The Kawa Model
Culturally Relevant Occupational Therapy
- 1st Edition - July 25, 2006
- Latest edition
- Author: Michael K. Iwama
- Language: English
This book presents a new conceptual model of practice in occupational therapy that differs from current theories. The model is based on the metaphor of a river that stands for the… Read more
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Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- A 'must-read' for all students of occupational therapy
- The first substantial work in occupational therapy from outside of the Western world
- Introduces an Eastern perspective on matters of theory and culture in occupational therapy
- Eight case studies, four from Western practice contexts and four from the East
- Developed by clinicians and practitioners for their peers
- Questions the cultural boundaries of occupational therapy, its knowledge (epistemiology), theory and practice. It puts the reader in touch with the cultural nature of self, client and profession
- Enables readers to develop critical analysis skills for examining matters of theory and culture, as opposed to learning theory as 'recipes'
Table of contents
Table of contents
Chapter1 - Situating occupational therapy's knowledge: why alternative conceptualisations and models of occupational therapy are required
Chapter 2 - Cross-cultural concepts as the building blocks of conceptual models: occupation
Chapter 3 - Occupational therapy theory: cultural inclusion and exclusion
Chapter 4 - Context and theory: culteral antecedents of the Kawa model part 1
Chapter 5 - Context and theroy: culteral antecedents of the Kawa model part 2
Chapter 6 - Raising a new, culturally relevant conceptual model of occupational therapy from practice
Chapter 7 - An overview of the Kawa model
Chapter 8 - Applying the Kawa model: comprehending occupation in context
Chapter 9 - Rivers in context: brief narratives and cases demonstrating uses of the Kawa model
Chapter 10 - Towards culturally relevant and safe theroy in occupational therapy
Index
Product details
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 28, 2006
- Language: English
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