tailieunhanh - Working in Health and Social Care

This book has emerged from our experience in the education of allied health professionals (AHPs), particularly student occupational therapists. As tutors we were aware that students, especially as they neared qualification, struggled to find a suitable textbook examining the key areas that contextualised their study of profession-specific skills. Although there were a range of very useful sources examining profession-specific practice, philosophy and theory, there seemed to be little available covering the breadth of subjects needed to help AHPs understand and prepare for practice in the contemporary climate of health and social care. These were issues pertinent beyond our own profession and of common interest to all the professions in. | ELSEVIER CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE 2005 Elsevier I imited. All rights reserved. rhe right of Teena I Clouston and Lyn Westcott to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted y them in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or othetwise without either the prior permission of the publishers or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency 90 Tottenham Court Road London WIT . Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier s I leal th Sciences Rights Department in Philadelphia USA phone 1 215 238 7869 fax 1 215 238 2239 e-mail healthpermissions@. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage http by selecting Customer Support and then obtaining Permissions . hirst published 2005 ISBN 0443 074887 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Notice Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing As new research and experience broaden our knowledge changes in practice treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided i on procedures featured or ii by the manufacturer of each product to be administered to verify the recommended dose or formula the method and duration of administration and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner relying on their own experience and knowledge of the patient to make diagnoses to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of the law .