Using Environment to Enable Occupational Performance

Acknowledgments vii About the Editors ix Contributing Authors xi Preface xv Foreword xvii Section One Occupational Therapy and Environment: Conceptual Underpinnings 1(32) The Environment: Paradigms and Practice in Health, Occupational Therapy, and Inquiry 3(14) Debra Stewart Mary Law Environment and Occupational Performance: Theoretical Considerations 17(16) Patty Rigby Lori Letts Section Two Using Environments to Enable Occupational Performance at the Community and Societal Level 33(84) Changing Institutional Environments to Enable Occupation Among People With Severe Physical Impairments 35(20) Karen Whalley Hammell Occupation, Health Promotion, and the Environment 55(16) Ann Wilcock Gail Whiteford Enabling Citizen Participation of Older Adults Through Social and Political Environments 71(10) Lori Letts Culture as Environment: Complexity, Sensitivity, and Challenge 81(16) Sue Baptiste Universal Design of the Built Environment to Enable Occupational Performance 97(20) Laurie Ringaert Section Three Using Environments to Enable Occupational Performance With Communities, Groups, and Individuals 117(170) An Interdisciplinary Approach to Environmental Intervention: Ecology of Human Performance 119(18) Melisa Rempfer Wendy Hildenbrand Kathy Parker Catana Brown Creating Supportive Work Environments for People With Mental Illness 137(18) Susan Strong Karen Rebeiro Enabling Young Children to Play by Creating Supportive Play Environments 155(22) Patty Rigby Lorrie Huggins Enabling Student Participation Through Occupational Therapy Services in the Schools 177(20) Mary Muhlenhaupt Peer Mentorship as an Environmental Support for Adolescents and Young Adults With Disabilities 197(10) Debra Stewart An Environmental Approach to Evaluation and Treatment in an Upper Extremity Injury Clinic 207(12) Carol Anderson Jean Spencer Home Modifications That Enable Occupational Performance 219(16) Susan Stark Accessible Transportation: Novel Occupational Therapy Perspectives 235(18) Susanne Iwarsson Agneta Stahl Gunilla Carlsson Therapeutic Design of Environments for People With Dementia 253(16) Barbara Acheson Cooper Kristen Day Expanding Environments Through Technology 269(18) Linda Petty Section Four Conclusion 287(12) Using Environments in Occupational Therapy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions 289(10) Lori Letts Patty Rigby Debra Stewart Appendix A Typology of Mental Health Vocational Programs 299(4) Appendix B Explanation of Key Terms Related to the Environment 303(4) Index 307