Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant
- 5th Edition - July 12, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Mary Beth Patnaude, Katey Howland
- Language: English
Master the role and skills of the OTA in caring for adults with physical disabilities! Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edit… Read more
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Description
Description
Master the role and skills of the OTA in caring for adults with physical disabilities! Early’s Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, 5th Edition, is the only textbook on the rehabilitation process written specifically for OTA students and practitioners. It takes a client-centered approach, following the latest Occupational Therapy Practice Framework in addressing topics such as assessment, interventions, and clinical applications. This edition adds new content on collaboration between Occupational Therapists and OTAs, and an ebook version is included free with print purchase. From a team of expert contributors led by Mary Elizabeth Patnaude and Katey Howland, this book shows how you can succeed in the OTA role and help clients learn to perform functional tasks.
Key features
Key features
- Coverage of advances in OT assessment and intervention includes prosthetics and assistive technologies, along with the assessment and interventions of TBI (traumatic brain injury) problems related to cognitive and visual perception
- Case studies offer snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, with many cases threaded through an entire chapter
- Client-centered approach shows how to include the client when making decisions about planning and treatment, using the terminology and abbreviations from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
- Evidence-based content includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to intervention
- Text boxes highlight special techniques, case studies, and treatment plans
- Cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity information helps you provide care in a manner sensitive to the beliefs and customs of other cultures
- Information on prevention addresses safety and the prevention of accidents and injury
- Key terms and chapter objectives introduce the essential information in each chapter
- Reading guide questions and summaries in each chapter make it easier to measure your comprehension of the material
Readership
Readership
Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section 1 Foundations
1 Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
2 Meeting Occupational Needs Through Practice of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
Section 2 Process
3 Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction
4 Health Promotion
5 Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
6 Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
Section 3 Collaboration and Information Gathering
7 Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
8 Assessment of Joint Range of Motion
9 Assessment of Muscle Strength
10 Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition
11 Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement
Section 4 Performance in Areas of Occupation
12 Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations
13 Participation in Activities of Daily Living
14 Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating
15 Assistive Technology
16 Moving in the Environment
17 Work
18 Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation
Section 5 Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors
19 The Older Adult
20 Principles of Orthotic Fabrication
21 Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment
22 Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction
23 Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process
Section 6 Clinical Applications
24 Cerebrovascular Accident
25 Traumatic Brain Injury
26 Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
27 Spinal Cord Injury
28 Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
29 Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
30 Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
31 Burns
32 Amputation and Prosthetics
33 Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
34 Oncology and Occupational Therapy
1 Occupational Therapy Treatment in Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
2 Meeting Occupational Needs Through Practice of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Participation
Section 2 Process
3 Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction
4 Health Promotion
5 Effective Documentation of Occupational Therapy Services
6 Infection Control and Safety Issues in the Clinic
Section 3 Collaboration and Information Gathering
7 Assessment of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
8 Assessment of Joint Range of Motion
9 Assessment of Muscle Strength
10 Evaluation and Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, and Cognition
11 Assessment of Motor Control and Functional Movement
Section 4 Performance in Areas of Occupation
12 Occupations, Activities, and Interventions to Support Occupations
13 Participation in Activities of Daily Living
14 Mealtime Occupations—Interventions for Feeding and Eating
15 Assistive Technology
16 Moving in the Environment
17 Work
18 Promoting Engagement in Leisure and Social Participation
Section 5 Interventions for Performance Skills and Client Factors
19 The Older Adult
20 Principles of Orthotic Fabrication
21 Sensorimotor Approaches to Treatment
22 Interventions for Visual and Other Sensory Dysfunction
23 Cognition and Perception: The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process
Section 6 Clinical Applications
24 Cerebrovascular Accident
25 Traumatic Brain Injury
26 Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System
27 Spinal Cord Injury
28 Neurogenic and Myopathic Dysfunction
29 Arthritis and Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
30 Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
31 Burns
32 Amputation and Prosthetics
33 Cardiac Dysfunction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
34 Oncology and Occupational Therapy
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: October 13, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Mary Beth Patnaude
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor and Chair, Husson University, School of Occupational Therapy, USA