An Occupational Therapist's Guide to Home Modification Practice / Edition 2

by Elizabeth Ainsworth, Desleigh de Jonge

Overview

With the integration of people with disabilities into society, there has been increasing interest in modifying homes to enable them to live independently in the community. The aging population has also raised concerns about how well homes can support older peoples’ health and safety as they age. Occupational therapists require skills and knowledge to assess the modification needs of these clients including consideration of their current and future requirements and the nature and use of the home environment.

An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Home Modification Practice by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Desleigh De Jonge, uses a transactional approach to examine the person in their home environment. The text assists occupational therapists in addressing the needs of consumers, including consideration of their current and future requirements, the nature and use of the home environment, understanding the technical aspects of the built environment, design approaches, and the application of a range of products and finishes to determine appropriate modification solutions.

An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Home Modification Practice provides occupational therapists with valuable information and expertise for identifying home modification requirements. The text discusses how to consider the personal, cultural, social, temporal, and physical aspects of the home in decision making and provides occupational therapists with a systematic process for identifying and evaluating home-based interventions.

Inside you’ll find:
• A detailed understanding of aspects of the home environment that impact home modification decisions
• A review of legislative environment and funding systems that facilitate service delivery
• An overview of home modification services, as well as future trends
• An in-depth examination of the home modification process, including discussion about approaches to evaluation, measuring and drawing the environment, identifying and evaluating interventions, the relevance and application of design standards, and reporting and legal issues
• Comprehensive case studies – illustrated by photographs – will assist occupational therapists in understanding the range of issues and conceptualizing solutions

With content that is essential to occupational therapy practice that is not currently addressed in any other text, plus a systematic approach to identifying and evaluating home-based interventions, An Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Home Modification Practice is a vital text for occupational therapy educators and students, as well as both novice and experienced clinicians.

From the Foreword:
“This is a book that should be on the bookshelf in every clinic… and should be a core text for students.”
-Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630912185
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/15/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.20(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci graduated in 1989 with a bachelor of occupational therapy (honors) degree and completed a master’s in occupational therapy (contemporary clinical practice at the University of Queensland) and a graduate certificate in health science (environmental modifications at the University of Sydney) in 2000. She is a private practice occupational therapist, accredited and qualified access consultant, and PhD candidate at The University of Queensland.

Elizabeth has had over 20 years’ experience aiding older people and people with disabilities who require home modifications or alternative housing. She has a history of working in government and non-government agencies that assist people living in a range of housing tenures such as private and social housing and private rental accommodation. Elizabeth provides consultancy services to clients and their families, and to organizations, about housing and home modification solutions. She also completes medico legal work, providing information to the courts in Australia and overseas about the housing and home modification needs of people who have had complex or catastrophic injuries. She provides home modification and universal design education and training to occupational therapy university undergraduate and postgraduate students and to occupational therapy clinicians working in a range of settings in the community, both in Australia and overseas. She is a member of the Australian Network for Universal Housing Design (ANUHD), Universal Design Australia, the Australian Access Consultants Association (ACAA), the Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA), and Values in Action.
 
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci graduated in 1978 with a bachelor of occupational therapy from The University of Queensland, completed a master’s in philosophy in 2001, and is currently completing a PhD at this university. She has over 35 years’ clinical experience as an occupational therapist and 12 years teaching and research at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland, where she currently holds an honorary research title. Her teaching and research is focused on interventions and outcome measures that recognize client goals and priorities. Desleigh’s national and international reputation in client-oriented analysis of assistive technologies, environmental design, and home modifications has earned her invitations to present at international conferences on assistive technology and home modification services and outcomes in the United States and Australia, and she has been published extensively in national and international journals. Desleigh was on the editorial board of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology from 2006 to 2012 and regularly reviews articles for national and international journals.
 
Elizabeth and Desleigh have worked together for at least 18 years to provide training to occupational therapy students and practitioners. They have presented at national and international conferences on home modifications and universal design to a broad range of people from various backgrounds. The second edition of this book is testament to their dedication to equipping occupational therapists to achieve quality home modification outcomes for older people and people with disabilities internationally.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword by Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Section I: The Home, Community, and Societal Context of Home Modifications
Chapter 1           The Home Environment
                             Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert OccThy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil
Chapter 2           Approaches to Service Delivery
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci; Andrew Jones, BA, MSW, GCE;
                             Rhonda Phillips, BA, Grad Dip; and Jon Pynoos, MCP, PhD
Chapter 3           Models of Occupational Therapy
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 4           Legislation, Regulations, Codes, and Standards Influencing Home Modification Practice
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci;
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci; and Jon Sanford, M Arch, BS
Chapter 5           History and Future of Home Modification Services
                             Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert OccThy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil
Section II: Delivery of Home Modification Services
Chapter 6           The Home Modification Process
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci and
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 7           Evaluating Clients’ Home Modification Needs and Priorities
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci and
                             Ruth Cordiner, DipCOT, Grad Cert OccThy
Chapter 8           Measuring the Person and the Home Environment
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci and
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 9           Drawing the Built Environment
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci and
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 10         Developing and Tailoring Interventions
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 11         Sourcing and Evaluating Products and Designs
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 12         Access Standards and Their Role in Guiding Interventions
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci; Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad
                             Cert Soc Sci; and Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert OccThy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil
Chapter 13         Ethical, Legal, and Reporting Variables—Pathways to Best Practice
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci and
                             Barbara Kornblau, JD, OT/L, FAOTA, ABDA, DAAPM, CDMS, CCM
Chapter 14         Evaluating Outcomes
                             Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Section III: Home Modification Applications
Chapter 15         Case Studies
                             Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci; Kathy Baigent, Dip OT, Dip Hlth Prom;
                             Ruth Cordiner, DipCOT, Grad Cert OccThy; Shirley de Wit, BOccThy; and May Eade, BOccThy
 
Appendix A        Outline Shapes of Occupied Wheelchairs
Appendix B        Fundamental Types of Compact Turns
Appendix C        Ramp Installation Considerations
Appendix D        Home Modification Resources
Appendix E        Access Standards Resources
Appendix F        Home Visit Checklist
Appendix G        Home Modification Report Template
Appendix H        Example of an Occupational Therapy Report
 
 
Financial Disclosures
Index

Editorial Reviews

The reader, either student or therapist, would have no difficulty following the flow of information within the text. It would be possible, at the end of a thorough reading, to participate in home evaluation and service delivery. I strongly recommend this book to therapists who are involved in service delivery of home modifications and to instructors of occupational therapy students, for use in the classroom. It is excellent and provides many resources.”   

-Sandi Spaulding, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 


 “The authors are to be commended for their attention to detail, and I would recommend it as a useful reference as I feel it conveys the importance and value of occupational therapists in the home modification/adaptation process.”    

-Shane Elliott, The British Journal of Occupational Therapy


 “This is a book that should be on the bookshelf in every clinic… and should be a core text for students.”   

— Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

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