Crafts in Therapy and Rehabilitation

This text offers a complete description of all crafts traditionally used for therapeutic purposes, along with the historical & anthropological background of these crafts. Crafts in Therapy & Rehabilitation covers a multitude of traditional & nontraditional crafts with easy-to-read instructions. A variety of situations are presented-from acute inpatient care to home health & long-term outpatient treatment. These issues are presented within the context of occupational therapy clinical theories. This second edition of Crafts in Therapy & Rehabilitation includes two new chapters, one on uniform terminology related to crafts, & one on found materials appropriate for home health care. Other changes include rewritten chapters on theories, current uses of computer technology, & the inclusion of theoretical models in case studies. An instructor's manual has been written for optimal student-instructor discussions.