Domestic Abuse Across the Lifespan: The Role of Occupational Therapy

ISBN-13: 9780789013842 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 11/05/2001 Series: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Monographs Series Pages: 182 Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d) Domestic abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Are you prepared to work with the people whose lives it has changed?Domestic Abuse Across the Lifespan: The Role of Occupational Therapy reframes the problem of domestic violence, taking it out of the home and into the practice of occupational therapy. It identifies the effects of all types of domestic abuse (spousal, child, elder, etc.) as well as frameworks to address dysfunction that has occurred secondary to the abuse. This book shows that the effects of domestic abuse are indeed in the realm of occupational therapy practice, and that just as occupational therapists would consider other environmental concerns (i.e. kitchen and bathroom safety), they must also consider abuse and its effects.Domestic Abuse Acro