Opportunities in Occupational Therapy Careers

Name: Opportunities in Occupational Therapy Careers
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ISBN: 9780071467704

ISBN-10: 007146770X

ISBN-13: 9780071467704

Edition: 2007

Authors: Zona Roberta Weeks, Marguerite Abbott

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Each book offers: The latest information on a field of interest Training and educational requirements for each career Salary statistics for different positions within each field Up-to-date professional and internet resources

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 10/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



Overview of the Profession


Patient or client? Teamwork



Development of the Occupational Therapy Field


A young profession: 1917-44


Expansion and consolidation: 1945-64


Continued growth: 1965-87


Diversity and growth: 1988-present


Future of the profession


Health care and prevention



The Occupational Therapy Process


Screening


Evaluation


Treatment plan


Implementation of treatment


Reevaluation


Treatment areas


Economic factors



Entering the Profession


Education


Continuing education


Financial aid and costs


Certification and licensure


Personal attributes



Clinical Practice


Specific clinical positions


Job settings


The clinical therapist


Staff duties


Entry-level positions


Scientific knowledge


Psychological aspects of approach


Therapist concerns


Evaluation techniques


Results documentation



Work Environments


Federal agencies


State agencies


Municipal departments


Nonprofit and for-profit agencies


Rehabilitation centers


Industrial clinics


Private practice


Hospices


Overseas assignments



Administration


Duties of an administrator


Community relations


Community services


Professional promotion


Educational duties



Additional Professional Opportunities


Teaching


Clinical research


Consultant


Community health care


Public schools


Miscellaneous areas



Professional Societies, Earnings, and Benefits


The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.


World Federation of Occupational Therapists


Earnings in the occupational therapy field


Fringe benefits



Occupational Therapy in Canada


Educational requirements


Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists



Educational Programs



Professional Associations


Bibliography