A renowned and cornerstone text for the occupational therapy assistant for more than 30 years is now available in an updated Fifth Edition.
Continuing with a student-friendly format, the classic Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniquescontinues to keep pace with the latest developments in occupational therapy, including the integration of key concepts from key documents for the occupational therapy profession, such as:
AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Third Edition
ACOTE Standards Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupational Therapy Services Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
Building on the legacy work of Sally E. Ryan, Dr. Karen Sladyk presents more than 45 chapters in the Fifth Edition of Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Using actual client examples, occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students are guided throughout the process of learning various principles and disabilities to applying that knowledge in a clinical setting.
What is new inside the Fifth Edition:
Two new chapters included in the Occupations and Disabilities section on Downs syndrome and diabetes and bipolar disorder Updates of each chapter throughout New evidence-based practice and supportive research throughout New color interior design throughout Updated references throughout
Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.
Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant, Fifth Edition includes a variety of treatment techniques that help students understand how to choose and when to implement certain procedures. Group intervention, assistive technology and adaptive equipment, basic splinting, wellness and health promotion, and work injury activities are examples of the techniques presented.
This Fifth Edition also includes specific chapters about evidence-based practice and understanding research. Chapters on supervision, functional ethics, and professional development are examples geared toward educating OTA students on how to manage different aspects of their early career.
A core text for students aspiring to become successful OTAs for more than 30 years, Ryan’s Occupational Therapy Assistant: Principles, Practice Issues, and Techniques, Fifth Edition is the leading textbook to have throughout one’s education and early career.
By:
Karen Sladyk
Imprint: SLACK Incorporated
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 46mm
Weight: 1.390kg
ISBN: 9781556429620
ISBN 10: 1556429622
Pages: 664
Publication Date: 15 December 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
About the Editors Current Contributors Introduction Section I Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical Principles Chapter 1 Looking Back, Living Forward: Occupational Therapy History Chapter 2 The Occupational Therapy Assistant Heritage: Proud and Dynamic Chapter 3 Philosophy and Core Values in Occupational Therapy Chapter 4 Human Development Chapter 5 Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Our Language Chapter 6 Activity Analysis: Our Tool and Chapter 7 Theory That Guides Practice: Our Map Chapter 8 Therapeutic Intervention Process Chapter 9 Occupation: An Individual's Choice Chapter 10 Teaching and Learning Section II Occupations and Disabilities Chapter 11 A Young Child With Visual Impairments Chapter 12 A Toddler With an Autism Spectrum Disorder Chapter 13 A Kindergartner With Sensory Integration Dysfunction Chapter 14 Two Children With Cerebral Palsy Chapter 15 A Second-Grader With Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Chapter 16 A Third-Grader With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 17 A 10-Year-Old Magician With Down Syndrome Chapter 18 A Teenager With Depression Chapter 19 A Car Mechanic With Traumatic Brain Injury Chapter 20 A Telephone Repairman With Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 21 A Teacher's Aide With Schizophrenia Chapter 22 A Mother and Caterer With Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 23 A Self-Help Group Leader With Anxiety Chapter 24 Three Picnickers Across the Age Span With Arthritis Chapter 25 A Cafeteria Worker With Diabetes and Bipolar Disorder Chapter 26 A Plumber and Golfer With Total Hip Arthroplasty Chapter 27 A Senior Homemaker With Substance Abuse and Denise Chapter 28 A Businessman With a Stroke Chapter 29 A Homemaker and Volunteer With Parkinson's Disease Chapter 30 A Retired Librarian With Sensory Deficits Chapter 31 A Married Couple Dealing With Alzheimer's Disease Section III Treatment Techniques, Procedures, and Concepts Chapter 32 Group Intervention Chapter 33 Arts and Crafts as Meaningful Occupation Chapter 34 Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment Chapter 35 Basic Splinting Chapter 36 Wellness and Health Promotion Chapter 37 Life Skills Chapter 38 Activities of Daily Living Chapter 39 Work Injury Activities Section IV Management and Practice Issues Chapter 40 Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 41 Understanding Research Chapter 42 Documentation Chapter 43 Occupational Therapy Assistant Supervision and Chapter 44 The Occupational Therapy Assistant as Activity Director and Chapter 45 Functional Ethics Chapter 46 Management Issues Chapter 47 Professional Development D Index
Karen Sladyk, PhD, OTR, FAOTA is professor and founding chair of OT at Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Karen received her bachelor’s degree in OT from Eastern Michigan University and a master’s degree in Community Health Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Her practice interests in mental health and cognitive rehabilitation led to her pursuit of a doctorate in Adult and Vocational Education at the University of Connecticut. An educator for 25 years, Karen is very interested in how students learn to become excellent practitioners. She has edited several OT texts with a focus on helping OT and OTA students master the content of OT education. In her free time she quilts, antiques for vintage jewelry, and travels to spend time with her nieces and nephews. Sally E . Ryan, COTA, ROH, Retired is a graduate of the first occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program at Duluth, Minnesota, in 1964. She has taken extensive coursework at the University of Minnesota as a James Wright Hunt Scholar, and at the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul. Her background includes experience in practice, clinical education supervision, management in long-term care, consultation, and teaching in the professional occupational therapy (OT) program at the College of St. Catherine. In the past, Sally has served in a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, and national levels, including the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Executive Board and on-site evaluator of the AOTA Accreditation Committee. Sally is the recipient of numerous state and national awards. She was the first COTA to receive the AOTA Award of Excellence and was among the first recipients of the AOTA Roster of Honor. Sally has retired and is enjoying interior decorating, photography, needlework, and gardening.
