Occupational Therapy in Health Care is a journal of contemporary practice in occupational therapy. It provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field. Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, critical reviews of current textbooks, descriptions of novel programs and descriptions of fieldwork innovations.
An essential guide to the changing trends in health care, social services, and education, Occupational Therapy in Health Care provides occupational therapy practitioners with a forum to stay up-to-date on current methods and theories in the field. Focused on everyday practice, the journal addresses the concerns of new and experienced therapists, presenting innovations in client evaluations and treatments, current research findings, clinical experiences, and developments in therapeutic techniques. The journal is an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics, and students, providing descriptions of programs, treatment strategies, examination of clinical decision-making, demonstrations of practice models in present use, and more.
Occupational Therapy in Health Care emphasizes practice-related articles and reports, features regular reviews of OT-related books and software, discusses educational strategies, and deals with the theoretical and philosophical issues that provide the foundation for occupational therapy evaluation and treatment approaches. Each issue of the journal includes:
Instructional Insight—highlights innovative teaching strategies, programs and issues. This regular feature has a structured format and can be accessed here. This column is edited by Dr. Ellen Kolodner.
Internet reviews—Dr. Young Kim identifies useful online resources for all of the published manuscripts in that issue.
Book reviews—the latest information about new books, manuals, and software, edited by Dr. Denise Donica.
Occupational Therapy in Health Care also publishes thematic issues that focus on a topic of importance. Topics examined in recent thematic issues have included:
- Older Adults
- Driving and Community Mobility
- Scholarship of Practice
A unique resource for thoughtful commentary on current issues and the core of occupational therapy practice and theory, Occupational Therapy in Health Care delivers vital information on the latest clinical research and practical applications that no occupational therapy practitioner, professor, or student would not want to be without.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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