Books – Top Down OT

The following list of resources contains references for useful books in the profession of Occupational Therapy.

Book	Topic	Reference
Enabling Occupation 2: Advancing an Occupational Therapy Vision for Health, Well-Being, & Justice Through Occupation	Foundations of Occupational Therapy	Townsend, E. A., & Polatajko, H. J. (2013). Enabling occupation II: Advancing an occupational therapy vision for health, well-being and justice through occupation (2nd ed.). Ottawa, ON: CAOT Publications ACE.
Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy	Foundations of Occupational Therapy	Boyt Schell, B. A., Gillen, G., Scaffa, M. E., & Cohn, E. S. (Eds.). (2014). Willard & Spackman’s occupational therapy (12th ed.). New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Conditions in occupational therapy: Effect on occupational performance	Condition Specific Knowledge	Atchison, B. & Dirette, D. (Eds.). (2017). Conditions in occupational therapy: Effect on occupational performance (5th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott
Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy	Condition Specific Knowledge	Reed, K. (2014). Quick reference to occupational therapy. (3rd ed.) Austin, TX: Pro-ED
Measuring Occupational Performance: A guide to best practice	Assessment	Law, M. Baum, C. & Dunn, W. (Eds.) (2016). Measuring Occupational Performance: A guide to best practice (3rd ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.
Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy – Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction	Intervention	Pendleton, H.M & Schultz-Krohn, W. (Eds.). (2017). Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy – Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction. (8th ed.). St Louis, MO: Mosby, Elsevier.
Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction	Intervention	Radomski, M.V, & Trombly, C.A. (2013). Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (7 ed.) , New York, NY: Lippincott, Wilkins & Williams.
International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions	Intervention	Söderback, I. (2015). International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions. Cham: Springer.
Stroke rehabilitation: A function based approach	Intervention	Gillen, Glen, (2016) Stroke rehabilitation: A function based approach. Elsevier (4th ed). St. Louis Missouri.
Motor control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice	Intervention	Shumway-Cook, A. and Woollacott, M.H. (2017). Motor control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice. (5th Ed.) Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Documentation Manual for Occupational Therapy: Writing SOAP Notes	Documentation	Gateley, C. A., Borcherding, S., & Borcherding, S. (2016). Documentation manual for occupational therapy: Writing SOAP notes. (4th Ed.) Thorofare, NJ: SLACK.
Occupational Therapy in Community-Based Practice Settings	Community Practice	Scaffa, M.E. & Reitz, S.M. (2013). Occupational Therapy in Community-Based Practice Settings. (2 ed.). Philadelphia PA: FA Davis.
Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health	Mental Health	Crouch, R. & Alers, V. (2014). Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health (5th ed). Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd..
Psychosocial frames of reference: Theories, models and approaches for occupation-based practice	Mental Health	Krupa, T., Kirsh, B., Pitts, D. & Fossey, E. (2016). Psychosocial frames of reference: Theories, models and approaches for occupation-based practice. Fourth Edition. NJ: Slack.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders	Mental Health	American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).
Occupational Therapy for Children	Pediatrics	Case-Smith, J. & O’Brien, J. (Eds.). (2019). Occupational Therapy for Children. (8th ed.). St. Louis: C.V. Mosby.
Functional Performance in Older Adults	Older Adults	Bonder, B. & Dal Bello Haas. (Eds.). (2018). Functional Performance in Older Adults. (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Co.
Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity	Hand Therapy	Skirven, T. M. (2011). Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby.
Orthotic intervention for the hand and upper extremity: Splinting principles and process	Hand Therapy	Austin, N. M., & Jacobs, M. L. A. (2014). Orthotic intervention for the hand and upper extremity: Splinting principles and process. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Diagnosis and Treatment Manual for Physicians and Therapists	Hand Therapy	Cannon, N. M., & Hand Rehabilitation Center of Indiana. (2020). Diagnosis and treatment manual for physicians and therapists: Upper extremity rehabilitation. (5th Ed.) Indianapolis, Ind: Hand Rehabilitation Center of Indiana.
Neuroscience	Anatomy	Krebs, C., Weinberg, J., & Akesson, E and Dilli, E. (2017). Neuroscience. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Essential clinical anatomy	Anatomy	Moore, K., Agur, A., & Dalley, A. F. (2014). Essential clinical anatomy (5th ed.). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Grant’s atlas of anatomy	Anatomy	Agur, A. M. R., & Dalley, A. F. (2017). Grant’s atlas of anatomy.
Introduction to Research: Understanding and applying multiple strategies	Research	DePoy, E. & Gitlin, L. (2019). Introduction to Research: Understanding and applying multiple strategies (6th ed). Toronto: Elsevier Mosby.
Foundations of clinical research. Applications to practice	Research	Portney, L. G., & Watkins, M. P. (2015). Foundations of clinical research. Applications to practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, Penn: F. A. Davis.
Qualitative research: A guide to design and Implementation	Research	Merriam, S.B., & Tisdell, E .J. (2016). Qualitative research: A guide to design and Implementation (4th ed). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.