Introduction to Occupational Therapy

by Jane Clifford O'Brien

Prepare for success in OT practice with a complete overview of the profession! Introduction to Occupational Therapy, 5th Edition helps you master the roles and responsibilities of the OT practitioner. Content promotes evidence-based OT practice, from client evaluation to planning interventions and goals to reaching optimal outcomes. You’ll also learn valuable skills in clinical reasoning and in providing occupational therapy across the client’s entire lifespan. Written by experienced educator and author Jane Clifford O’Brien, this comprehensive resource discusses today’s OT treatment settings and adds a new chapter on cultural competence.

268 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2017

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.