iii About the Editors ................................................................................................................................................. vii About the Authors ................................................................................................................................................ ix List of Figures, Tables, Exhibits, Case Examples, and Appendix ................................................................... xiii Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ xvii Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR, FAOTA Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... xix Deirdre R. Dawson, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) Sara E. McEwen, BSc(PT), MSc, PhD and Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT(C), OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAOT, FCAHS Part I. The Essential CO–OP Approach .............................................................................1 Introduction to Part I...............................................................................................................................3 Chapter 1. History of the CO–OP Approach ...................................................................................... 5 Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT(C), OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAOT, FCAHS Chapter 2. Essential Elements and Key Features of the CO–OP Approach .................................... 11 Elizabeth R. Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM Sara E. McEwen, BSc(PT), MSc, PhD Dido Green, PhD, DipCOT, FRSA Jolien van den Houten, BScOT, MHPE Deirdre R. Dawson, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT(C), OT Reg. (Ont.), FCAOT, FCAHS Chapter 3. Neuroplasticity and the CO–OP Approach .................................................................... 21 Deirdre R. Dawson, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) Chapter 4. Generalization and Transfer in the CO–OP Approach ................................................. 31 Sara E. McEwen, BSc(PT), MSc, PhD, and Adina Houldin, MSc Chapter 5. Goal Setting in the CO–OP Approach Context ............................................................. 43 Anne W. Hunt, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), and Nick Reed, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) Contents AOTA_CO-OP_00_FINAL_FM.indd 3 10/14/17 12:17 PM