About this journal

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.

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Editor

Anne E. Dickerson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
School of Allied Health Sciences
3305 E East Carolina University Greenville
NC 27858-4354
USA
Email: [email protected]


Associate Editors

Denise Donica, DHS, OTR/L, BCP, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville NC, USA
Ellen Kolodner, MSS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Young Kim, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA


Instructional Insights Assistant Editor

Michelle Gorenberg, MS, OTD, OTR/L., Clinical Associate Professor, Widener University, Chester, PA


Editorial Board

Kelly Anderson, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Ted Brown, PhD, MPA, BScOT, OTR, AccOT, Associate Professor, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Donna Costa, DSN, OTR/L, FAOTA, Touro University Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
Anne Cronin, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ATP, Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Morganton, WV, USA
Sana Abu Dahab, PhD, OTR, University of Jordon, Amman, Jordon
Robert W. Gibson, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
Merlene Gingher, EdD, MS, OTR, Professor (retired), D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY, USA
Christine L. Hirschman, MS OTR/L FAOTA, Occupational Therapist, Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Margo B. Holm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ABDA, Professor Emerita, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Suzanne Hudson, PhD, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
William L. Lambert, MS, OTR/L, Faculty Specialist, The University of Scranton, PA, USA
Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Towson University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lorry Liotta-Kleinfeld, EdD, OTR, BCP, Professor, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, USA
Somaya Malkawi, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Jordon, Amman, Jordon
Asako Matsubara, PhD, OT, Hiroshima City Rehabilitation Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Lynne Murphy, EdD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Kevin O’Brien, Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Ji-Hyuk Park, OT, PhD, Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Pat Precin, ABD, MS, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Touro College, Bay Shore, NY, USA
Kathlyn Reed, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, MLIS, Associate Professor Emerita, Texas Woman’s University, Houston, TX, USA
Ruth Schemm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Health Professions, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Patricia Scott, PhD, MPH, OT, FAOTA, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ruth Segal, PhD, OTR, Professor and Chair, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA
Dianne Simmons, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, Assistant Professor, Program in Occupational Therapy
Laura Vogtle, PhD, OTR/L, Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Qiang Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA


Reviewer Panel

Debbie Amini, EdD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA, Director of Professional Development, AOTA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Susan Doyle, PhC, MS, OTR/L, CFE, Owner, OT Lifestyle Solutions, Battle Ground, WA, USA
Gail Fisher, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
Caitlyn Foy, DOT, MOTR/L, Instructor, College of Education and Rehabilitation, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA, USA
C lare Hocking, Professor, School of Rehabilitation & Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational Therapy, Auckland, New Zealand
Margo B. Holm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, ABDA, Professor Emerita, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ickpyo Hong, PhD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
Takashi Kato, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Stephan Kern, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Associate Professor, Director, Entry-level Masters Program, School of Health Professions, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Shelly Lane, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia
Mohammed S. Nadar, PhD, OTR, Associate Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Ann-Helen Patomella, Research Coordinator, Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences & Society, Stockholm, Sweden
Michael Pizzi, PhD, OTR/C, FAOTA, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican College, NY, USA
Jan Polgar, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Western University, Ontario, Canada
Rachel Profitt, OTD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Martin S. Rice, PhD, OTR/L, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Indiana Wesleyan University, IN, USA
Marjorie Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Ruth Schemm, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Health Professions, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Paul Stanley, PhD, OTR/L, MFCC, Occupational Therapy Department, South University, Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Tadhg Stapleton, Associate Professor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Julie Jepsen Thomas, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
Wendy Wachter-Schutz, MS, OTR/L, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA
Naomi Weintraub, PhD, OTR, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel


Guest Reviewers

Michel Bédard, PhD, Dean of Health and Behavior Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Roxanne Bendixen, PhD, OTR/L, Program Director and Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Christine Berg, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology, Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Kimberly Bryze, PhD, OTR/L, Director and Associate Professor, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
Elizabeth Cara, PhD, OTR/L, MFCC, Professor, Department of Occupational therapy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA
Marilyn DiStefano, BAppSci (Occ. Ther), Grad Dip (Ergonomics), Cert. Erg. PhD, Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Department, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Mictoria, Australia
David Eby, PhD, Research Professor and Head of the Behavioral Sciences Group, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Sharon J. Elliot, DHS, OTR/L, GCG, FAOTA, Pitt County Council on Aging, Greenville, NC, USA
Yolanda Griffiths, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Director, Occupational Therapy Program, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Joy Hammel, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
Janet Falk-Kessler, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Judith Olson, PhD, OTR, Program Director, Occupational Therapy, University of St. Augustine, San Diego, CA, USA
Linda Olson, MS, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
Yvonne M. Randall, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Director, School of Occupational Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA
Roseann Schaaf, PhD, OTR/L FAOTA, Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Elin Schold Davis, OTR/L, CDRS, Program Coordinator, Older Driver Initiative, American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, MD, USA
Nina Silverstein, PHD, Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston, MA, USA