Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

The new edition of this fantastic book provides a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an occupation-centered program in a community setting.

The book is divided into six sections. Part 1 introduces the ideas of community and occupation, offering the foundations to understanding the purpose of community-based programs, and what they can potentially achieve. Part 2 looks at the design phase, highlighting issues such as a community’s profile and its existing assets, before Part 3 focusses on practical issues around implementation, from funding and grantsmanship to staffing and promotion. Part 4 examines the evaluation process while Parts 5 and 6 showcase examples of successful programs in different communities, as well as new areas where community programs could make an impact. The book is informed by an overarching concern for sustaining positive change with attention to the development and management of both profit and nonprofit organizations.

Updated with the latest contemporary models and framework for understanding this evolving field, and covering topics such as productive aging, substance abuse, homelessness, asylum seekers and the LGBTQ community, Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community, fourth edition, is the ideal workbook for any student or practitioner engaged in this important field of practice.

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Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

The new edition of this fantastic book provides a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an occupation-centered program in a community setting.

The book is divided into six sections. Part 1 introduces the ideas of community and occupation, offering the foundations to understanding the purpose of community-based programs, and what they can potentially achieve. Part 2 looks at the design phase, highlighting issues such as a community’s profile and its existing assets, before Part 3 focusses on practical issues around implementation, from funding and grantsmanship to staffing and promotion. Part 4 examines the evaluation process while Parts 5 and 6 showcase examples of successful programs in different communities, as well as new areas where community programs could make an impact. The book is informed by an overarching concern for sustaining positive change with attention to the development and management of both profit and nonprofit organizations.

Updated with the latest contemporary models and framework for understanding this evolving field, and covering topics such as productive aging, substance abuse, homelessness, asylum seekers and the LGBTQ community, Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community, fourth edition, is the ideal workbook for any student or practitioner engaged in this important field of practice.

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Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

by Linda S. Fazio
Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community

by Linda S. Fazio

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The new edition of this fantastic book provides a step-by-step guide to designing and implementing an occupation-centered program in a community setting.

The book is divided into six sections. Part 1 introduces the ideas of community and occupation, offering the foundations to understanding the purpose of community-based programs, and what they can potentially achieve. Part 2 looks at the design phase, highlighting issues such as a community’s profile and its existing assets, before Part 3 focusses on practical issues around implementation, from funding and grantsmanship to staffing and promotion. Part 4 examines the evaluation process while Parts 5 and 6 showcase examples of successful programs in different communities, as well as new areas where community programs could make an impact. The book is informed by an overarching concern for sustaining positive change with attention to the development and management of both profit and nonprofit organizations.

Updated with the latest contemporary models and framework for understanding this evolving field, and covering topics such as productive aging, substance abuse, homelessness, asylum seekers and the LGBTQ community, Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community, fourth edition, is the ideal workbook for any student or practitioner engaged in this important field of practice.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032955254
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/09/2026
Edition description: 4th ed.
Pages: 486
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Linda S. Fazio, Professor Emerita of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Associate Chair of Academic and Community Program Support and Development, Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction  Part 1 Building a Foundation  1. Understanding Community 2. Practicing Occupation in the Community  3. Program Design and Development: What Skills Will I Need?  4. Getting Started: Where Do Ideas Come From? Selecting a Population for Programming  5. Identifying Trends and Forecasting Futures Part 2              Developing Your Program: Design and Planning Phase  6. Developing a Timeline for Program Design, Planning, Preparation, Implementation, and Evaluation  7. Developing the Profiles of Your Population and the Community, Researching the Supporting Literature, Finding Evidence, and Identifying Experts: The Beginning of the Assessment of “Need”  8. Continuing the Needs Assessment in the Community  9. Identifying and Building Assets, Developing Community Capacity, Knowing Your Stakeholders, and Sustaining Programming  10. Developing and Finalizing the Projected Impact and Outcomes for Your Population, Developing Program-Specific Goals and Objectives, and Choosing a Guiding Theory Part 3 Developing the Program: Preparation and Implementation Phase  11. Supporting Your Programming: Staffing and Personnel  12. Supporting Your Programming: Space, Furnishings, Equipment, and Supplies  13. Examples of line-item budgeting  14. Funding Your Program  15. Promoting Your Program: Marketing Part 4 Review and Evaluation Phase  16. Program Evaluation: Measuring Programming Goals, Objectives, Outcomes, and Impact  Part 5 Programming Stories: Program Examples for Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults  17. Programming to Support Engagement in Meaningful Occupation and Balance for the Disenfranchised and Homeless: The Development of a Community Programming Proposal  18. Intervention and Support Programming in Day Camps, Sleep-Away Camps, and “Adventures”  19. Prevention and Wellness Programming Within Existing or Newly Formed Clubs: Collaboration and Partnering with Stakeholders  20. Shelter Programming for Homeless Persons with HIV/AIDS and Mental Illness: Exploring Skills and Knowledge Supporting Employment  21. Programming for the Homeless Adolescent in Transitional Shelter: Filmmaking for High School Credit  22. Promotion of Health, Well-Being, and Community: A Culturally Relevant Intergenerational Program for Older Adults Living in a Senior-Care Facility  Part 6              What Now? Responding to Trending Issues: Stories in the Making   23. Health Promotion and Wellness Programming for Older Adults Living in the Community: Sexuality, Sexual Functioning, and Intimacy  24. Human Trafficking and Exploitation : Considerations for Community Programming    25. Exploring Programming for Returning Combat Veterans and Families of Veterans  26. Community-Based Arts: Opportunities for Occupation-Centered Practitioners

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