Section 1 INFORMING PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY 1 A short history of occupational therapy in mental health Catherine F. Paterson Service User Commentary by Matthew Pickles 2 Mental health and well-being Jon Fieldhouse, Katrina Bannigan 3 The knowledge base of occupational therapy Jennifer Creek Service User Commentary by Philippa Lalor Section 2 THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROCESS 4 Approaches to practice Jennifer Creek 5 Assessment and outcome measurement Alison Bullock 6 Planning and implementing interventions Sonya Mccullough Section 3 ENSURING QUALITY 7 Professional accountability Clare Beighton, Bob Collins 8 Management and leadership Gabrielle Richards 9 Research and evidence-based practice Katrina Bannigan Service User Commentary by Karan Essien Section 4 THE CONTEXT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 10 Ethics Diane E. Cotterill 11 Perspectives on using and providing services Anne-Laure Donskoy, Rosemarie Stevens, Wendy Bryant 12 Developing the student practitioner Anne Lawson-Porter Service User Commentary by Lisa J Ward 13 An intersectional approach to inequity Marina Morrow, Susan Lynn Hardie Section 5 OCCUPATIONS 14 Physical activity for mental health and well-being Fiona Cole Service User Commentary by Daljit Saini 15 Cognitive approaches to intervention Sarah Lee, Rachel West Service User Commentary by Sarah Mercer 16 Client-centred groups Marli Cole Service User Commentary by Lucia Franco 17 Creative activities Julie Walters, Wendy Sherwood, Helen Mason Service User Commentary by Ruth Sayers 18 Play Rob Brooks, Carolyn Dunford 19 Life skills Kevin Cordingley, Hannah Pell 20 Green care and occupational therapy Jon Fieldhouse, Joe Sempik Service User Commentary by Dinah Laprairie 21 Work and vocational pursuits Ellie Fossey, Sally Bramley Section 6 PEOPLE AND SETTINGS 22 The acute setting Katherine Sims Service User Commentary by Mary Nettle 23 Community work with severe and enduring mental health problems Simon Hughes, Hazel Parker 24 Older people Jennifer Wenborn 25 Emotional health and well-being of children and young people Susan Evans, Jagoda Banovic Service User Commentary by Sarah Marley 26 Learning disabilities Jane Goodman, Wendy Wright Service User Commentary by Eric Seall 27 Forensic and prison services Sharon Mcneil, Katrina Bannigan 28 Substance misuse Jenny Lancaster, John Chacksfield Service User Commentary by Trish Staples 29 Working on the margins: occupational therapy and social inclusion E. Madeleine Duncan, Jennifer Creek GLOSSARY