Contributors List

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Contributors’ Biographies

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Introduction

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1

Interprofessional Teamwork   Anita Atwal and Wolfie Smith

1

2

Management of Self, Health Service Users and their Families   Mandy Jones and Alison Warland

21

3

Reflection and Professional Practice   Alison Blank

41

4

Challenges of Client-Centred Practice in Professional Practice   Thelma Sumsion

51

5

Empowerment in the Context of Practice: the Times They are a-Changin’   Margaret Gallagher and Elizabeth Cassidy

63

6

Cultural Issues in Professional Practice   Kee Hean Lim

77

7

The Ethics of Healthcare and Multiprofessional Dilemmas   David Anderson-Ford

99

8

Documentation and the Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in Interprofessional Working   Anne McIntyre

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9

Preparation for Professional Practice: Evidence-Based Practice   Sally Spencer

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10

The Golden Thread of Continuing Professional Development–Continuing Professional Development and Professional Portfolios   Margaret Gallagher

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11

Preparation for Health and Social Care Employment   Mandy Jones and Judith McIntyre

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12

Career Planning for Therapists   Christine Craik

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Professional and Statutory Bodies – Documentation, Standards and Guidelines

195

Resources for Evidence-Based Practice

197

Index

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