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Preparing for professional practice in health and social care / edited by Anita Atwal and Mandy Jones.

Contributor(s): Atwal, Anita | Jones, M. (Mandy), 1967-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Description: xx, 204 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781405175937 (pbk.) :; 1405175931 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Occupational therapy -- Practice | Physical therapy -- PracticeDDC classification: 615.8'515
Contents:
Interprofessional teamwork - Management of self, health service users and their families - Reflection and professional practice - Challenges of client-centred practice in professional practice - Empowerment in the context of practice - Cultural issues in proffesional practice - The ethics of healthcare and multiporfessional dilemmas - Documentation and the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in interprofessional working - Preparation for professional practice: evidence-based practice - Continuing professional development and professional protfolios - Preparation for health and social care employment - Career planning for therapists.
Summary: This title is aimed at students and newly qualified practitioners in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other allied health professions. It explains key concepts in professional practice within the contexts of health, social care and education systems.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interprofessional teamwork - Management of self, health service users and their families - Reflection and professional practice - Challenges of client-centred practice in professional practice - Empowerment in the context of practice - Cultural issues in proffesional practice - The ethics of healthcare and multiporfessional dilemmas - Documentation and the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in interprofessional working - Preparation for professional practice: evidence-based practice - Continuing professional development and professional protfolios - Preparation for health and social care employment - Career planning for therapists.

This title is aimed at students and newly qualified practitioners in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other allied health professions. It explains key concepts in professional practice within the contexts of health, social care and education systems.

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