In occupational therapy practice, well designed groups represent social and cultural contexts for occupational performance in everyday life. Group Dynamics in Occupational Therapy, the best-selling text for over 21 years by Marilyn B. Cole, has been updated to aFourth Edition,offering strategies and learning tools to place clients in effective groups for enhanced therapeutic interventions.

Building on the original seven steps for learning group leadership, and keeping with theOccupational Therapy Practice Framework, Second Editionthis text examines group dynamics from a therapeutic and wellness perspective. It reviews descriptions of how Occupational Therapy group leaders apply multiple levels of professional reasoning to maximize the therapeutic value of group interactions. Recent examples and evidence are also included in thisFourth Editionto reflect the design and use of groups for evaluation and intervention within the newly evolving paradigm of occupational therapy.

Features Inside theFourth Edition:

Practice exercises and applications within groups, such as conflict resolution and social learning techniques

Overview of complexity theory and its application to groups