Interprofessional Rehabilitation: a Person-Centred Approach is a concise and readable introduction to the principles and practice of a person-centred interprofessional approach to rehabilitation, based upon a firm scientific evidence base. Written by a multi-contributor team of specialists in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, psychology and rehabilitation medicine, this text draws together common themes that cut across the different professional groups and the spectrum of health conditions requiring rehabilitation, and sets out a model of practice that is tailored to the specific needs of the client. Showing interprofessionalism at work in a range of clinical contexts, the book argues that effective rehabilitation is best conducted by well-integrated teams of specialists working in an interdisciplinary way, with the client or patient actively involved in all stages of the process. This book will be essential reading for students preparing for practice in an increasingly interprofessional environment, and will be of interest to any health care practitioner keen to understand how an integrated approach to rehabilitation can benefit their clients.

Interprofessional Rehabilitation: a Person-Centred Approach is a concise and readable introduction to the principles and practice of a person-centred interprofessional approach to rehabilitation, based upon a firm scientific evidence base.Written by a multi-contributor team of specialists in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, psychology and rehabilitation medicine, this text draws together common themes that cut across the different professional groups and the spectrum of health conditions requiring rehabilitation, and sets out a model of practice that is tailored to the specific needs of the client. Showing interprofessionalism at work in a range of clinical contexts, the book argues that effective rehabilitation is best conducted by well-integrated teams of specialists working in an interdisciplinary way, with the client or patient actively involved in all stages of the process.This book will be essential reading for students preparing for practice in an increasingly interprofessional environment, and will be of interest to any health care practitioner keen to understand how an integrated approach to rehabilitation can benefit their clients.

About the editorsAbout the contributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgements1 IntroductionRichard J. Siegert, William J. Taylor and Sarah G. Dean1.1 What is rehabilitation?1.2 Setting boundaries - or what we don't mean by rehabilitation1.3 Some definitions of rehabilitation1.4 Some other issues in defining rehabilitation1.5 The core themes1.6 A word about terminology1.7 Summary2 A rehabilitation framework: the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and HealthWilliam J. Taylor and Szilvia Geyh2.1 There is a need for a common language of functioning2.2 The ICF is both a model and a classification system2.3 The origins of the ICF2.4 Using the ICF in practice - ICF core sets, rehabilitation cycle and ICF tools2.5 Can the ICF be used to measure functioning - both the 'what' and the 'how'? Controversies - to measure or to classify that is the question2.6 Controversies - classification of 'participation restrictions' versus 'activity limitations'2.7 Controversies - is the ICF a framework for understanding 'QoL'?2.8 Future developments of the ICF3 An interprofessional approach to rehabilitationSarah G. Dean and Claire Ballinger3.1 Introduction and setting the scene3.2 Terminology and interprofessional working within rehabilitation3.3 Characteristics of good teamwork3.4 Team membership and roles3.5 Processes of teamwork3.6 The role of interprofessional education in rehabilitation3.7 Collaborative rehabilitation research3.8 The future for interprofessional rehabilitation teams3.9 Conclusion4 Processes in rehabilitationWilliam Levack and Sarah G. Dean4.1 Introduction4.2 Assessment4.3 Goal planning4.4 Interventions4.5 Evaluation4.6 Discharge planning and transitions from hospital to community4.7 Conclusion5 Outcome measurement in rehabilitationRichard J. Siegert and Jo Adams5.1 Introduction5.2 Psychometrics - a primer5.3 Applying outcome measures in clinical practice5.4 Conclusion6 The person in contextJulie Pryor and Sarah G. Dean6.1 Introduction6.2 Who are the stakeholders in rehabilitation?6.3 Key terms6.4 The lived experience of acquired disability6.5 Rehabilitation as a personal journey of reconstruction or transformation of the self6.6 Understanding rehabilitation as 'work' and the role of participation6.7 Clinical services guiding and supporting personal rehabilitation journeys6.8 Placing the person in their family context and involving families in rehabilitation6.9 Ideas for making clinical rehabilitation processes and practices person-centred6.10 Can we do person-centred rehabilitation?7 Conclusion: rethinking rehabilitationSarah G. Dean, Richard J. Siegert and William J. Taylor7.1 Introduction7.2 The ICF as a theoretical framework and language for rehabilitation7.3 Interprofessional teamwork in rehabilitation7.4 Processes in rehabilitation: goal setting and its mediators7.5 Outcome measurement to evaluate rehabilitation and show it makes a difference7.6 The importance of the individual person in their context and how to do person-centred rehabilitation7.7 Using the ICF as a way to map interprofessional rehabilitation7.8 Revisiting the definition of rehabilitation7.9 Limitations related to the scope of this textbook7.10 Future directions of interprofessional rehabilitation7.11 ConclusionIndex