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Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares you for occupational therapy practice with adults who have physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full-color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply principles in a clinical setting.

• UNIQUE! Threaded case studies, woven throughout each chapter, help you apply concepts to real-life clinical practice.

• UNIQUE! Ethical Considerations boxes highlight the key ethical concerns of treatment options so you can practice ethically.

• UNIQUE! OT Practice Notes convey important considerations for professional practice.

• Focuses on the occupational therapist’s role in health and wellness, which the OTA has identified as a key practice area in the 21st century.

• Information on prevention, rather than simply intervention or treatment, shows how OTs can take a proactive role in patient care.

• Evidence-based content included throughout, especially in regards to evaluation and intervention.

• Content on occupational therapy’s commitment to considering cultural and ethnic diversity in every chapter.

• Key terms, chapter outlines, chapter objectives lay out the information you can expect to learn from each chapter.