Table of Contents
Contributor biographies v
Foreword xi
1 Introduction 1 Gail Boniface and Alison Seymour
Section 1: Theory
2 Reconfiguring professional thinking and conduct: a challenge for 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 technical to 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 Practitioner Narratives
6 Developing the use of the Model of Human Occupation in a mental health service 63 Linda Keelan and Lisa John
7 Using Reed and Sanderson’s Model of Adaptation through Occupation: a journey 76 Karen Lewis and Sharon James
8 Using the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance to reconfigure an integrated occupational therapy service 91 Siˆan Waygood, Margot Mason, Heather Hurst, Tamsin Fedden and Caroline Phelps
9 Dealing with the barriers to change whilst implementing the Canadian 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 of Human Occupation in practice 141 Sarah Cook
Section 3: Contemporary Discussions on the Use of Theory in Occupational Therapy Practice
13 Using occupational therapy theory within evidence-based practice 155 Carly Reagon
14 Occupational science and occupational therapy: a contemporary relationship 165 Jill Riley
15 Myths around using theory in occupational therapy practice 180 Alison Seymour, Gail Boniface and Louise Ingham
Index 189