UPPER EXTREMITY AND HAND THERAPY-MODULE 3: PROFESSIONALISM

Course overview

This course is derived from the textbook by Cynthia Cooper, MFA, MA, OTR/L, CHT, Fundamentals of Hand Therapy: Clinical Reasoning and Treatment Guidelines for Common Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity. This illustrated text and reference emphasizes the fundamentals of hand therapy ? for both specialists and non-specialists who encounter clients with hand issues. It provides a consistent format with tips and guidelines for hand therapy treatment. Coverage includes hand anatomy, key terms and concepts, and the evaluation process. A focus on professional issues includes clients with functional somatic syndromes and challenging behavior, client-therapist rapport, and the roles of therapy assistants. Providing many case studies, this text helps therapists think critically about clients' individual needs. Module 3: Professionalism covers chapters 7 through 9. Chapter 7: Clients with Functional Somatic Syndromes or Challenging Behavior Chapter 8: Fundamentals of Client-Therapist Rapport Chapter 9: Roles of Therapy Assistants in Hand Therapy Appendix to Part 2: Some Thoughts on Professionalism