PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care is the ultimate companion for students and newly qualified practitioners in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other allied health professions.
A multi-professional team of qualified and experienced contributors explain key concepts in professional practice within the contexts of health, social care and education systems. Topics range from law, ethics and client-centred practice to interprofessional working, team-building, communication skills and reflective practice. Further chapters provide practical guidance on writing a CV, applying for jobs and interview technique, as well as offering advice on career-planning and continuing professional development.
KEY FEATURES
* clear definitions of key concepts
* case studies and examples from clinical practice
* summaries of key points
* self-assessment exercises
* references and further reading
THE EDITORS
Anita Atwal is Lecturer in Occupational Therapy for the Department of Health and Social Care at Brunel University, London. She worked extensively with older people prior to pursuing an academic career and sustains a major interest with this client group through her clinical research activities. Anita is also an expert in interprofessional working. Anita has written numerous articles and has published a book, Occupational Therapy and Older People (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005).
Mandy Jones is Lecturer in Physiotherapy for the Department of Health and Social Care at Brunel University, London. She has a Doctoral Degree in Physiology from Imperial College of Medicine, Science and Technology, a Masters in Physiology from University College London and a Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy. Her career has included extensive clinical experience in critical care and respiratory medicine, plus physiotherapy education.
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ISBN: 9781405177375

EDITORS

Anita Atwal (PhD) Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Social Care, Brunel University. Module leader for MSc modules. Clinical experience with older people. Expert in interprofessional working. Clinically based research. Written papers for international peer publication and a book on older people 'Occupational Therapy and Older people' (Blackwell).



Mandy Jones Lecturer Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, London. She has a Doctoral Degree in Physiology from Imperial College of Medicine, Science and Technology, a Masters in Physiology from University College London and a Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy. Her career has included extensive clinical experience in critical care and respiratory medicine plus physiotherapy education. She published an applied physiology text book aimed at physiotherapists which is now core text nationally at undergraduate level. She wrote the curriculum and co-ordinated the first multi-professional MSc in adult critical care. Her special interest is the influence of sleep on respiratory physiology, which continues to be her research focus.

Contributors list
Contributors’ biographies
Introduction
1 Interprofessional teamwork
Anita Atwal and Wolfi e Smith
2 Management of self, health service users and their families
Mandy Jones and Alison Warland
3 Reflection and professional practice
Alison Blank
4 Challenges of client-centred practice in professional practice
Thelma Sumsion
5 Empowerment in the context of practice: The times they are a-changin’
Margaret Gallagher
6 Cultural issues in professional practice
Kee Hean Lim
7 The ethics of healthcare and multiprofessional dilemmas
David Anderson-Ford
8 Documentation and the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in interprofessional working
Anne McIntyre
9 Preparation for professional practice: evidence-based practice
Sally Spencer
10 The golden thread of continuing professional development – continuing professional development and professional portfolios
Margaret Gallagher
11 Preparation for health and social care employment
Mandy Jones and Judith McIntyre
12 Career planning for therapists
Christine Craik
Professional and statutory bodies – documentation, standards and guidelines
Resources for evidence-based practice
Index