Global Perspectives in Professional Reasoning

Global Perspectives in Professional Reasoning is the first text of its kind to address the broader scope of occupational therapy practice and the different types of professional reasoning that can be employed, including strategic, political, nonlinear, creative, and social reasoning.

Jennifer and Marli first met at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002. Marilyn B. Cole MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, began her occupational therapy career in mental health, creating programmes for inpatient psychiatry at Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatry Institute in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Middlesex hospital in Middletown, CT and mental health day treatment at Lawrence and Memorial Hospitals in New London, CT. Throughout her part time and full-time teaching at Quinnipiac University beginning in 1982, she continued to practice and and also train at the West Haven VA Hospital and consulted at Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, CT. Throughout her professional career, Marli has regularly presented at local, national, and international conferences (Melbourne, London, Montreal, Stockholm, Sydney) and has supervised student experiences in England, Costa Rica and Australia. She has completed research studies in sensory integration, mental health assessment, time management, therapeutic relationships, group size and cohesiveness, and with students, creative training videos for Donohue's Social Profile. Jennifer Creek PhD is a freelance occupational therapist and a Mental Health Act Commissioner for the Care Quality Commission, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Preface Foreword Chapter 1 Introduction to the Book Chapter 2 The Language of Professional Reasoning Chapter 3 Strategic Thinking and Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Chapter 4 Collaborative Reasoning: Working in Partnership With Third Sector Organizations Chapter 5 Spiritual and Ethical Reasoning: Interplay Between the Personal and the Professional in Decision Making Chapter 6 Political Reasoning for Disability Inclusion: Making Policies Practical Chapter 7 Collaborative Reasoning: Teaching and Learning to Facilitate Disability Inclusion in Policy and Practice Chapter 8 Narrative Reasoning in Disability-Themed Films Chapter 9 Social Reasoning in Occupational Therapy: Integrating Social Theories Chapter 10 Creative Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Chapter 11 Nonlinear Reasoning in Cognition: Restoring the Essence of the Occupational Therapy Process L Chapter 12 Development Reasoning in Community Practice Glossary Financial Disclosures Index