Introduction to Occupational Therapy

by Jane Clifford O'Brien

A complete overview of the profession and the practice of occupational therapy, Introduction to Occupational Therapy, 4th Edition prepares you for the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of the OT practitioner. This edition incorporates the latest revisions of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, which defines the OT process and areas of concern. Discussions also include treatment settings, occupational therapy across the lifespan, and evaluation, intervention, and outcomes within the OT process. Written by OT expert Jane Clifford O'Brien, this edition also keeps you current with emerging topics such as working with culturally diverse patients, evidence-based practice, and new practice areas such as driving and obesity.

232 pages, Paperback

Published November 11, 2011

Reviews

[Rissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️

Took an OTA introductory class at my college and having already had experience with OT this book was useful in giving me the history because i never had to know that before. It did an excellent job of explaining the concepts and gave lots of real life examples throughout the book.
There were lots of charts and bolded areas that made the book easier to study.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Western Michigan University OT program

[Merry · Rating 4 out of 5]

It does a good job in offering a primer into what occupational therapy seeks to do, its history, the lifespans, and what it thinks the direction of OT should focus on.

I used it during my first term of university, and it put me in good stead for what to expect from the practical OT process. I would definitely say I was able to keep up in earlier modules because of this book.

[Jeffrey Bumiller · Rating 3 out of 5]

I Read this for a class called Foundations of Occupational Therapy. It is a decent introduction to the World of Occupational Therapy.