Using Occupational Therapy Theory in Practice

Contributor biographies v
Foreword xi
1 Introduction 1
Gail Boniface and Alison Seymour
Section 1: Theory
2 Reconfiguring professional thinking and conduct: a challengefor occupational therapists in practice 9
Della Fish and Gail Boniface
3 Defining occupational therapy theory 21
Gail Boniface
4 FromStrands to The Invisibles: from a technicalto a moral mode of reflective practice 38
Della Fish
5 The use of self in occupational therapy 49
Alison Seymour
Section 2: The Use of Theory in Practice: Some PractitionerNarratives
6 Developing the use of the Model of Human Occupation in amental health service 63
Linda Keelan and Lisa John
7 Using Reed and Sanderson's Model of Adaptation throughOccupation: a journey 76
Karen Lewis and Sharon James
8 Using the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance toreconfigure an integrated occupational therapy service 91
Sian Waygood, Margot Mason, Heather Hurst, Tamsin Fedden andCaroline Phelps
9 Dealing with the barriers to change whilst implementing theCanadian Model of Occupational Performance 106
Jane Walker and Gillian Thistlewood
10 Developing occupational therapy theory in Poland 120
Ania Pietrzak and Magdalena Loska
11 Using occupational therapy theory in Croatia 128
Andreja Bartolac
12 Personal reflections on understanding and using the Model ofHuman Occupation in practice 141
Sarah Cook
Section 3: Contemporary Discussions on the Use of Theory inOccupational Therapy Practice
13 Using occupational therapy theory within evidence-basedpractice 155
Carly Reagon
14 Occupational science and occupational therapy: a contemporaryrelationship 165
Jill Riley
15 Myths around using theory in occupational therapy practice180
Alison Seymour, Gail Boniface and Louise Ingham
Index 189