Culture and Occupation. Effectiveness for Occupational Therapy Practice, Education, and Research

Description

Culture influences all aspects of occupation. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, becoming a culturally competent and effective practitioner is crucial for client-centered practice and improved health outcomes. This new and timely edition of the bestselling Culture and Occupation provides comprehensive approach to understanding culture; cultural effectiveness in clinical and communitypractice, education, and research; and evaluating cultural effectiveness. 

Both theoretical and practical, this relevant, new text explores the sociopolitical structures that reinforce health disparities and provides guidance for client interactions. The Model for Cultural Effectiveness, introduced in this edition, helps practitioners, researchers, educators, and students develop self-awareness, understand power, attain cultural knowledge, improve cross-cultural skills, and create a plan foreffectiveness and reflection. Throughout the text, thoughtful reflective questions challenge readers to consider their own cultural positions and ways in which they can better interact with others and promote occupational justice.

Contents

Section I. Culture and Occupation 

• Chapter 1. Exploring Culture
• Chapter 2. Sociocultural Aspects of Occupation 
• Chapter 3. Sociopolitical Aspects of Occupation: Occupational Justice 
• Chapter 4. Changing Language of Cultural Competence  

Section II. Characteristics of Cultural Effectiveness

• Chapter 5. Model for Cultural Effectiveness 

Subsection A.   Self-Awareness, Attitudes and Power

• Chapter 6. Cultural Self-Awareness, Critical Reflection, and Transforming Attitudes
• Chapter 7. Prejudice, Privilege, and Power 
• Chapter 8. Acquiring Cultural Self-Awareness 

Subsection B.   Cultural Knowledge 

• Chapter 9. Health Status and Health Disparities 
• Chapter 10. Exploring Cultural Knowledge 

Subsection C.  Cross-Cultural Skills

• Chapter 11. Developing Cross-Cultural Communication Skills 
• Chapter 12. Effective Patient–Provider Communication in Cross Cultural Encounters 

Subsection D.  Plan for Effectiveness and Reflection

• Chapter 13. Developing a Personal Plan to Advance Cultural Effectiveness  

Section III. Culture and Clinical Practice

• Chapter 14. Issues in Clinical Interaction for Culture Effectiveness 
• Chapter 15. Culture and Ethics 
• Chapter 16. Client-Centered Cross Cultural Occupational Therapy: A Phenomenological Study   
• Chapter 17. Cultural Essence of Patient Encounters 
• Chapter 18. Cultural Values and Lifestyles 
• Chapter 19. Evidence-Based Strategies for Addressing Language Disparities in Patient Care 
• Chapter 20. Integration of Health Promotion, Culture, and Occupational Therapy: Case Scenario 
• Chapter 21. Influence of Culture on Food in Occupational Therapy Intervention 

Section IV. Culture and Education

• Chapter 22. Educating for Cultural Effectiveness (Roxie) 
• Chapter 23. Experiential and Reflective Educational Strategies to Facilitates Cultural Competence          
• Chapter 24. Culturally Responsive Care in Occupational Therapy Practice: Bridging Classroom to Community                           
• Chapter 25. Building an Inclusive Educational Environment to Support Diversity 
• Chapter 26. Fostering Cultural Awareness through Fieldwork Experiences with People from Refugee Background  

Section V. Culture and Community, Population-based Practice 

• Chapter 27. Issues in Community and Population-based Practice for Culture Effectiveness 
• Chapter 28. Developing a Handwriting Instruction Program for Adults Learning English as a Second Language  
• Chapter 29. The Living Well Program: A Community-based Participatory Wellness Program  

Section VI. Culture and Research

• Chapter 30. Health Research and Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
• Chapter 31. Cultural Competence and the Research Process: A Study Comparing Mexican-American and European-American Older Adults’ Strategies for Promoting Functional Independence 

Section VII. Evaluating Cultural Effectiveness 

• Chapter 32. Tools for Assessing Cultural Competence 
• Chapter 33. Evidence for Culturally Effectiveness