Clinical and Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

This comprehensive textbook lets readers develop the strong theoretical and practical foundation needed for effective decision-making in occupational therapy. Emphasis on both clinical and professional reasoning gives readers the skills needed to make informed decisions as practitioners, managers, and educators. This textbook offers easy-to-follow explanations of current theories of clinical and professional reasoning, demonstrating their relevance to occupational therapy work. "Thinking about Thinking" quotes offer thought-provoking perspectives on reasoning. Case examples and learning activities demonstrate how reasoning is applied in various clinical and professional scenarios. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a key word list. Photographs, figures, and tables support reader understanding.

ISBN 0781759145   Pages 462 ISBN13 9780781759144 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins   Weight (grammes) 817 Imprint Lippincott Williams and Wilkins   Published in Philadelphia Format Paperback   Height (mm) 254 Publication date 01 Sep 2007   Width (mm) 178 Library of Congress 2007011691   Spine width (mm) 17 DEWEY 615.8515   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Unit I		The Nature of Clinical and Professional Reasoning		1
Ch. 1		Professional Reasoning as the Basis of Practice by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and John W. Schell		3
Ch. 2		Therapists' Assumptions as a Dimension of Professional Reasoning by Barbara Hooper		13
Ch. 3		Information Processing Theory and Professional Reasoning by Martha Can and Mary Shotwell		36
Ch. 4		Embodiment: Reasoning with the Whole Body by Barbara A. Boyt Schell and Dana Harris		69
Unit II		Aspects of Professional Reasoning		89
Ch. 5		Scientific Reasoning by George S. Tomlin		91
Ch. 6		Narrative Reasoning by Toby Ballou Hamilton		125
Ch. 7		Pragmatic Reasoning by Barbara A. Boyt Schell		169
Ch. 8		Ethical Reasoning by Elizabeth M. Kanny and Deborah Yarett Slater		188
Ch. 9		Interactive and Conditional Reasoning: A Process of Synthesis by Barbara A. Boyt Schell		209
Unit III		Teaching Professional Reasoning		227
Ch. 10		Epistemology: Knowing How You Know by John W. Schell		229
Ch. 11		Teaching for Expert Practice by John W. Schell and Barbara A. Boyt Schell		258
Ch. 12		Communities of Practice: A Curricular Model that Promotes Professional Reasoning by John W. Schell and Barbara A. Boyt Schell		289
Ch. 13		Curricular Approaches to Professional Reasoning for Evidence-Based Practice by Wendy J. Coster		311
Ch. 14		Facilitating Clinical Reasoning in Fieldwork: The Relational Context of the Supervisor and Student by Ruth S. Farber and Kristie P. Koenig		335
Unit IV		Professional Reasoning Research		369
Ch. 15		Review of Methodologies for Researching Clinical Reasoning by Carolyn A. Unsworth		371
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Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Western Michigan University, Ben Atchison,PhD, OTR, FAOTA, author -- "This is such a wonderful text...a great scholarly piece with lots of practical, useful ideas." Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Nova Southeastern University, Elysa G. Roberts, PhD, OTR/L, -- "I really appreciated the content of this book. I was particularly grateful to review the information on how to teach clinical reasoning and how to infuse this into a curriculum."

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