Occupation by Design
Building Therapeutic Power

Doris E. Pierce (Author)

9780803610484

Paperback / softback, published 25 February 2003

356 pages
27.9 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm, 0.896 kg

After briefly looking over the book, it appears to be a great book for a basic OT theory course or intro course."" - Claudia Miller, MHS, OTR/L, Cincinnati State College, Cincinnati, Ohio

""Thisis a good (very good!) text. It will help us introduce thephilosophical and theoretical notions of occupation (as process andoutcome) when students enter as freshmen and then continue to reinforcethese concepts throughout the time they are in the OT program."" - Jacquelyn Bolden, PhD, OTR/L, Florida A & M University,Tallahassee, Florida

This engaging, user-friendly text guides occupational practitioners and students toward creatively designing and implementing occupation-based interventions for people with disabilities. The book covers the three primary proficiencies: understanding occupation in context, developing design skills, and applying occupation in practice. This innovative approach focuses on the interactive process of designing client-centered interventions, building a bridge between occupational science, and its application in occupational therapy.

• Section 1: Becoming a Designer of Therapeutically Powerful Occupations
• 1. Welcome to Occupation by Design
• 2. The Creative Process of Designing Occupations
• Section 2: Designing for Appeal: Pleasure, Productivity, and Restoration in Occupations
• 3. The Notion of Balance
• 4. Productivity in Occupation
• 5. Pleasure in Occupations
• 6. Restoration in Occupations
• 7. Does the Intervention Appeal? Designing with Productivity, Pleasure, and Restoration
• Section 3: Designing for Intactness: The Spatial, Temporal, and Sociocultural Dimensions
• 8. The Evolution of Today'
  s Occupational Patterns
• 9. The Spatial Dimension of Occupation
• 10. The Temporal Dimension of Occupation
• 11. The Sociocultural Dimension of Occupation
• 12. Intactness: Designing with Context
• Section 4: Designing for Accuracy: Elements of the Occupational Design Process
• 13. A Study of Occupation-Based Practice
• 14. Therapist Design Skill
• 15. Collaborative Occupational Goal Generation
• 16. Precision Fit of Intervention to Goal
• 17. Accuracy: The Art of Great Therapy
• Section 5: Conclusion
• 18. You Are What You Do
• Appendices: Cases
  Recommended Narratives of Disability
  Recommended Narratives of Occupational Experience