Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy is a key text for occupational therapy students and practitioners.
 
Written by an internationally renowned group of clinicians, educators and academics and with a central case study running throughout, the book covers the theory and practice of the following key topics: Working and Thinking in Different Contexts; Teaching as Reasoning; Ethical Reasoning; Diversity in Reasoning; Working and Thinking within 'Evidence Frameworks'; Experience as a Framework; The Client.
 
FEATURES
* includes case studies
* problem-solving framework
* questions at the end of each chapter
* commentaries on key topics
* relates theory to practice

Occupational therapists work with a wide variety of patients with a multitude of conditions in a range of clinical practice environments. They must be able to work with the varied clinical presentations they encounter and take the most appropriate action for individual patients whilst responding to current practice demands. This book defines clinical reasoning as a process in which the therapist structures meaning, goals and health management strategies based on clinical data, client choices and professional judgement and knowledge. It informs clinicians and undergraduate students about the latest research and thinking on the topic, and examines clinical reasoning as an important aspect of occupational therapy practice and an obligatory component of professional training and assessment. Written by an internationally renowned group of clinicians, educators and academics, this is a valuable resource for students and practitioners which covers the theory and practice of all key topics within clinical reasoning.

List of Contributors
 
Foreword
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgements
 
1 Problem Solving in Occupational Therapy
 
Linda Robertson and Siân Griffiths
 
2 Abductive Reasoning and Case Formulation in Complex Cases
 
Bronwyn Thompson
 
3 Ethical Reasoning: Internal and External Morality for Occupational Therapists
 
Mary Butler
 
4 Occupational Therapists, Care and Managerialism
 
Ruth Fitzgerald
 
5 Context and How It Influences Our Professional Thinking
 
Susan Ryan and Carol Hills
 
6 The Novice Therapist
 
Linda Robertson
 
7 Artistry and Expertise
 
Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs and Catherine Donnelly
 
8 Kai Whakaora Ngangahau - Maori Occupational Therapists' Collective Reasoning
 
Jo-Anne Gilsenan, Jane Hopkirk and Isla Emery-Whittington
 
9 Reasoning That Is Difficult to Articulate
 
Linda Robertson
 
Index

'Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy is a key textfor occupational therapy students and practitioners.