Sociology and Occupational Therapy, 1st Edition

An Integrated Approach
Editors :
Derek Jones & Sheena E. E. Blair & Terry Hartery & R. Kenneth Jones
Sociology and Occupational Therapy is the first book on sociology specifically designed to introduce Occupational Therapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level to areas of sociology relevant to the theory and practice of OT. It provides a ...view more
Sociology and Occupational Therapy is the first book on sociology specifically designed to introduce Occupational Therapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level to areas of sociology relevant to the theory and practice of OT. It provides a beginners guide to the relevant literature and explains how the sociological theory impacts on the practice of OTs in the widest sense. It makes use of the knowledge and expertise of Sociologists and Occupational Therapists to explain key concepts and their relevance to practice. With activities provided at the end of each chapter the student is encouraged to make their own links with between the text and their experience of OT practice and everyday life.
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Sociology and Occupational Therapy is the first book on sociology specifically designed to introduce Occupational Therapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level to areas of sociology relevant to the theory and practice of OT. It provides a beginners guide to the relevant literature and explains how the sociological theory impacts on the practice of OTs in the widest sense. It makes use of the knowledge and expertise of Sociologists and Occupational Therapists to explain key concepts and their relevance to practice. With activities provided at the end of each chapter the student is encouraged to make their own links with between the text and their experience of OT practice and everyday life.

Key Features
  • Specifically for Occupational Therapists
  • Reflects areas of interest to occupational therapy
  • Uses international material
  • Assumes no prior knowledge of sociology
  • Identifies ways in which sociology can be used to analyze pracice
  • Uses activities to help reflect on material

    Author Information
    Edited by Derek Jones, BA(Hons), DipCOT, SROT, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Department of Occupational Therapy and Art Therapy, Queen Margaret College, Leith Campus, Edinburgh, UK; Sheena E. E. Blair, MEd, DipCOT, SROT; Terry Hartery, BSc(Hons), MSocSc, Retired Lecturer. Formerly Sociology, Department of Management and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, UK and R. Kenneth Jones, BA(Hons), Cert Rel Stud, ACE, PhD, FCollP, FRSA, Lecturer in Health and Illness, Department of Management and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, UK