Clinical Reasoning for Occupational Therapy #16485

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Author(s):
Barbara A. Boyt Schell PhT; John W Schell PhD

Summary:
This comprehensive textbook lets readers develop the strong theoretical and practical foundation needed for effective decision-making in occupational therapy. Emphasis on both clinical and professional reasoning gives readers the skills needed to make informed decisions as practitioners, managers, and educators. This textbook offers easy-to-follow explanations of current theories of?clinical and professional reasoning, demonstrating their relevance to occupational therapy work.

“Thinking about Thinking” quotes offer thought-provoking perspectives on reasoning. Case examples and learning activities demonstrate how reasoning is applied in various clinical and professional scenarios. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a key word list. Photographs, figures, and tables support reader understanding.

FEATURES:

# Learning Objectives beginning each chapter set forth the key concepts and skills that readers will know upon completing the chapter successfully.
# Case Examples demonstrate how effective reasoning is applied in handling a range of clinical and professional issues.
# Learning Activities ask readers to apply theories of reasoning to manage various occupational therapy scenarios.
# Thinking about Thinking Quotes offer interesting and thought-provoking perspectives on reasoning from beyond the field of occupational therapy.
# Photographs, figures, and tables support reader understanding
# Chapter Objectives highlight important chapter content

Contents

Foreword
About the Authors
Preface
Contributors
Reviewers
Acknowledgements

UNIT I:THE NATURE OF CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL REASONING

Chapter 1:Professional Reasoning as the Basis of Practice
Chapter 2:Therapists' Assumptions as a Dimension of Clinical Reasoning
Chapter 3: Information Processing Theory and Professional Reasoning
Chapter 4: Embodiment: Reasoning with the Whole Body

Unit II:ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL REASONING

Chapter 5:Scientific Reasoning
Chapter 6:Narrative Reasoning
Chapter 7:Pragmatic Reasoning
Chapter 8:Ethical Reasoning
Chapter 9:Interactive and Conditional Reasoning: A Process of Synthesis

UNIT III:TEACHING PROFESSIONAL REASONING

Chapter 10:Epistemology: Knowing How You Know
Chapter 11:Teaching for Expert Practice
Chapter 12:Communities of Practice: A Curricular Model That Promotes Professional Reasoning
Chapter 13:Curricular Approaches to Professional Reasoning for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 14: Facilitating Clinical Reasoning in Fieldwork: The Relational Context of the Supervisor and Student

UNIT IV:PROFESSIONAL REASONING RESEARCH

Chapter 15: Review of Methodologies for Researching Clinical Reasoning
Chapter 16:Theory and Practice: New Directions for Research in Professional Reasoning
Appendix
Glossary
Index

Pub Date: 15 Oct 2007
Media Type: Book
Pages: 480
Illustrations: 35