Key Skills for Housing Adaptations (eBook)

A Workbook for Occupational Therapists and Students

Julia Badger, David Owen, Ruth Parker (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
272 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-83997-447-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Key Skills for Housing Adaptations delves into the crucial role occupational therapists play in helping people with additional needs adapt their homes in order to give them a better quality of life. Highlighting the long-term benefits environmental adjustments can afford, this accessible and practical book combines key skills needed to carry out home adaptations, from professional reasoning skills and cultural considerations to relevant legislation and the roles and remits of people working in the field.Supplemented with knowledge checks preceding every chapter, practical exercises, and case studies as well as digital resources including examples of architectural plans and videos that bring the theory to life, this is a comprehensive and essential tool for both new and seasoned occupational therapists looking to make a positive impact on clients' home lives.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.1.2024
• Zusatzinfo: B&W
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Schlagworte: accessibility-friendly buildings • adapting the home environment • assessing houses for accessibility • Disability • disability-friendly homes • Home adaptations • home modification • How to do housing adaptations • improving home access • key skills in occupational therapy • occupational therapy in the home • occupational therapy training • physical disability • Social Care • working with disabled clients
• ISBN-10: 1-83997-447-8 / 1839974478
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83997-447-2 / 9781839974472