Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care

Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care is the ultimate companion for students and newly qualified practitioners in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other allied health professions. A multi-professional team of qualified and experienced contributors explain key concepts in professional practice within the contexts of health, social care and education systems. Topics range from law, ethics and client-centred practice to interprofessional working, team-building, communication skills and reflective practice. Further chapters provide practical guidance on writing a CV, applying for jobs and interview technique, as well as offering advice on career-planning and continuing professional development. KEY FEATURES clear definitions of key concepts case studies and examples from clinical practice summaries of key points self-assessment exercises references and further reading

Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and SocialCare is the ultimate companion for students and newly qualifiedpractitioners in occupational therapy, physiotherapy and otherallied health professions.A multi-professional team of qualified and experiencedcontributors explain key concepts in professional practice withinthe contexts of health, social care and education systems. Topicsrange from law, ethics and client-centred practice tointerprofessional working, team-building, communication skills andreflective practice. Further chapters provide practical guidance onwriting a CV, applying for jobs and interview technique, as well asoffering advice on career-planning and continuing professionaldevelopment.KEY FEATURES* clear definitions of key concepts* case studies and examples from clinical practice* summaries of key points* self-assessment exercises* references and further reading

Contributors list vContributors' biographies viiiIntroduction xiii1 Interprofessional teamwork 1Anita Atwal and Wolfie Smith2 Management of self, health service users and their families 21Mandy Jones and Alison Warland3 Reflection and professional practice 41Alison Blank4 Challenges of client-centred practice in professional practice 51Thelma Sumsion5 Empowerment in the context of practice: The times they are a-changin' 63Margaret Gallagher and Elizabeth Cassidy6 Cultural issues in professional practice 77Kee Hean Lim7 The ethics of healthcare and multiprofessional dilemmas 99David Anderson-Ford8 Documentation and the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in interprofessional working 113Anne McIntyre9 Preparation for professional practice: evidence-based practice 131Sally Spencer10 The golden thread of continuing professional development - continuing professional development and professional portfolios 143Margaret Gallagher11 Preparation for health and social care employment 155Mandy Jones and Judith McIntyre12 Career planning for therapists 179Christine CraikProfessional and statutory bodies - documentation, standards and guidelines 195Resources for evidence-based practice 197Index 199