Part I: The Australian context
1. An introduction to occupational therapy in an Australian context
By Helen Bourke-Taylor, Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Reinie Cordier & Louise Gustafsson
2. Australia’s health and health care system
By Stephen Isbel, Maggie Jamieson, & Craig Greber
3. History of Australian occupational therapy
By Anne Cusick & Rosaline Bye
4. The role of occupational therapy professional associations and regulatory bodies in Australia
By Lynne Adamson, Rebecca Allen, Julie Brayshaw, Samantha Hunter, Adam Lo, Carol McKinstry, & Anita Volkert
5. The scope of practice of occupational therapists in Australia: roles, responsibilities, and relationships
By Kieran Broome & Ann Kennedy-Behr
6. Values and philosophy of occupational therapy
By Alison Wicks
7. Ethical and legal responsibilities of occupational therapy practice
By Angus Buchanan, Dave Parsons, & Ben Milbourn
8. Occupational therapy in population health and health promotion
By Carolynne White, Kate Gledhill & Mong-Lin Yu
Part II: Professional issues
9. Skills for effective communication in occupational therapy practice
By Luke Robinson, Andrea Robinson & Annette Peart
10. Working with clients: client-centred practice
By Priscilla Ennals & Ellie Fossey
11. Decolonising occupational therapy through a strengths-based approach
By Jade Ryall, Tirritpa Ritchie, Corrine Butler, Ashleigh Ryan & Chontel Gibson
12. Occupational science in Australia
By Mandy Stanley, Matthew Molineux & Gail Whiteford
13. The education of occupational therapists in Australia: academic education and practice education
By Louise Farnworth, Mary Kennedy-Jones & Mong-Lin Yu
14. Research in occupational therapy
By Helen Bourke-Taylor, Ted Brown, & Lisa O’Brien
15. Evidence-based practice in occupational therapy
By Reinie Cordier & Sarah Wilkes-Gillan
16. Clinical reasoning in occupational therapy practice
By Justin Scanlan, Jennie Brentall & Carolyn Unsworth
17. Occupational therapy models of practice
By Merrill Turpin & Jenniffer Garcia
Part III: Practice issues
18. Fundamentals of occupational therapy: understanding the environment
By Tammy Aplin, Emma Crawford & Desleigh de Jonge
19. The occupational therapy practice process
By Louise Gustafsson, Stephen Isbel & Alexandra Logan
20. Core business: task, activity and occupation analysis
By Lynette Mackenzie, Gjyn O’Toole & Louise Gustafsson
21. Understanding human occupations: self-care, productivity, leisure, play, education, sleep, and social participation
By Ted Brown, Aislinn Lalor, Luke Robinson, & Alana Hewitt
22. The development of occupations across the lifespan
By Reinie Cordier, Annette Joosten, Kylie Wales & Lindy Clemson
23. Occupational therapy practice contexts
By Annette Joosten, Susan Darzins, Geneviève Pépin, Natalie Roche, Liana Cahill & Rosamund Harrington
24. Emerging professional practice areas: focus on technology
By Marina Ciccarelli, Helen Bourke-Taylor, Claire Morrisby, Ian Cheok, Libby Callaway, Lisa O’Brien & Amy Barrett-Lennard
25. Occupational therapy assessment
By Ted Brown & Helen Bourke-Taylor
26. The role of occupational therapy in primary health care in Australia
By Annette Peart, Emma George, Kylie Vogt, & Tahnee Elliot
27. Occupational therapy practice in regional, rural & remote Australia
By Monica Moran, Carol McKinstry & Michael Curtin
28. Population and community occupational therapy practice and project management in Australia
By Lisa Knightbridge, Susan Gilbert-Hunt & Nerida Hyett
29. Advocacy, promotion, leadership and entrepreneurship in the occupational therapy profession in Australia
By Michelle Bissett, Sylvia Rodger, Dave Parsons, Angus Buchanan & Angela Berndt
30. Looking forward: occupational therapy in Australia’s future
By Ted Brown, Helen Bourke-Taylor, Stephen Isbel, Reinie Cordier & Louise Gustafsson