LibGuides: OT 692: Policy, Advocacy, Leadership (PAL) Seminar: Getting Started

Print Reference Sources

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy by Karen Jacobs; Laela Jacobs
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ISBN: 9781556428654
Publication Date: 2009
This pocket size resource includes the latest information in the field of occupational therapy. Over 3,800 terms are defined and 61 appendices are included.
Research in Occupational Therapy by Gary Kielhofner
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ISBN: 0803615256
Publication Date: 2006
This comprehensive research methodologies text bridges the gap between theorists and practitioners. Emphasis is placed on the relevance and logic of research to provide a practical, demystified approach for graduate students and clinicians to shape their practice.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Start your search for background information with these resources. Gale Virtual Reference Library includes the full text of over 100 subject encyclopedias spanning multiple disciplines, including the World of Sports Science encyclopedia.

Online Reference Sources

The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Disorders by Patricia A. Howlin (Editor); Tony Charman (Editor); Mohammad Ghaziuddin (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781412944861
Publication Date: 2011-02-09
Over the last four decades, breakthroughs in genetic knowledge, together with the emergence of disciplines devoted to the scientific study of developmental disorders have resulted in much greater awareness of the many different behavioural and genetic phenotypes involved. It is now evident that not only do different disorders have different causes and different manifestations, but different neurological and biochemical bases, different responses to intervention, and different life courses. Reflecting the enormous changes that have taken place in our knowledge and understanding of developmental disorders, this groundbreaking international volume brings this vast and complex field together for the first time.
Food and Fitness: a dictionary of diet and exercise by Michael Kent
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ISBN: 0198631472
Publication Date: 1997
Consists of a dictionary that enables users to evaluate the claims made about different diets and types of exercise. Covers matters relating to diet and exercise including diet methods, food supplements, sex and exercise, sports injuries, anatomy, energy-related terms, exercises for improving strength, flexibility, stamina, weight control, training methods and principles, calorie requirements of different activities, and much more.

Finding Video Demonstrations

You can find clinical video demonstrations by searching Puget Sound WorldCat or Collins catalog. You can also directly search for streaming videos in ICE video library and Rehabilitation therapy in video through the links below.

ICE Video Library
This resource provides streaming videos of patient assessment and intervention. Therapists demonstrate therapeutic handling methods with patients in acute care, rehab, outpatient, home health and ICU settings. Access requires a username & password, which is distributed to PT & OT students. If you have forgotten your password, contact your instructor or liaison librarian for more information.

What's a tertiary source?

Tertiary sources are excellent starting points! They consist of information synthesized from primary and secondary sources. Examples include:

Almanacs
Chronologies
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Directories
Fact books
Guidebooks
Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources
Manuals
Textbooks

These resources give you succinct overviews of your topic, explain scholarly arguments, point out interesting questions, and refer you to especially key sources.