Edited by Timothy J. Wolf, OTD, MSCI, OTR/L; Series Senior Editor, Gordon Muir Giles, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States. More than 60% of occupational therapy professionals work with clients who have had a stroke, an the demographics of those clients are changing. Occupational therapists need new ways to evaluate and treat clients who expect to return to work and community engagement after a stroke. By linking developments in neuroplasticity to intervention strategies, this work provides a science-driven, evidence-based approach to working with adults with stroke.
Our understanding of occupational recovery can be advanced by new interventions that combine cognitive and affective strategies with motor strategies. This text and Self-Paced Clinical Course (SPCC; earn 2 AOTA CEUs/25 NBCOT PDUs/20 contact hours; click here for information on buying the CE test if you already own the book) for advanced-level students and practitioners provide current information on recovery in fives areas—physiological, sensory, motor, cognitive, and emotional—so practitioners can provide science-driven therapy that gives attention to all capacities. This work encourages practitioners to think creatively and systematically about combination strategies.
Section I presents the core material necessary to work with adults with stroke. Each chapter/lesson discusses a facet of stroke rehabilitation and provides fundamental knowledge necessary to working with the stroke population. Section II mirrors the recovery process and clinical settings in which poststroke rehabilitation takes place, applying the knowledge from the first section to clients with complex, multifaceted occupational histories, impairments, skills, and abilities. Features include Points to Ponder, a glossary, and three case studies in which hypothetical clients (based on common factors identified in actual clients) are followed through the various stages of intervention and placement.
After reading this publication or completing this SPCC, readers and learners will be able to
- Identify components of the medical management of adults who have sustained a stroke and their importance to successful rehabilitation outcomes;
- Identify components of the Person–Environment–Occupation–Performance (PEOP) model and how each component supports the management of adults with stroke;
- Recognize how neurological deficits after stroke affect performance deficits and how this knowledge can help guide intervention;
- Identify common physiological, sensory, motor, cognitive, and emotional impairments after stroke and the current evidence-based methods for addressing them;
- Recognize how the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process can guide occupational therapy practice across the continuum of care for adults with stroke; and
- Recognize how adults with stroke across the continuum of care and with varying neurological impairments are evaluated and intervention priorities are established.
Contents
Section I. Core Concepts
Chapter 1. Stroke Etiology, Symptoms, and Progression
Chapter 2. Improving Participation After Stroke: The Transactional Relationship Among the Person, the Environment, and Occupation
Chapter 3. Neuroanatomy of Stroke
Chapter 4. Core Concepts in Physiological Impairment and Recovery After Stroke
Chapter 5. Core Concepts in Sensory Impairment and Recovery After Stroke
Chapter 6. Core Concepts in Motor Recovery and Rehabilitation After Stroke
Chapter 7. Core Concepts in Neurocognition and Stroke
Chapter 8. Core Concepts in Emotional Regulation and Psychosocial Issues After Stroke
Section II. Stroke Rehabilitation Across the Continuum of Care
Chapter 9. Stroke Rehabilitation ACross the Continuum of Care: Introduction of the Cases
Chapter 10. Occupational Therapy for People With Stroke in the Acute Care Setting
Chapter 11. Occupational Therapy for People With Stroke in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting
Chapter 12. Occupational Therapy for People With Stroke in the Outpatient Rehabilitation Setting
Chapter 13. Living With Stroke: Constructing Communities to Enable Occupation, Health, and Well-Being
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978-1-56900-364-0, 386 pages, 2014