Psychosocial health is a fundamental element of all human
health and well-being. Psychological, emotional, and social
factors interact to influence peoples’ occupational lives, in
turn influencing psychosocial health. Occupational therapists
practicing in contemporary health and social sectors require
the knowledge, attitudes and skills to identify and address
these psychosocial factors.
The classic and renowned,
Bruce & Borg’s
Psychosocial Frames of Reference: Theories, Models, and
Approaches for Occupation-Based Practice, Fourth Edition
by Drs. Terry Krupa, Bonnie Kirsh, and their contributors,
examines psychosocial models of practice and their
application across a wide range of practice areas in
occupational therapy, instead of being singularly focused on
practice areas of the needs of people living with identified
mental illnesses. Efforts have been made to highlight the
relevance of specific models to practice for people with
mental illnesses, particularly where the issues experienced
by this group have historically been poorly addressed.
The authors have also organized models and practice
approaches according to the level at which they intervene to
create change – occupation, person, environment, and
transdisciplinary levels.
As their central domain of concern, the first group of
occupational models or approaches have a focus on “what
people do” in their daily lives. A second group of models
reflect those that intervene at the level of the person. This
group understands strengths and problems in occupation as
evolving largely from features or qualities of the
individual, and the therapeutic processes suggested are
directed to changing or building upon these features. A third
group of models and approaches focus on the psychosocial
context and environment to elicit and enable a positive
change in occupation. In some cases, these
environmental models expand commonly-held, narrow definitions
of “clinical” practice to encourage occupational therapists
to engage in population-level practices. Finally, a small
group of models of practice are labeled as transdisciplinary.
Transdisciplinary models provide ways to develop
conceptualizations of psychosocial practice issues, practice
language, and approaches that are shared across disciplinary
boundaries.
New in the completely updated Fourth
Edition:
- Contains models and practice approaches that are useful
in enabling occupational therapists to address psychosocial
concerns relevant to human occupation
- Explores the psychological, emotional, and social
experiences of humans carried out in context and their
linkages to occupational engagement and well-being
- Puts forward practice models that focus on person-level
aspects of occupation in psychosocial practice
- Examines transdisciplinary models and their
relationship to psychosocial occupational therapy concepts
and practices
- Presents well established models and frameworks that
focus on population and contextual level factors relevant
to psychosocial occupational therapy practice
- Discusses occupational therapy intervention approaches
flowing from these models, relevant tools and practices,
and, where available, the supporting evidence-base
Instructors in educational settings can visit
www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used in
the classroom.
With its updated models and a wide range of practice areas,
Bruce & Borg’s Psychosocial Frames of
Reference: Theories, Models, and Approaches for
Occupation-Based Practice, Fourth Edition is the perfect
resource for the occupational therapist student, faculty, and
clinician or any practitioner in psychosocial and mental
health.