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Living With Adhd: A Parent's Guide To Childhood Adhd Management, Macy Adams

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Injury Prevention In The Workplace, Jeremy Anderson

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Ergonomic assessments and proper body mechanics are the common practice for educating post injury employees. However, injury prevention protocols are often not a routine practice although they are believed to be essential in decreasing the number of injuries on the job, and lowering related costs to the employer.

Research literature consistently identifies the negative fiscal, psychological, emotional and physical impact of occupational injuries on both society and the individual worker. Occupational injuries account for billions of dollars every year in medical and workers compensation costs not taking into account the billions in indirect costs. The issue is that despite the …

An Aquatic Occupational Therapy Program For Children With Physical, Developmental, And Psychosocial Disabilities, Nicole E. Miller

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Mothers With Disabilities: Dispelling The Myths, Sarah Churchill

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Parent Educational Manual: Using Sensory Integration Techniques For Children With Autism, Stephanie Bekken, Lacey Lemley

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Parent's Guide To Infant Massage, Rana Gish

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An Occupational Therapy Program For Women And Children Of Domestic Violence Who Are Living In Shelter Care, Stacie A. Lewis, Sarah Olin

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An Occupational Therapy Program For Children And Adolescents Exposed To Trauma, Cherie A. Lowe, Katie A. Tallackson

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Every year many children and adolescents are affected by traumatic experience many of which result in long term challenges. The traumatic event may lead to psychological disorders, such as anxiety disorders, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These disorders often have the effect of interrupting development of occupational performance skills and ultimately are manifested in deficits in occupational performance. A literature review was conducted to identify the effects of trauma on children and adolescents as well as to explore current treatment programming available to this population. Examples of research-based occupational therapy programming for …

Maintaining A Balanced And Healthy Lifestyle For Caregivers, David Nelson

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Stress-Related Injury Prevention Business Plan, Jose Lucio

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A Community-Based Holistic Wellness Program For Adults Living With Hiv/Aids, Katie Kohler, Ranae Selzer

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Program Development For Occupational Therapists In The Schools: Assessments And Interventions For Children In Grades 1-6 With Social Dysfunction, Rose Kirby, Christina Knott

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A Protocol For Occupational Therapists Working With Returning War Veterans, Suzanne Lunski

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An Occupational Therapy Based Education Course For Caregivers Of Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Krystal Cook

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Sensory Integration: Parent Education Manual, Megan Wosepka

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Establishing An Occupational Therapy Practice In A Rural Community, Jessica Reep

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Breaking Barriers: Occupational Therapists Communicating With Adults Who Are Hearing Impaired, Valerie Mcclellan

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Occupational Therapy Driving Protocol For The Elderly Population, Terra Nelson, Courtney Marrs

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognitive Rehabilitation And Supported Employment, Randon Mckibbin

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A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain, which results in dysfunction in an individual’s physical, cognitive, and pychosocial functioning. Currently, information on the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for clients post- TBI is limited. Research has been conducted to develop overall recommendations for clinical practice with this population. It is of interest to the occupational therapy community and the clients that they serve to have a description of effective occupationbased activities, based on current literature, that also consider the functional gains made by clients overtime. This protocol considers the functional gains of the TBI client with a …

Occupational Therapy Practice Strategies To Reduce Recidivism Rates In The Chronically Mentally Ill, Sonya Erickson

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Facilitating Occupational Performance In At-Risk Rural Middle School Students, Lynn Swanson

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Function And Body Image Levels In Individuals With Transfemoral Amputations Using The C-Leg®, Erica L. Swanson

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Purpose: It was purposed that individuals using the Otto Bock C-Leg®, a microprocessor controlled prosthetic knee joint, may experience an enhanced level of functional independence. Secondly, it was hypothesized that with increased functional abilities and independence from using the C-Leg® comes a positive body image.

Methods: Following IRB approval, a purposive sampling method was used to recruit 8 adult volunteers from a regional rehabilitation hospital. Inclusion criteria for participants in this study included individuals who had a transfemoral amputation, were currently using the C-Leg®, were over the age of 18 years, and without cognitive limitations. Subjects were asked to complete …

Comprehensive Core Strengthening Program For Firefighters, Christy Siplon

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Positioning And Ergonomics For Pregnant Women While Performing Daily Tasks, Kim Anderson, Brandi Johnson

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Educating Clients, Families, And Health Care Professionals About Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt), Laura Beach, Margo Iverson

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The Impact Of Post-Stroke Depression On Quality Of Life And Functional Return, Alysia Heitkamp

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Client And Therapist Guidelines For Comprehensive Outpatient Upper Extremity Burn Injury Home Program And Protocol, Crystal A. Gasper, Anne Maattala

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Socialization And Community Reintegration In The Prison Population, Wendy Kappenman, Melissa Violette

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Effective Splinting And Wearing Schedules For The Pediatric Population, Kristin Reichmann

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Occupational Therapy Intervention For Individuals With Parkinson's Disease, Lisa J. Neppl

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