https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47639 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:14:54 GMT 2026-04-13T09:14:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47663 Title: Psychosocial occupational therapy : a clinical practice [book review] Abstract: The revised edition of Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: A Clinical Practice brings together the experience and expertise of various clinicians and academics thus offering both qualified occupational therapy practitioners and students the latest knowledge in a variety of areas pertaining to psychosocial practice. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47663 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47657 Title: Developmental dyspraxia : identification and intervention : a manual for parents and professionals [book review] Abstract: This comprehensive manual tackles dyspraxia from all its aspects namely biological, neurological, behavioural and psychological. Intervention is also discussed in detail. The author is an educational psychologist who has worked with children with dyspraxia and who has researched this subject thoroughly for several years. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47657 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47656 Title: Occupational therapy : effectiveness and efficiency Abstract: Market forces and quality development have driven the move towards increased effectiveness and efficiency within all industries, including health care. In order to survive as a profession, occupational therapy must keep abreast with these changes and partake in this paradigm shift. This article examines and appraises the concepts of effectiveness and efficiency as they relate to the occupational therapy process within. a client-centred framework. Strategies that can be adopted to increase effectiveness and efficiency within practice are also presented. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47656 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47655 Title: What does positive participation in leisure occupations mean to people with complex neurological disabilities? Abstract: Chronic illness and disability restrict people's access to work and leisure occupations, so that they experience a loss of valued roles, self-identity and self-esteem (Reynolds, 1997). Swanson and Chenitz (1993) found that people with a chronic condition commonly describe themselves as having to redefine their sense of self, roles and goals, re-framing their place in the world ... and learning to live with a "new me" Jenson and AlIen (1994). This paper sets out to review the literature and demonstrate that positive participation in a leisure occupation, which is meaningful and challenging, will combat boredom and will enable the person to maintain a social identity that may have been lost when work roles are no longer an option. Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/47655 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z