| Vorwort zur 2. Auflage | 6 |
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| Vorwort zur 1. Auflage | 7 |
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| Acknowledgements | 8 |
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| Weitere Beiträge | 9 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| Unit 1: Health and Health Care | 12 |
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| 1.1 Not Feeling Well | 13 |
| 1.2 Introduction to Health and Ill Health | 15 |
| 1.3 Some Commonly Encountered Medical Conditions | 19 |
| 1.4 Health Professionals | 22 |
| 1.5 Types of Health Care Systems | 24 |
| 1.6 The Health Care System of the UK: The National Health Service (NHS) | 27 |
| 1.7 Health Care in the USA | 30 |
| 1.8 Health Services in the USA | 35 |
| 1.9 The German Health Care System | 37 |
| Unit 2: Body Parts and Body Functions | 39 |
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| 2.1 Basic Anatomical Terms | 40 |
| 2.2 The Anatomy of the Human Body | 41 |
| 2.3 The Parts of the Body | 43 |
| 2.4 Compound Words in Anatomy | 43 |
| 2.5 The Brain and Nervous System | 47 |
| 2.6 Human Locomotion | 49 |
| 2.7 The Physiology of Voice | 50 |
| 2.8 The Larynx and Thoracic Cavity | 55 |
| 2.9 Auscultation of the Lungs | 57 |
| 2.10 Human Anatomy in English Proverbs and Sayings | 59 |
| Unit 3: Places of Work and Professional Responsibilities | 62 |
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| 3.1 Allied Health Professions | 63 |
| 3.2 What Do Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists Do? | 65 |
| 3.3 The Working Conditions of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists around the World | 68 |
| 3.4 Occupation Movement Communication | 69 |
| 3.5 Occupational Therapy Models of Practice | 70 |
| 3.6 Therapeutic Treatment Methods in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy | 73 |
| 3.7 Physiotherapy Fields of Activity and Clinical Practice | 75 |
| 3.8 Working in Private Practice in the USA | 77 |
| 3.9 Working for a School Board in the USA | 79 |
| 3.10 Working in a Hospital in the USA | 81 |
| 3.11 The Multi-Professional Setting within a Hospital in the United Kingdom | 82 |
| 3.12 Asking and Giving Directions | 85 |
| 3.13 Working Shifts for Allied Health Professionals in Public Hospitals | 89 |
| 3.14 Instruments and Equipment in the Hospital | 91 |
| 3.15 Health and Safety in the Hospital | 91 |
| Unit 4: Communicating with Patients From Initial Assessment to Discharge | 95 |
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| 4.1 The Therapeutic Relationship and the Intervention Process | 96 |
| 4.2 Making an Appointment | 97 |
| 4.3 Case History | 98 |
| 4.4 The Initial Assessment Interview Basic Interview | 100 |
| 4.5 The Initial Assessment Interview Detailed Interview and Questionnaire | 106 |
| 4.6 Documentation I Case Notes and Diagnostic Report | 111 |
| 4.7 Completing a Physical Examination | 114 |
| 4.8 Clinical Reasoning Processes in Chest Physiotherapy An Excursion to Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatment | 117 |
| 4.9 Interpretation of Test Results and Observations | 120 |
| 4.10 Treatment and Treatment Plan | 124 |
| 4.11 Documentation II SOAP Notes | 130 |
| 4.12 Documentation III Progress Report and Discharge Summary | 137 |
| Unit 5: Interdisciplinary Collaboration The Vocabulary of Health Professionals in Multi-Professional Teams | 141 |
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| 5.1 Health Care Teams and Team Collaboration | 142 |
| 5.2 The International Classi.cation of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) | 143 |
| 5.3 Health Professionals and Attitudes toward Disability | 145 |
| 5.4 Assistive Devices | 147 |
| 5.5 Areas Covered in Rehabilitation Programmes | 150 |
| 5.6 Team Conference on an Inpatient Sub-Acute Stroke Unit | 152 |
| 5.7 Team Meeting for an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) in the USA | 156 |
| 5.8 Neurological Patient Admission to Hospital Example of a Hospital Medical Ward Chart Note | 159 |
| Unit 6: Higher Education OT, PT, SLT at University | 164 |
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| 6.1 Differences between School and University | 165 |
| 6.2 Study Skills: Academic Reading | 165 |
| 6.3 Study Skills: Academic Writing | 168 |
| 6.4 Study Skills: Presentations and Discussions | 172 |
| 6.5 A Short Overview of Higher Education in the UK and the USA | 177 |
| 6.6 Doing a Bachelor s Degree An Occupational Therapy Student s Perspective | 181 |
| 6.7 Doing a Master s Degree A Speech-Language Pathologist s Experience | 183 |
| 6.8 The International Perspective on AHP Programmes | 186 |
| 6.9 University Application and Statement of Purpose | 187 |
| Unit 7: Working Abroad | 190 |
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| 7.1 The Experience of Working Abroad | 191 |
| 7.2 State Registration and Professional Associations | 196 |
| 7.3 The Job Application Process in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland | 199 |
| 7.4 Writing a Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Résumé | 208 |
| 7.5 Writing a Covering Letter for a Job Application | 211 |
| Unit 8: Appendix | 217 |
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| 8.1 Abbreviation List | 218 |
| 8.2 General Grades of Specialization of OTs, PTs and SLTs in the UK | 223 |
| 8.3 Therapy Materials and Equipment | 224 |
| 8.4 Directions and Planes of Reference | 232 |
| 8.5 Human Locomotion | 233 |
| 8.6 Useful Phrases for Patient Communication | 233 |
| 8.7 Useful Phrases for Presentations and | 236 |
| 8.8 Key Lösungsschlüssel | 237 |
| Bibliography | 243 |