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Author: Marjorie Scaffa, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Affiliation: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN 10: 0803605595
ISBN 13: 9780803605596
Edition: 1st
Description:
Provides overview of community-based practice for the student and novice clinician. Reviews basic principles, legislation, and policy issues relevant to all community-based practice. Discusses issues related to returning to the community after hospitalization, including accessibility concerns, alternative living arrangements, and community re-entry programs. Describes a variety of settings where community-based practice occurs including community-based work programs, adult day care, in dependent living programs, hospice, and home health care. Provides specific information regarding the role of personnel, referrals, evaluation, treatment, documentation, and reimbursement in these settings. Evaluates future directions and implications for professional education, research, and practice roles. Each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms, study questions, and summary. Most chapters feature case studies that bring to life the issues under discussion.
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