Pedretti's Occupational Therapy - E-Book

**2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Winner****Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Occupational Therapy**Gain the knowledge and skills you need to treat clients/patients with physical disabilities! Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 9th Edition uses a case-based approach threaded through each chapter to provide a solid foundation in evaluation, intervention, and clinical reasoning. The text continues to support the entry-level occupational therapist and the experienced occupational therapist focused on expanding skills and knowledge. With the OT practice framework as a guide, you will focus on the core concepts and central goals of client care. And by studying threaded case studies, you will learn to apply theory to clinical practice. Written by a team of expert OT educators and professionals led by Heidi McHugh Pendleton and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, this edition includes an eBook free with each new print purchase, featuring a fully searchable version of the entire text.



- UNIQUE! Threaded case studies begin and are woven through each chapter, helping you develop clinical reasoning and decision-making skills and to apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.

- UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes examine the obligation to collaborate with clients on their care, using evidence to select treatment options.

- UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important tips and insights into professional practice.

- Illustrated, evidence-based content provides a foundation for practice, especially relating to evaluation and intervention.

- Information on prevention — rather than simply intervention or treatment — shows how OTs can take a proactive role in client care.

- Focus on health promotion and wellness addresses the role of the occupational therapist in what the AOTA has identified as a key practice area.

- Content on cultural and ethnic diversity is included in every chapter, reflecting occupational therapy's commitment to this important issue.

- Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives highlight the information you can expect to learn from each chapter.