Effective Teaching: Instructional Methods and Strategies for Occupational Therapy Education - Hardcover

Henderson, Whitney

9781032957029: Effective Teaching: Instructional Methods and Strategies for Occupational Therapy Education

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ISBN 10: 1032957026 ISBN 13: 9781032957029

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

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Grounded in research and experience, Effective Teaching: Instructional Methods and Strategies for Occupational Therapy Education offers practical examples of various types of instructional methods and theoretical models for educators in occupational therapy and other allied health professions to use in evidence-based teaching.

Dr. Whitney Henderson includes the latest trends and methods used in education to facilitate student-centered learning. With an easy-to-understand overview of each technique presented, allied health educators can follow step-by-step details to implement various evidence-based instructional methods.

Each chapter of Effective Teaching contains:

Description of the instructional method
Evidence supporting use of the method
Discussion of a learning theory and how the method relates to this theory
Discussion of how to use the method to develop clinical reasoning
Advantages and disadvantages of the method
Examples of classroom use
Application of the method to a professional situation

With excellent explanations of theoretical foundations, ‘how-to’ methods and models, and strategies for educators to employ, Effective Teaching: Instructional Methods and Strategies for Occupational Therapy Education is a one-stop shop for implementing unique and useful instructional methods in educational courses.

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About the Author

Whitney Henderson, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Missouri. She teaches a variety of courses across the curriculum, including Human Development and Occupation, Principles of Assessment, Human Motion and Occupation, and Adult Practice. She also provides supervision to students during adult practicum experiences and engages in research in areas of occupational therapy education and adult neurological rehabilitation.

Henderson graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree (2006) and master’s degree (2008) in occupational therapy. In addition, she completed a postprofessional Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Creighton University (2017). Henderson worked in an acute care setting with individuals with neurological conditions and burn injuries for 5 years prior to entering academia. She also has experience working in skilled nursing facilities.

In addition to teaching, Henderson coaches at Orangetheory Fitness. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and two West Highland terriers (CJ and Paulie), participating in church activities, attending sporting events and concerts, and traveling to various parts of the world.

For more information about the editor and resources for evidence-based teaching, please visit www.thinkwide.space.

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