Pocket Guide to Intervention in Occupational Therapy

Franklin Stein, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is currently Professor Emeritus of Occupational Therapy at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, founding editor of Annals of International Occupational Therapy, and life member of the American Psychological Association. Previously, he was the Director of the School of Medical Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, Director of the Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Associate Professor, Graduate Division at Sargent College, Boston, Massachusetts. He is the first author of the textbook Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy, Fifth Edition (2013) with Martin Rice and Susan Cutler; Occupational Therapy and Ergonomics (2006) with Ingrid Soderback, Susan Cutler, and Barbara Larson; Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: A Holistic Approach, Second Edition (2002) with Susan Cutler; Pocket Guide to Treatment in Occupational Therapy (2000) with Becky Roose; and Stress Management Questionnaire (2003), plus over 50 publications in journals and books related to rehabilitation and psychosocial research. He has also presented more than 100 seminars, workshops, institutes, short courses, and research papers at national and international conferences.

Kristine Haertl, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is an academician and practitioner in the areas of developmental disabilities, psychiatric practice, and occupational science. Dr. Haertl has been active in mental health research related to peer-supported mental health housing models and exploration of the nature and efficacy of services at a freestanding psychiatric occupational therapy clinic. Her research has led to legislative changes regarding evidenced-based mental health practice in Minnesota and has helped secure funding for the development of Fairweather housing units in Pennsylvania. In addition to full-time faculty work, Dr. Haertl has served as the chairperson of a large mental health board in Minnesota and maintains a private practice, serving persons with psychiatric disorders and developmental disabilities. She has over 50 academic publications including her book, Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for Occupational Therapy (2014), and over 100 presentations nationally and internationally. She has received a number of awards in areas related to fitness, occupational therapy, and mental health service.