Das Fachenglisch-Lehrbuch für die drei therapeutischen Berufsgruppen vermittelt Ihnen den für Ihren Berufsalltag relevanten Wortschatz, das Fachvokabular zu typischen Krankheitsbildern der drei Bereiche und Fachdisziplinen übergreifende Informationen über die verschiedenen Gesundheitssysteme in den angelsächsischen Ländern und mögliche Arbeitssituationen. Didaktische Schwerpunkte sind u.a. das Aneignen und Vertiefen eines vielseitigen Fachwortschatzes, mehr Sprach-Fitness in der Kommunikation mit englischsprachigen Kollegen, Ärzten und Patienten, mehr äDurchblick im Umgang mit englischsprachigen Fachtexten, mehr Sicherheit im Aufbereiten und Präsentieren von Fach- und Wissenschaftsthemen.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Vorwort
- Acknowledgements
- Weitere Beiträge
- Contents
- Unit 1: Health and Health Care
- Not Feeling Well
- Introduction to Health and Ill Health
- Some Commonly Encountered Medical Conditions
- Health Professionals
- Types of Health Care Systems
- The Health Care System of the UK: The National Health Service ( NHS)
- Health Care in the USA
- Health Services in the USA
- The German Health Care System
- Unit 2: Body Parts and Body Functions
- Basic Anatomical Terms
- The Anatomy of the Human Body
- The Parts of the Body
- Compound Words in Anatomy
- The Brain and Nervous System
- Human Locomotion
- The Physiology of Voice
- The Larynx and Thoracic Cavity
- Auscultation of the Lungs
- Human Anatomy in English Proverbs and Sayings
- Unit 3: Places of Work and Professional Responsibilities
- Allied Health Professions
- What Do Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists Do?
- The Working Conditions of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists around the World
- Occupation – Movement – Communication
- Therapeutic Treatment Methods in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy
- Physiotherapy Fields of Activity and Clinical Practice
- Working in Private Practice in the USA
- Working for a School Board in the USA
- Working in a Hospital in the USA
- The Multi-Professional Setting within a Hospital in the United Kingdom
- Asking and Giving Directions
- Working Shifts for Allied Health Professionals in Public Hospitals
- Instruments and Equipment in the Hospital
- Health and Safety in the Hospital
- Unit 4: Communicating with Patients – From Initial Assessment to Discharge
- The Therapeutic Relationship and the Intervention Process
- Making an Appointment
- Case History
- The Initial Assessment Interview – Basic Interview
- The Initial Assessment Interview – Detailed Interview and Questionnaire
- Documentation – Case Notes
- Completing a Physical Examination
- Clinical Reasoning Processes in Chest Physiotherapy – An Excursion to Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatment
- Interpretation of Test Results and Observations
- Treatment
- Documentation – SOAP Notes
- Progress Report and Discharge Summary
- Unit 5: Interdisciplinary Collaboration – The Vocabulary of Health Professionals in Multi- Professional Teams
- Health Care Teams and Team Collaboration
- The International Classi.cation of Functioning, Disability and Health ( ICF)
- Health Professionals and Attitudes toward Disability
- Assistive Devices
- Areas Covered in Rehabilitation Programmes
- Team Conference on an Inpatient Sub-Acute Stroke Unit
- Team Meeting for an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) in the USA
- Neurological Patient Admission to Hospital – Example of a Hospital Medical Ward Chart Note
- Unit 6: Higher Education – OT, PT, SLT at University
- Di.erences between School and University
- Study Skills: Academic Reading
- Study Skills: Academic Writing
- Study Skills: Presentations and Discussions
- A Short Overview of Higher Education in the UK and the USA
- Doing a Bachelor’s Degree – An Occupational Therapy Student’s Perspective
- Doing a Master’s Degree – A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Experience
- The International Perspective on AHP Programmes
- University Application and Statement of Purpose
- Unit 7: Working Abroad
- The Experience of Working Abroad
- State Registration and Professional Associations
- The Job Application Process in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
- Writing a Curriculum Vitae ( CV)
- Writing a Covering Letter for a Job Application
- Unit 8: Appendix
- Abbreviation List
- General Grades of Specialization of OTs, PTs and SLTs in the UK
- Therapy Materials and Equipment
- Directions and Planes of Reference
- Human Locomotion
- Useful Phrases for Patient Communication
- Useful Phrases for Presentations and Discussions
- Key – Lösungsschlüssel
