Reviews for Philosophical and Historical Roots of Occupational Therapy

The average rating for Philosophical and Historical Roots of Occupational Therapy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-12-20 00:00:00 J . McCool I thought this was well designed with practical strategies. I did find a few typos which was disappointing.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-09 00:00:00 Timothy Stone This is simultaneously a dense and highly accessible book that deepens notions of illness narratives within health care. I especially appreciated Mattingly's weaving in of 'real life' stories of therapeutic interactions between occupational therapists and rehabilitation patients who are negotiating their way to some sort of healing. What I found somewhat irritating and forced in places was Mattingly's insistence on drawing parallels between these healthcare setting clinical narrative dramas/rituals and those of 'primitive' exotic (to us) communities in remote areas of the world. I realize that Mattingly is a medical anthropologist and probably feels compelled to honor her scholarly lineage, but I felt it detracted from the strength of her arguments.