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The Careers Handbook

This book contains all the essential information you will need to study for a career as an OT including a comprehensive directory of occupational therapy programmes in the UK.

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Introductions to Occupational Therapy

What Is Occupational Therapy?
Launched in 2000, the video provides information on what Occupational Therapy is, how to get into Occupational Therapy & uses true life case studies to illustrate a variety of different areas that Occupational Therapists work in. It is 10 minutes long. £7.04 per copy. Contact the College of Occupational Therapists for further information Tel: 020 450 2299

Occupational therapy: new perspectives
Author: Creek, J (ed)
Year: 1998
Publisher: Whurr
ISBN: 1861560885

Theory

The meaning of everyday occupation
Author: Hasselkus, RB
Year: 2002
Publisher: Slack
ISBN: 1556423985

An occupational perspective on health
Author: Wilcock, A
Year: 1998
Publisher: Slack
ISBN: 1556423586

Theoretical basis of occupational therapy
Author: McColl, MA
Year: 2003
Publisher: Slack
ISBN: 1556425406

History

A Journey from Self Health to Prescription: A history of occupational therapy from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century and a source book of writings
Author: Wilcock, Ann A
Year: 2001
Publisher: COT
ISBN: 0-9539375-3-4

A Journey from Prescription to Self Health: A history of occupational therapy in the United Kingdom during the twentieth century and a source book of archival material
Author: Wilcocks, Ann A
Year: 2002
Publisher: COT
ISBN: 0-9539375-4-2

Practice

Code of ethics and professional conduct for occupational therapists (49KB *)

Definitions and core skills for occupational therapy (Briefing no 23) (66KB *)

Tools for practice in occupational therapy: a structured approach to core skills and processes
Author: Hagedorn, R
Year: (2000)
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 0443061599

Occupational therapy and physical dysfunction: principles, skills and practice
Author: Turner, A et al. (eds)
Year: 2001
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 0443062242

Client-centred practice in occupational therapy: a guide to implementation
Author: Sumsion, T (ed)
Year: 1999
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 0443061270

Willard and Spackman's occupational therapy
Author: Neistadt, ME (ed)
Year: 2003
Publisher: Lippincott & Raven
ISBN: 0781727987

Occupational therapy for children
Author: Case-Smith, J
Year: 2004
Publisher: Mosby
ISBN: 0323007643

Occupational therapy and mental health: principles, skills and practice
Author: Creek, J (ed)
Year: 2001
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone.
ISBN: 0443064474

Journals - Occupational Therapy

Journals - Health Care

Websites

Occupational Therapy

World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Health Professions Council
Health Professional Council - occupational therapy information
American Occupational Therapy Association
Australian Association of Occupational Therapists
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Occupation UK
OT Direct
OTworks (Canadian website all about occupational therapy and written for consumers)

Health & Social Care

National Electronic Library for Health - health iInformation resource aimed at health professionals
NHS Direct Online - health information resource aimed at consumers
Electronic library for social care - information for social and health care professionals

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