ERIC Number: ED015602
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1964
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WORK ADJUSTMENT AS A FUNCTION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, STUDY COURSE V.
JONES, MONA; KANDEL, DITHA
RESULTING FROM ONE OF SIX 1-WEEK STUDY COURSES FOLLOWING THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN 1962, THIS MANUAL PRESENTS A BROAD REVIEW OF THE PHILOSOPHY, ROLE, AND TECHNIQUES OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE FIELD OF PREVOCATIONAL EVALUATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS. NINETEEN LECTURES BY THERAPISTS FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES DESCRIBE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS RELATED TO WORK ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND FOR THE FORMER PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT. FORMS USED IN PERFORMANCE TESTING, PHOTOGRAPHS OF SKILL TESTING AND WORK SITUATIONS, AND A LISTING OF APPROPRIATE FILMS ARE INCLUDED. A FINAL LECTURE SUMMARIZES CONTENT OF THE STUDY COURSE. SOME LECTURES CITE REFERENCES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM WM. C. BROWN BOOK COMPANY, 135 SOUTH LOCUST STREET, DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001, FOR $2.25. (SB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Adults, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Job Training, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy, Physical Disabilities, Program Evaluation, Records (Forms), Rehabilitation Programs, Sheltered Workshops, Vocational Adjustment, Vocational Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Training Centers, Work Attitudes
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Authoring Institution: American Occupational Therapy Association, Rockville, MD.
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