Main description:

Philosophical principles of recovery and justice are driving changing attitudes in the behavioral health arena, but the practical methods used to incorporate these principles needs further clarity. To address this need, Cara and MacRae's Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition is completely revised and reorganized. Relevant information from previous editions, including assessments, techniques, diagnoses and specialized programs are interwoven throughout the text with a new emphasis on social issues and lived experiences.

Dr. Anne MacRae designed this Fourth Edition to meet practice challenges as the occupational therapy profession continues to evolve to meet the current needs of our communities. It includes specific examples of programs, groups, assessments, activities, techniques, approaches, and outcomes.

Inside Cara and MacRae's Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition:

All new chapters on philosophical worldviews, psychiatric institutions and hospitals, community behavioral health services, and direct service provision, as well as consultation and program development.
Reorganized and expanded chapters on built, virtual and natural environments, as well as cultural identity and context.
A new chapter on personal and social identity discusses the aspects of identity that are linked to mental wellness/illness including personal choice, family, roles and habits, spirituality, rituals and traditions, as well as the profound effects of trauma, stigma, poverty, and violence.
Trauma, stigma, poverty and violence are also identified throughout the text, especially in the case illustrations.
Revised chapters on mental health of infants, children, adolescents and older adults.
New chapters on mental health of emerging adults and mid-life adults.

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used in the classroom.

While occupational therapists can certainly use this material for providing direct services and being part of a team, Cara and MacRae's Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: An Evolving Practice, Fourth Edition is also an invaluable resource for defining and explaining psychosocial occupational therapy, and in supporting our roles in consultation and program development.

Contents:

Dedication
About the Editor
Contributing Authors
Introduction
Section I Practice Settings and Service Delivery

Chapter 1 Philosophical Worldviews of Mental Health
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 2 Psychiatric Institutions and Hospitals
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 3 Community Behavioral Health Services
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA and Jerilyn (Gigi) Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 4 Direct Service Provision
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 5 Consultation and Program Development
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA

Section II Understanding the Person in Context

Chapter 6 Built, Virtual, and Natural Environments
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 7 Personal and Social Identity
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 8 Cultural Identity and Context
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA and Tiffany (Debra) Boggis, MBA, OTR/L

Section III Mental Health Across the Lifespan

Chapter 9 Mental Health of Infants: Attachment Through the Lifespan
Elizabeth Cara, PhD, OTR/L, MFT
Chapter 10 Mental Health of Children
William L. Lambert, MS, OTR/L
Chapter 11 Mental Health of Adolescents
William L. Lambert, MS, OTR/L and Elizabeth Carley, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 12 Mental Health of Emerging Adults
Karen McCarthy, OTD, OTR/L; Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA;
and Bernadette Hattjar, DrOT, MEd, OTR/L, CWCE
Chapter 13 Mental Health of Mid-Life Adults
Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA
Chapter 14 Mental Health of Older Adults
Jerilyn (Gigi) Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Anne MacRae, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA

Financial Disclosures
Index