Cara and MacRae's Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice

The fourth edition of "Cara and MacRaes Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice" is revised and reorganized to incorporate philosophical principles of recovery and justice into the behavioral health arena. It includes new chapters on philosophical worldviews, psychiatric institutions and hospitals, community behavioral health services, and direct service provision. The text also emphasizes the importance of personal and social identity, trauma, stigma, poverty, and violence in mental wellness/illness. It is an invaluable resource for instructors in educational settings and for occupational therapists providing direct services and in consultation and program development.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 260 pages
\n Publication date: 30 March 2019
\n Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
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Philosophical principles of recovery and justice are driving changing attitudes in the behavioral health arena, but the practical methods used to incorporate these principles need further clarity. To address this need, Cara and MacRaes Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition, is completely revised and reorganized. Relevant information from previous editions, including assessments, techniques, diagnoses, and specialized programs, are interwoven throughout the text with a new emphasis on social issues and lived experiences. Dr. Anne MacRae designed this Fourth Edition to meet practice challenges as the occupational therapy profession continues to evolve to meet the current needs of our communities. It includes specific examples of programs, groups, assessments, activities, techniques, approaches, and outcomes.

Inside Cara and MacRaes Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition:

All new chapters on philosophical worldviews, psychiatric institutions and hospitals, community behavioral health services, and direct service provision, as well as consultation and program development.

Reorganized and expanded chapters on built, virtual, and natural environments, as well as cultural identity and context.

A new chapter on personal and social identity discusses the aspects of identity that are linked to mental wellness/illness, including personal choice, family, roles and habits, spirituality, rituals and traditions, as well as the profound effects of trauma, stigma, poverty, and violence.

Trauma, stigma, poverty, and violence are also identified throughout the text, especially in the case illustrations.

Revised chapters on mental health of infants, children, adolescents, and older adults.

New chapters on mental health of emerging adults.

\n Weight: 1028g\n
Dimension: 222 x 291 x 15 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781630914776\n
Edition number: 4 Revised edition\n