The book is a comprehensive textbook for occupational therapy students & occupational therapists working in the field of mental health. It presents different theories & approaches used outlines the occupational therapy process discusses the context of practice & describes a wide range of techniques used by occupational therapists. These include physical activity cognitive approaches group work creative activities play & life skills. The book covers all areas of practice in the field including mental health promotion acute psychiatry community work severe & enduring mental illness working with older people child & adolescent mental health forensic occupational therapy substance misuse & working with people on the margins of society. The theory chapters are written by occupational therapists who are recognised experts in their fields & the applied chapters are written by practitioners. an innovation in this edition is the inclusion of commentaries by service users on some of the chapters. The fourth edition has been extensively revised & updated. The new structure reflects changes in service delivery &
Includes:: sections on philosophy & theory base the occupational therapy process ensuring quality the context of occupational therapy occupations & client groups. Important new areas that are now covered include mental health promotion evidence-based practice community development & continuing professional development.