Table of Contents

I. FOUNDATIONS
1. Recovery
2. The Unfolding History of Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
3. Person-Environment-Occupation Model
4. Person-Centered Evaluation
5. Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health

II. THE PERSON
Section 1. Introduction
6. Introduction to the Person

Section 2. Diagnosis
7. Autism
8. Intellectual Disabilities
9. Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder
10. Disruptive, Impulse-control, and Conduct Disorders
11. Eating Disorders
12. Personality Disorders
13. Mood Disorders
14. Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive, and Related Disorders
15. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
16. Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder
17. Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders
18. Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia)
19. Psychosocial Concerns with Physical Disabilities

Section 3. Performance Skills
20. Cognition
21. Cognitive Beliefs
22. Sensory Processing
23. Coping and Resilience
24. Motivation
25. Emotion
26. Communication and Social Skills
27. Pain
28. Time Use and Habits

III. THE ENVIRONMENT
Section 1. Introduction
29. Introduction to the Environment

Section 2. Environments
30. The Public Policy Environment
31. Stigma: Implications for Health and Recovery
32. Families and Family-Focused Practice
33. Sociocultural Perspectives in Mental Health Practice
34. The Neighborhood and Community
35. The Home Environment: Permanent Supportive Housing

Section 3. Practice Settings
36. Early Intervention: A Practice Setting for Infant and Toddler Mental Health
37. Early Psychosis Programs for Adolescents and Young Adults
38. Peer-led Services
39. Mental Health Practice in Criminal Justice Systems
40. State Hospitals
41. Supporting Individuals through Crisis to Community Living: Meeting a Continuum of Service Needs
42. Homeless and Women’s Shelters
43. Wraparound Services: Children and Families
44. Occupational Therapy: Serving Service Members and Veterans
45. Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care
46. Applying Entrepreneurial Skills in Mental Health Practice

IV. OCCUPATION
Section 1. Introduction
47. Introduction to Occupation and Co-occupation

Section 2. Occupations
48. Wellness
49. Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
50. Occupational Therapy’s Role in School Mental Health
51. Student: Adult Education
52. Work as Occupation
53. Volunteering and Service Occupations
54. Social Participation
55. Leisure and Play
56. Rest and Sleep
57. Spiritual Occupation

Appendix
A. Person-Environment-Occupation Analysis Template
B. Index of Assessments
C. Index of Interventions
D. Index of Practice Models and Theoretical Approaches
Glossary
Index