Publisher's Synopsis
A leading resource for over a decade, ""Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy"" has provided occupational therapy professionals and students with pertinent information right at their fingertips. Revised and updated into a Fifth Edition, this pocket size resource includes the latest information in the field of occupational therapy. Within the Fifth Edition of ""Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy"", over 3,800 terms are defined (over 230 more than last edition) and 68 appendices are included (including 8 new). ""Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Fifth Edition"" by Dr. Karen Jacobs and Laela Jacobs is the only comprehensive dictionary available specifically for occupational therapy. The handy dictionary provides a quick reference to words, their definitions, and important resources that are used in daily practice and academic training. Its convenient size makes it easy to use whether you're in the clinic or at school. The new features of the fifth edition include: glossary of terms from the American Occupational Therapy Association's Occupational Therapy Practice Framework 2; terms from occupational science; glossary of terms from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists' Enabling II; and expanded and updated appendices - more user-friendly! Some new appendices topics include: Pharmacology; Nutrition Basics; Visual Impairment; and Definitions of Occupational Therapy. Occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistants, clinicians, faculty and students will benefit from the easy-to-use format and updated information that ""Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, Fifth Edition"" has to offer. It is a must have for all in occupational therapy.
