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Dear Friend,

I received the following email Heather Proter (Temple University).




Dear Educators, Researchers & Clinicians,

I’m currently looking for contributors to write a 4-8 page section on a specific diagnosis or technique for the 2nd edition of the “Recreational Therapy Handbook of Practice: ICF-Based Diagnosis and Treatment.” Writing will begin the end of August, with the ambitious goal of first draft by mid October. Below is a list of available sections. If interested, send me an e-mail indicating the section/s you would like to write, along with a copy of your CV and writing sample by Friday, August 9th (co-authors for sections welcome). Once received, further information will be provided (e.g., outline). Contributors will receive a free book copy once published. If there’s a diagnosis or technique of interest not listed (whether you are interested in writing it or not), please let me know. I would greatly appreciate the forward of this solicitation to other recreational therapy educators/researchers/clinicians who may not be on this mailing list.
(*NOTE: Opportunities to review the ICF Body Function, Activity & Participation, and Environmental Factor codes will be available at a later date…please let me know if you are interested in this as well)

Thank you for considering this project :)


DIAGNOSES AVAILABLE
(* = section appeared in the first edition and will be available to you to update)
· Abuse and neglect
· Amputation *
· Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
· Apraxia*
· Asthma
· Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder*
· Autism & autism spectrum disorders
· Back disorders and pain*
· Blind/visual impairments
· Borderline personality disorder
· Burns*
· Cancer*
· Cardiac conditions*
· Cerebral palsy
· Cerebrovascular accident*
· Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease*
· Conversion disorder
· Cystic fibrosis
· Deafness/Hearing impairment
· Deconditioning
· Dementia*
· Diabetes mellitus*
· Dissociative identity disorder
· Eating disorders*
· Epilepsy
· End stage renal disease
· Fetal alcohol and drug exposure
· Fibromyalgia*
· Generalized anxiety disorder*
· Guillain-barre syndrome*
· HIV/AIDS
· Intermittent explosive disorder
· Joint replacement*
· Learning disabilities
· Limb differences
· Lupus
· Major depressive disorder*
· Mental retardation/developmental delay (maybe split up?)*
· Multiple sclerosis*
· Obesity*
· Obsessive compulsive disorder
· Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
· Osteoarthritis*
· Osteoporosis*
· Parkinson’s disease*
· Post traumatic stress disorder
· Rheumatoid arthritis*
· Schizophrenia*
· Sickle cell anemia*
· Spina bifida
· Spinal cord injury*
· Substance related disorders*
· Suicide and suicidal ideation*
· Traumatic brain injury*

TECHNIQUES & CONCEPTS AVAILABLE
· General Techniques & Concepts
o Activity adaptation/modification (approach to)
o Activity and task analysis*
o Prompting

·Physical Techniques & Concepts
o Balance*
o Body mechanics/ergonomics*
o Constraint induced movement therapy (modified approach)
o Energy conservation*
o Exercise basics*
o Fine hand use ergonomics*
o Gait*
o Motor learning and training strategies*
o Neuro-Developmental Training (NDT)
o Neuroplasticity*
o Transfers*
o Walking techniques*
o Wheelchair mobility skills training (indoor and outdoor)*

·Cognitive Techniques & Concepts
o Cognitive retraining
o Reality orientation
o Reminiscence
o Remotivation
o Sensory stimulation*

·Social Techniques & Concepts
o Group therapy
o Participation*
o Resocialization
o Social skills training*

·Psycho-Behavioral Techniques & Concepts
o Adjustment to disability*
o Anger management*
o Assertiveness training
o Behavior manipulation/modification/management*
o Boundaries*
o Counseling techniques*
o Humor
o Maslow’s hierarchy of needs*
o Proverbs*
o Pre/post op procedural training
o Psychoneuroimmunology*
o Self discovery/exploration
o Self-esteem*
o Stress management/relaxation*
o Therapeutic relationship*
o Values clarification

·Lifestyle Techniques & Concepts
o Activity pattern development*
o Consequences of inactivity*
o Leisure education/counseling*
o Lifestyle alteration education/counseling*

·Integration Techniques & Concepts
o Community accessibility training*
o Community problem solving education/counseling*
o Community leisure resource education/counseling*
o Disability rights*
o Emergency response*
o Family training
o Home evaluation & integration*
o Integration training (general)*
o Personal leisure resource education/counseling*
o School evaluation & integration*
o Transitioning to communal living*
o Worksite evaluation & integration*


--
Heather R. Porter, Ph.D., CTRS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Temple University
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
1700 N. Broad St. - Suite 304D
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-5746 (phone)
215-204-1386 (fax)
hporter@temple.edu