Book description
Politics of Occupation-Centred Practice addresses the cultural aspects
of occupational identity and draws out the implications for practice,
moving beyond the clinical environment to include the occupational
therapist's work in the wider community.
It explores the development of individual occupational narratives,
community traditions and their roots in everyday experiences, offering
a range of examples from distinctive populations to demonstrate
approaches to forming sustainable occupational engagements. Chapters
span such key areas as 'Experiences of Disaster', 'Social Inclusion',
'Disability and Participation', and 'Sexuality, Disability Cultures
and Occupation'.
This cutting edge text, coordinated by two distinguished researchers
and educators in the global field of occupational therapy and science,
is designed to meet the needs of students studying the conceptual
foundations of occupational therapy, occupational science, role
emerging practice, occupational justice, community development and
community based rehabilitation. The book will also be of interest to
academics and practitioners exploring new practice contexts created by
the drive to address the diversity and inclusion agenda.
Nick Pollard is research coordinator for occupational therapy in the
Centre for Health and Social Care Research and is a senior lecturer in
occupational therapy. Nick has published in peer reviewed journals and
influential texts and his work has been presented at international
conferences in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia.
Dikaios
Sakellariou is a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Cardiff
University. His research interests include occupational justice,
injustice and apartheid; sexuality and disability; and qualitative
research methodologies and their usefulness in exploring experiences
of occupation.
