Key Skills for Housing Adaptations delves into the crucial role occupational therapists play in helping people with additional needs adapt their homes in order to give them a better quality of life. Highlighting the long-term benefits environmental adjustments can afford, this accessible and practical book combines key skills needed to carry out home adaptations, from professional reasoning skills and cultural considerations to relevant legislation and the roles and remits of people working in the field. Supplemented with knowledge checks preceding every chapter, practical exercises, and case studies as well as digital resources including examples of architectural plans and videos that bring the theory to life, this is a comprehensive and essential tool for both new and seasoned occupational therapists looking to make a positive impact on clients' home lives.
Ruth Parker has worked as an occupational therapist in social care since 2001 moving to the Children with Disabilities team in 2005. Reflecting her interest in the built environment and adaptations she completed an MSc in Accessibility and Inclusive Design which led to a PhD investigating the impact of choice and compromise on the design of children's play parks. She is currently a member of the RCOT Specialist Section - Housing. She has completed research with Elizabeth Cooper on the long-term effectiveness of recommendations for adaptations made by occupational therapists in Lincolnshire and co-edited The Essential Guide for Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists with Julia Badger. David Owen is the current Chair of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section Housing, holding this position since summer 2021. David graduated from the University of Cardiff in 2010. David has a background working in adult social care in both England and Wales, for the past six years specialising in housing. David has recently left his position lecturing at the University of South Wales on the part-time occupational therapy degree returning to his preferred area of practice as Senior Practitioner in Housing for South Gloucestershire Council. Julia Badger Since graduating as an occupational therapist Julia has worked across a number of sectors with experience in adult and children's social care, the NHS and in an integrated community equipment service. Currently Julia is working in the NHS on a specialist Stroke Unit. With Ruth Parker, Julia co-edited The Essential Guide for Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists.
Guide for occupational therapists to development essential skills for housing adaptation, assessment, and planning
