Occupation by Design Building Therapeutic Power
Occupation by Design Building Therapeutic Power by Doris E. Pierce, published by F.A. Davis Company in 2003, is a comprehensive resource that explores the use of occupation as a therapeutic tool. This first edition spans 356 pages and is presented in English. The book employs an interactive approach, encouraging readers to draw from their own occupational experiences to better understand therapeutic practices.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the seven phases of the design process, which include motivation, investigation, definition, ideation, idea selection, implementation, and evaluation. The text offers “Power Builder” exercises aimed at enhancing creative thinking and problem-solving skills, essential for developing effective therapeutic interventions. Additionally, the book delves into the productive, pleasurable, and restorative aspects of occupational experiences, emphasizing the importance of designing interventions that are contextually relevant to clients’ lives. The concluding chapter, “You Are What You Do,” prompts readers to reflect on their professional identity as occupational therapists.
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- Interactive approach allows readers to use their own personal occupational experience as a basis for understanding the use of occupation as a therapy
- Defines the seven phases of the design process: motivation, investigation, definition, ideation, idea selection, implementation, and evaluation
- Provides opportunities for students to practice these seven steps through “Power Builder” exercises that enhance their creative thinking and problem-solving skills, thus strengthening their ability to provide therapeutically and create significant interventions
- Fully explores the productive, pleasurable, and restorative dimensions of the occupational experience
- Examines how to design intact interventions — the concept of working in the natural settings of clients — by understanding the temporal, spatial, and sociocultural context of the occupational experience
- Emphasizes the design of highly accurate interventions for therapists to implement precise services with goals that are collaborative and evidence based relative to the client’s personal skills, knowledge, and experiences
- The summary chapter, “You Are What You Do,” challenges readers to think about what kind of occupational therapist they want to be
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