A self-study guide to support staff in intellectual disability services to understand and respond to the complex and holistic needs of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
This fascinating book brings together Koenigs lectures, essays and notes on music therapy, most of which have never before been published. In them he explores areas such as studies on hearing, the nature of musical experience
Poetry is increasingly used in therapy, and it already occupies a central place in expressive arts therapies. This book is the first to explicitly combine theory and practice from the field of expressive arts with poetry and poetics.
Since publication of the first edition, Spasticity: Diagnosis and Management has been the defining reference and go-to source for physicians, therapists, and other healthcare providers who care for patients with spasticity. For this new updated edition, Dr Brashear and a diverse team of specialists have come together to integrate new research, ......
Written by international Montessori and dementia experts, this indispensable guide to Montessori for elders makes it possible for any care provider to understand and implement this innovative approach to aging. Jennifer Brush and Margaret Jarrell show care communities how to create and sustain a team that promotes elders' functional skills, ......
Journeys of Minoritized Occupational Therapists Across Race, Religion, a
Delving into the diverse experiences of minoritised occupational therapists, this book contributes to the increasingly critical need for cultural humility in healthcare and discusses difficult topics surrounding culture, race, and religion with clarity and humanity. Using a wealth of research and knowledge on different cultures and communities ......
How can health and social care services better serve people with disabilities? How can we meaningfully challenge ableist practice? What would a truly inclusive system look like? Georgia Vine answers these questions and more as she charts her journey from her experience of children's services to occupational therapist and disability activist. ......
Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are sensitive and selective eaters, which can result in an extremely limited diet and nutritional deficiencies. This comprehensive research-based guide gives a clear and detailed explanation of common feeding issues and offers a comprehensive plan to help address them. Considering the various ......
A Psychodynamic Primer for the Treatment of Young Children
Offering a skillful balance of broad but coherent foundational information as well as practical application, this book functions both as an introduction for young therapists and as a guide for more experienced child clinicians.
Skills Training for Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities a
This training programme will empower people with mild intellectual disabilities to develop the skills they need to manage emotional distress and/or impulsive behaviour.
Exercise in later life is important for health, yet motivating older adults to exercise can be difficult. This book addresses that need by tailoring ""The Transtheoretical Model"" of behavior change to the client's level of readiness for change. It is useful for health care professionals, including nurses, exercise specialists, and others.
Thought-provoking, interactive training; comprehensive guidance for trainers; instructions for practical activity sessions; CD-rom with all of the resources needed to run the course and a Microsoft Word workbook for learners to complete
Jennifer Creek is a freelance occupational therapist and a Mental Health Act Commissioner for the Care Quality Commission. She has been writing and speaking about occupational therapy theory and terminology for over 20 years, and has been working with the ENOTHE terminology group since 2003.
Bring out the best in each person with dementia each day with more than 140 versatile, easy-to-implement ""Best Friends"" activities. The approace means thatanyone on staff can turn any interaction with a resident or client into an activity that satisfies essential physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Combines theory and practical approaches to help you ensure life satisfaction and successful aging in clients at any stage in life and in any setting, whether you are working with them individually, as a couple, or in a small group. Elucidates how reminiscence can be used as a dynamic tool.
Grounded in current theory and treatment research, this highly practical book presents a comprehensive framework for assessing and treating health anxiety, including full-blown and milder (subclinical) forms of hypochondriasis.
With more than fifty photographs showing the improvements that trained therapy pets are making in the lives of sick and disabled people, this work presents stories, that relate many inspiring incidents of the healing animal-human partnership. It is intended for animal lovers, health care providers, and others.