Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword by Carolyn Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter 1 The Home Environment
Tammy Aplin, PhD, BOccThy (Hons) and
Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert Occ Thy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil
Chapter 2 Approaches to Service Delivery
Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert Occ Thy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil;
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci; Andrew Jones, BA, MSW, GCE;
Rhonda Phillips, MPhil, BA, Grad Dip; and Jon Pynoos, MCP, PhD
Chapter 3 Models of Occupational Therapy
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
and Merrill Turpin, PhD, Grad Dip Counsel, BOccThy
Chapter 4 Legislation, Regulations, Codes, and Standards Influencing
Home Modification Practice
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci;
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci; and Jon Sanford, MArch, BS
Chapter 5 The Home Modification Process
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci
and Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 6 Evaluating Clients’ Home Modification Needs and Priorities
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
and Melanie Hoyle, BSc (Psych), MOccThySt, Grad Dip Health Sci, Post Grad Dip Psych
Chapter 7 Measuring the Person and the Home Environment
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci
and Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 8 Drawing the Built Environment
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci
and Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 9 Developing and Tailoring Interventions
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci;
Melanie Hoyle, BSc (Psych), MOccThySt, Grad Dip Health Sci, Post Grad Dip Psych;
and Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci
Chapter 10 Sourcing and Evaluating Products and Designs
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
and Melanie Hoyle, BSc (Psych), MOccThySt, Grad Dip Health Sci, Post Grad Dip Psych
Chapter 11 Access Standards and Their Role in Guiding Interventions
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci;
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci;
and Bronwyn Tanner, BOccThy, Grad Cert Occ Thy, Grad Cert Soc Planning, MPhil
Chapter 12 Ethical, Legal, and Reporting Variables: Pathways to Best Practice
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci
and Barbara Kornblau, JD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP, DASPE, CDMS, CCM, CPE
Chapter 13 Evaluating Outcomes
Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
and Melanie Hoyle, BSc (Psych), MOccThySt, Grad Dip Health Sci, Post Grad Dip Psych
Chapter 14 Literature Review: Home Modification Outcomes for Older Adults and
Adults With Disabilities
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci; Tammy Aplin, PhD, BOccThy (Hons);
Louise Gustafsson, PhD, BOccThy (Hons); and Desleigh de Jonge, MPhil (OccThy), Grad Cert Soc Sci
Chapter 15 Case Studies
Elizabeth Ainsworth, MOccThy, Grad Cert Health Sci; Kathleen Baigent, Dip COT, Dip Health Prom;
Ruth Cordiner, Dip COT, Grad Cert Occ Thy; Shirley Darlison, BOccThy; and May Eade, BOccThy
Appendix A Minor Modifications: It’s Not as Simple as “Do It Yourself” (DIY)
Appendix B Outline of Shapes and Occupied Wheelchairs
Appendix C Fundamental Types of Compact Turns
Appendix D Ramp Installation Considerations
Appendix E Home Modification Practice Resources
Appendix F Access Standards Resources
Appendix G Home Visit Checklist
Appendix H Home Modification Report Template
Appendix I Example of an Occupational Therapy Report
Financial Disclosures
Index