Contemporary Issues in Occupational Therapy: It includes chapters on: the profession of occupational therapy, how it has developed and what is involved in being an occupational therapist the idea of occupation from different perspectives, providing detailed analyses of the concept that is central to the profession of occupational therapy how theory is used in occupational therapy practice, for example, in making decisions or implementing research findings All the chapters are based on sound research and scholarly activity and, as such, demonstrate deep knowledge and learned arguments as each topic is explored in depth. This book will be an asset to post-graduate students of occupational therapy, occupational therapy educators and occupational therapy practitioners.