- Links philosophy with practical examples of engaging people in ordinary occupations of daily life as a means of enabling them to transform their own lives
- Includes contributions from worldwide leaders in occupational therapy research and practice
- Describes concrete initiatives in under-served and neglected populations
- Looks at social and political mechanisms that influence people's access to useful and meaningful occupation
- Chapters increase diversity of contributions - geographically, culturally and politically
- Emphasis on practice, education and research maintains academic credibility
- A glossary and practical examples in nearly every chapter make text more accessible to students
The companion text to Occupational Therapy without Borders - Volume 1: learning from the spirit of survivors!
In this landmark text writers from around the world discuss a plurality of occupation-based approaches that explicitly acknowledge the full potential of the art and science of occupational therapy. The profession is presented as a political possibilities-based practice, concerned with what matters most to people in real life contexts, generating practice-based evidence to complement evidence-based practice. As these writers demonstrate, occupational therapies are far more than, as some critical views have suggested, a monoculture of practice rooted in Western modernity.
Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu captures the ethos of this book, which essentially calls for engagements in the service of a purpose that is larger than the advancement of our profession's interests:
"Your particular approach to advancing our wellbeing and health strikes me as both unique and easily taken for granted. Whilst you value and work with medical understandings, your main aim seems to go beyond these. You seem to enable people to appreciate more consciously how what we do to and with ourselves and others on a daily basis impacts on our individual and collective wellbeing. As occupational therapists you have a significant contribution to make [.] allowing people from all walks of life to contribute meaningfully to the wellbeing of others."
Key Features
- Links philosophy with practical examples of engaging people in ordinary occupations of daily life as a means of enabling them to transform their own lives
- Includes contributions from worldwide leaders in occupational therapy research and practice
- Describes concrete initiatives in under-served and neglected populations
- Looks at social and political mechanisms that influence people's access to useful and meaningful occupation
- Chapters increase diversity of contributions - geographically, culturally and politically
- Emphasis on practice, education and research maintains academic credibility
- A glossary and practical examples in nearly every chapter make text more accessible to students
| ISBN | 9780702031038 |
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| Author Information | Edited by Frank Kronenberg, BSc(OT), BA(Ed), International Guest Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Cape Town, South Africa; Nick Pollard, DipCOT, MA, MSc, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Social Care, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK and Dikaios Sakellariou, BSc(OT), MSc(OT), Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University, Wales, UK |
| Published Reviews | "The international authors of this increasingly acclaimed text continue to push the boundaries of professional practice while staying true to the profession's philosophy. This book guides occupational therapists into new and unchartered waters and continues to challenge their thinking about practice in the 21st century." |
| Table of Content | Foreword by Desmond M Tutu 1 Introduction: courage to dance politics SECTION 1 DISCOURSES WITHOUT BORDERS 3 Meeting the needs for occupational therapy in Gaza 4 Manchester survivors poetry and the performance persona Rosie Lugosi 5 Treating adolescent substance abuse through a perspective of occupational cultivation 6 Occupational therapy in the social field: concepts and critical considerations 7 An ethos that transcends borders 8 Participatory Occupational Justice Framework (POJF) 2010: enabling occupational participation and inclusion 9 Situated meaning: a matter of cultural safety, inclusion, and occupational therapy 10 Spirituality in the lives of marginalized children 11 Occupational therapy in Asia: becoming an inclusive, relevant,and progressive profession 12 Influencing social challenges through occupational performance 13 (Re)habilitation and (re)positioning the powerful expert and the sick person 14 Foucault, power, and professional identities 15 Occupational therapists - permanent persuaders in emerging roles? SECTION 2 PRACTICES WITHOUT BORDERS 16 Rebuilding lives and societies through occupation in post-conflict areas and highly marginalized settings 17 The CETRAM community: building links for social change 18 Community publishing 19 Enabling play in the context of rapid social change 20 Natural disasters: challenging occupational therapists 21 Ubuntourism: engaging divided people in post-apartheid South Africa 22 Brazilian experiences in social occupational therapy 23 From kites to kitchens: collaborative community-based occupational therapy with refugee survivors of torture 24 Argentina: social participation, activities, and courses of action 25 Crossing borders in correctional institutions 26 Occupational apartheid and national parks: the Shiretoko World Heritage Site 27 The Kawa (river) model: culturally responsive occupational therapy without borders 28 Human occupation as a tool for understanding and promoting social justice 29 A reflective journey and exploration of the human spirit 30 PAR FORE: a community-based occupational therapy program SECTION 3 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH WITHOUT BORDERS 31 Eastern Europe an transition countries: capacity development for social reform 32 Practice learning environments and student empowerment 33 Nature of political reasoning as a foundation for engagement 34 Research, community-based projects, and teaching as a sharing construction: the Metuia Project in Brazil 35 From altruism to participation: bridging academia and borderlands 36 An occupational justice research perspective 37 Domestic workers' narratives: transforming occupational therapy practice 38 Universities and the global change: inclusive communities, gardening, and citizenship 39 An occupational perspective on participatory action research 40 Researching to learn: embracing occupational justice to understand Cambodian children and childhoods 41 Occupational injustice in Pakistani families with disabled children in the UK: a PAR study 42 The occupation of city walking: crossing the invisible line Index |
| Publication Date | 16-11-2010 |
| Pages | 432 |
| Trim | 246 X 189 (7 11/16 x 9 7/16) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
