Pedretti's Occupational Therapy Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction

<p>**2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner**<br> **Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Occupational Therapy**<br> <br> Gain the knowledge and skills you need to treat clients/patients with physical disabilities! <b>Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 9th Edition</b> uses a case-based approach threaded through each chapter to provide a solid foundation in evaluation, intervention, and clinical reasoning. The text continues to support the entry-level occupational therapist and the experienced occupational therapist focused on expanding skills and knowledge. With the OT practice framework as a guide, you will focus on the core concepts and central goals of client care. And by studying threaded case studies, you will learn to apply theory to clinical practice. Written by a team of expert OT educators and professionals led by Heidi McHugh Pendleton and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, this edition includes an eBook free with each new print purchase, featuring a fully searchable version of the entire text.</p> <ul> <li><b>UNIQUE! Threaded case studies</b> begin and are woven through each chapter, helping you develop clinical reasoning and decision-making skills and to apply concepts to real-life clinical practice</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! <i>Ethical Considerations</i> boxes</b> examine the obligation to collaborate with clients on their care, using evidence to select treatment options</li> <li><b>UNIQUE! <i>OT Practice Notes</i></b> convey important tips and insights into professional practice.</li> <li><b>Illustrated, evidence-based content</b> provides a foundation for practice, especially relating to evaluation and intervention</li> <li><b>Information on prevention</b> - rather than simply intervention or treatment - shows how OTs can take a proactive role in client care</li> <li><b>Focus on health promotion and wellness</b> addresses the role of the occupational therapist in what the AOTA has identified as a key practice area</li> <li><b>Content on cultural and ethnic diversity</b> is included in every chapter, reflecting occupational therapy's commitment to this important issue</li> <li><b>Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives</b> highlight the information you can expect to learn from each chapter</li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>NEW! Updated content</b> reflects the new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) and the new Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) curriculum standards along with the new AOTA Code of Ethics.</li> <li><b>NEW! <i>Implementation of Occupational Therapy Services, Therapeutic Use of Self, Telehealth,</i> and <i>Lifestyle Redesign</i> chapters</b>are added to this edition.</li> <li><b>NEW! Content on the role of the occupational therapist</b> with clients/patients who experience long COVID.</li> <li><b>NEW! Inside look at the lived experience of disability</b> covers the intersection of disability perspectives and occupational justice, along with the implications for Occupational Therapy.</li> <li><b>NEW! Updated</b> <b><i>Mindfulness</i> chapter</b> is expanded to cover the wide use of mindfulness in occupational therapy for those with physical disabilities.</li> <li><b>NEW! eBook version</b> - included with print purchase - allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices, and offers the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have the content read aloud.</li> </ul>