Occupational Therapy in the Philippines

Theory, Practice, and Stories

Michael Sy, Roi Charles Pineda, Caroline Fischl

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040316535
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology

The first book of its kind, Occupational Therapy in the Philippines provides a context to the existing occupational therapy knowledge base from a Filipino perspective. This book acts as a guide for occupational therapists to develop and continually evaluate trusting working relationships with clients and other health and social care professionals, leading to more effective occupational therapy services. It discusses occupational therapy concepts, principles, and practices and illustrates examples of occupational therapy practices based on Filipino case studies, narratives, and evidence, and offers recommendations on how to enrich occupational therapy understanding globally. The chapters delve into theory, education and training, clinical practice, research, case studies and topical issues. This book is an ideal read for occupational therapy students and practitioners from all areas of practice as well as to those who are interested to know more about occupational therapy.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of boxes
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface
• Editors
• Contributors
• List of abbreviations
• 1. Occupation and occupational therapy: The evolution of these concepts from a Filipino perspective
• 2. History of occupational therapy in the Philippines
• 3. Occupational science: A basis for understanding Filipino occupations
• 4. Becoming a Filipino occupational therapist: The undergraduate story
• 5. Lifelong learning and continuing professional development
• 6. Becoming a Filipino occupational therapy educator
• 7. Traditional occupational therapy practice settings
• 8. Embracing bayanihan: Navigating occupational therapy practice in the community
• 9. Telehealth and the use of technology in occupational therapy
• 10. Occupational therapy in disaster pre-crisis phase
• 11. Justice work and social care practice in occupational therapy
• 12. Strengthening research in occupational therapy
• 13. Legislation affecting occupational therapy services and practice
• 14. Ethical issues in occupational therapy practice
• 15. Future directions of occupational therapy in the Philippines
• Index