Occupational science : society, inclusion, participation /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Whiteford, Gail, Hocking, Clare
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Θέματα: Occupational therapy.; MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Occupational Therapy.; Ergotherapie.; Occupational Therapy.; Social Justice.; Electronic books.

 Occupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the must have resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists, students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the current literature and the knowledge generated to date. Reasons for the field's limited impact are proposed, including its focus on individuals rather than groups and communities, its psychological view of occupation, and its narrow focus on socially approved occupations. Global realities such as poverty, anti-social behaviour and ageing populations are discussed and implications for a. 

 Introduction to critical perspectives in occupational science / Clare Hocking and Gail Whiteford -- What would Paulo Freire think of occupational science? / Lilian Magalhães -- Transactionalism : occupational science and the pragmatic attitude / Malcolm P. Cutchin and Virginia A. Dickie -- Understanding the discursive development of occupation : historico-political perspectives / Sarah Kantartzis & Matthew Molineux -- Occupations through the looking glass : reflecting on occupational scientists ontological assumptions / Clare Hocking -- Knowledge paradigms in occupational science : pluralistic perspectives / Elizabeth Anne Kinsella -- Occupation and ideology / Ben Sellar -- Governing through occupation : shaping expectations and possibilities / Debbie Laliberte Rudman -- When occupation goes wrong : critically reflecting on risk discourses and their relevance in shaping occupation / Silke Dennhardt and Debbie Laliberte Rudman -- The case for multiple research methodologies / Valerie Wright-St. Clair -- Occupational choice : the significance of socio-economic and political factors / Roshan Galvaan -- The international society for occupational science : a critique of its role in facilitating the development of occupational science through international networks and intercultural dialogue / Alison Wicks -- Occupation, inclusion, and participation / Gail Whiteford and Robert Pereira.