Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xv

1 Problem Solving in Occupational Therapy 1
Linda Robertson and Siân Griffiths

2 Abductive Reasoning and Case Formulation in Complex Cases 15
Bronwyn Thompson

3 Ethical Reasoning: Internal and External Morality for Occupational Therapists 31
Mary Butler

4 Occupational Therapists, Care and Managerialism 45
Ruth Fitzgerald

5 Context and How It Influences Our Professional Thinking 63
Susan Ryan and Carol Hills

6 The Novice Therapist 77
Linda Robertson

7 Artistry and Expertise 93
Margo Paterson, Joy Higgs and Catherine Donnelly

8 Kai Whakaora Ngangahau – Māori Occupational Therapists’ Collective Reasoning 107
Jo-Anne Gilsenan, Jane Hopkirk and Isla Emery-Whittington

9 Reasoning That Is Difficult to Articulate 129
Linda Robertson

Index 137

About the Author

Dr Linda Robertson is Principal Lecturer in the OccupationalTherapy Department at Otago Polytechnic University in NewZealand.

Reviews

"An interesting aspect reflected upon by the author is thedifference in the clinical reasoning of occupational therapistswhen treating those from their culture and when practicing in asetting that is ethnically or linguistically different from theirown. The geographical context of New Zealand, used in theexample, is an ethnically diverse country where health care isprovided within a mixed public/private system. Cross-cultural factors are addressed in the chapter discussing therapyservices for Maori clients in New Zeland... Many differentaspects of clinical reasoning are covered in this book that wouldinterest an advanced student." (Canadian Journal ofOccupational Therapy Article, 1 August 2013)