Professional Practice in Health, Education and the Creative Arts

List of Contributors.
Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Section 1: Introduction: Framing professional practice;Knowing and doing in context; Doing, knowing, being and becoming:The nature of professional practice; Our collaborative inquiry.

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Section 2: Dimensions of professional practice: Practising without certainty: Providing health care in an uncertainworld; The meaning(s) of uncertainty in treatment decision making;Finding the fifth player: Artistry in professional practice;Embodying knowledges: Challenging the theory/practice divide;Exploring relationships in health care practice; Technology and thedepersonalisation of knowledge and practice; The research-sensitivepractitioner; The practice-sensitive researcher.

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Section 3: Journeying on professional practice: Usingautobiographical narrative and reflection to link personal andprofessional domains; Students and educators learning withinrelationships; Becoming in professional practice: An exemplar;Transforming practice; Articulating practice; Whether the twainshall meet: Knowledge and practice in the education of health andhuman service professionals; Parallel journeys in professionalpractice; Developing creative arts expertise; Weaving the body, thecreative unconscious, imagination and the arts into practicedevelopment.

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Section 4 Reflections: Professional practice: Walkingalone with others; Towards professional artisty and creativity inpractice.

Index.

""A stimulating and thought-provoking book, one to savour for its ideas and to enjoy for its artistry...Occupational therapists should try it""British Journal of Occupational Therapy"“The book has a unique contribution to make that will complement existing texts.”""“Tables and figures are generally clear and complementary. Overall, presentation is excellent. The book is attractive, well laid out and well illustrated.”""“It will be an excellent resource for libraries and departments as well as postgraduates with a specific interest in professional practice and development.”"Physiotherapy Journal

"A stimulating and thought-provoking book, one to savour for itsideas and to enjoy for its artistry...Occupational therapistsshould try it"
British Journal of Occupational Therapy

"The book has a unique contribution to make that willcomplement existing texts."

"Tables and figures are generally clear andcomplementary. Overall, presentation is excellent. The book isattractive, well laid out and well illustrated."

"It will be an excellent resource for libraries anddepartments as well as postgraduates with a specific interest inprofessional practice and development."
Physiotherapy Journal