From basic principles and policy issues through the variety of settings to the future role of the OT, a noted authority in the field introduces you to all aspects of this rapidly expanding field of practice. Youll be prepared to take on new roles, to take unusual risks, and to envision service in creative ways.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Introduction to the Foreword
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contributors
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• SECTION I Basic Principles and Relevant Issues
• Chapter 1 Community-Based Practice: Occupation in Context - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 2 Public Health, Community Health, and Occupational Therapy - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Courtney S. Sasse, MA EdL, MS, OTR/L
• Chapter 3 Theoretical Frameworks for Community-Based Practice - S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 4 Legislation and Policy Issues - M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Nancy Van Slyke, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• SECTION II Community-Based Program Development
• Chapter 5 Program Planning and Needs Assessment - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Carol A. Brownson, MSPH
• Chapter 6 Program Design and Implementation - Joy D. Doll, OTD, OTR/L
• Chapter 7 Program Evaluation - David Ensminger, PhD, Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 8 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Occupational Therapy - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Michael A. Pizzi, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Wendy M. Holmes, PhD, OTR/L
• SECTION III Children and Youth
• Chapter 9 Early Intervention Programs - Donna A. Wooster, PhD, OTR/L, and Abigail Baxter, PhD
• Chapter 10 Community-Based Services for Children and Youth With Psychosocial Issues - Laurette Olson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Courtney S. Sasse, MA EdL, MS, OTR/L
• SECTION IV Productive Aging
• Chapter 11 Driving and Community Mobility for Older Adults - Wendy B. Stav, PhD, OTR/L, SCDCM, FAOTA
• Chapter 12 Adult Day Services Programs and Assisted Living Facilities - Courtney S. Sasse, MA EdL, MS, OTR
• Chapter 13 Low Vision Services in the Community - Theresa Marie Smith, PhD, OTR/L, CLVT
• Chapter 14 Fall Prevention - Kimberly Mansfield Caldeira, MS, and Mary Becker-Omvig, MS, OTR/L
• Chapter 15 Aging in Place and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities - Peggy Strecker Neufeld, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• SECTION V Work and industry
• Chapter 16 Ergonomics and Prevention of Work-Related Injuries - Peter Bowman, OTD, MHS, OTR/L, OT(C), Dip COT
• Chapter 17 Work and Career Transitions - Susan M. Nochajski, PhD, OTR/L, and S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 18 Welfare to Work and Ticket to Work Programs - Emily Wilson Mowrey, MS, OTR/L, and Lauren Ashley Riels, MS, OTR/L
• SECTION VI Mental Health
• Chapter 19 Community Mental Health Programs - Ruth Ramsey, EdD, OTR/L
• Chapter 20 Community-Based Approaches for Substance Use Disorders - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Lauren Ashley Riels, MS, OTR/L, Penelope A. Moyers, EdD, OTR, FAOTA, and Virginia C. Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA
• Chapter 21 Forensic Mental Health Practice Within the Community - Roxanne Castaneda, MS, OTR/L, and S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
• SECTION VII Rehabilitation and Participation
• Chapter 22 Accessibility and Community Integration - Janie B. Scott, MA, OT/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 23 Independent Living Centers - Courtney S. Sasse, MA EdL, MS, OTR/L
• Chapter 24 Technology and Environmental Interventions in Community-Based Practice - Rebecca I. Estes, PhD, OTR/L, Paula Lowrey, MOT, OTR/L, and Mary Frances Baxter, PhD, OT, FAOTA
• SECTION VIII Health Promotion and Wellness
• Chapter 25 Occupational Therapy in Faith-Based Organizations - Lynn M. Swedberg, MS, OT, and Shirley A. Blanchard, PhD, ABDA, OTR/L, FAOTA
• Chapter 26 Lifestyle Redesign Programs - Camille Dieterle, OTD, OTR/L
• Chapter 27 Occupational Therapy in Primary Health Care Settings - S. Blaise Chromiak, MD, Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Shannon Norris, OTR/L
• Chapter 28 Health Promotion Initiatives Within Academic Communities - Jenna Yeager, PhD, OTR/L, S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L, Faota, and Sonia Lawson, PhD, OTR/L
• SECTION IX Looking Ahead
• Chapter 29 Future Directions in Community-Based Practice - Marjorie E. Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Erin Guillory Caraway, MS, OTR, and Shun TAKEHARA, OTR