigos Scales of Cognitive Functioning Appendix 45: Range of
Motion Appendix 46: Range of Motion: Illustrations Appendix 47:
Reflex/Reaction Appendix 48: Safe Patient Handling and Movement Skills for
Occupational Therapy Practitioners and Students Appendix 49: Splints
Appendix 50: Stages of Alzheimer's Disease: Seven Stages From the
Alzheimer's Foundation Appendix 51: Stages of Decubitus Ulcers Appendix 52:
State Regulatory Entities Appendix 53: Symbols Appendix 54: Theories and
Frames of Reference Used in Occupational Therapy Appendix 55: Thoracic
Outlet Syndrome Appendix 56: Total Hip Precautions Appendix 57: Useful Apps
Appendix 58: Useful Spanish Phrases Appendix 59: Useful Spanish Words
Appendix 60: Visual Impairment Appendix 61: Wheelchair Measurement
Procedures Appendix 62: Workstation Checklist