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OCCUPATION & PRACTICE IN CONTEXT
Occupation & Practice in Context
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By
Gail Whiteford, BappSc(Occ Therapy), MHSc(Occ Therapy), PhD, Chair, Occupational Therapy, Director, Research into Professional Practice, Learning and Education, Charles Sturt University, NSW
Valerie Wright-St Clair, MPH, Head, School of Occupational Therapy, Division of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Description
Occupation and Practice in Context is a new book written for students and professionals struggling to understand and address the multiple contextual influences that affect their everyday work. Based on complexity theory, which describes the inter-connectedness of human systems, this book examines the contextual forces that shape interactions with clients and consumers, whatever the setting or environment. The use throughout the book of detailed case studies, chapter objectives, key point summaries and further reading suggestions ensures that Occupation and Practice in Context will be an important guide for student and practitioners alike, helping to clarify the complex contextual issues factors influencing practice.

Audience
Occupational therapy undergraduate and post-graduate students, academics and practitioners

Contents
Foreword
Elizabeth Townsend

Introduction
Whiteford/Wright St Clair

About the contributors



Section 1: The Professional Context of Practice

Chapter 1: Complexity theory: Understanding occupation and practice in context
Whiteford, Klomp & Wright St Clair
Chapter 2: The moral context of practice and professional relationships
Wright St Clair & Seedhouse (VW)
Chapter 3: Knowledge, power & evidence: Critical issues in evidence based practice
Whiteford (GW)
Chapter 4: Theoretical contexts
Chapparo & Ranka (VW)
Chapter 5: Professional education in context
Hocking & Ness (VW)
Chapter 6: Professionalism and accountability: Accreditation examined
Allen, Oke, McKinstry & Courtney (GW)
Chapter 7: World connected: The international context of professional practice
Sinclair (VW)



Section 2: The organizational context of practice

Chapter 8: From graduate to practitioner: Rethinking organizational support and professional development
McKinstry
Chapter 9: Challenges of case management
Allen (GW)
Chapter 10: Constructions of allied health: Making considered choices
Cusick & Lanin (GW)
Chapter 11: Cultural power in organisations: The dynamics of interprofessional teams
Jones (VW)



Section 3: The sociocultural context of practice

Chapter 12: Gender, occupation and paricipation
Wicks & Whiteford (GW)
Chapter 13: The family as a unit in postmodern society: Considerations for practice
Stagnitti (GW)
Chapter 14: Practice in an indigenous context
Ratima & Ratima (VW)
Chapter 15: Occupation as a cross-cultural construct
Iwama (GW)
Chapter 16: Sustainable practice in resource poor environments
Jensen & Thomas (GW)



Section 4: The political and economic context of practice

Chapter 17: Economy as context: Evaluating occupation focused services
Wright St Clair & Brown
Chapter 18: Understanding work in contemporary society
O?Halloran & Innes (VW)
Chapter 19: Leisure as commodity
Neumayer & Wilding (GW)
Chapter 20: The legislative and policy context of practice
Barbara & Whiteford
Chapter 21: Globalisation and the enabling state
Whiteford (GW)

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 320 pages, publication date: OCT-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7295-3753-7
ISBN-10: 0-7295-3753-6
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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