Intentional Relationship: Occupational Therapy and Use of Self

Right on target.

Innovative, nothing comes near it in occupational therapy.

A sophisticated meld of occupational therapy and psychology.

It is very innovative for occupational therapy and other fields.

I am thoroughly impressed.” “I have found no occupational therapy book more interesting to me than this one.

I always have to go outside of the field to find such rich and interesting material.” ―Sharan Schwartzberg, EdD, OTR, FAOTA, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts This groundbreaking new book addresses a critical aspect of the occupational therapy practice―the art and science of building effective, fulfilling relationships with clients.

A distinguished clinician and educator, Renee Taylor, PhD, uses a new conceptual practice model, the Intentional Relationship Model, to define how the client and the therapist each contribute to the unique interpersonal dynamic that becomes the therapeutic relationship.