1;Vorwort;6 2;Acknowledgements;7 3;Weitere Beiträge;8 4;Contents;9 5;Unit 1: Health and Health Care;11 5.1;Not Feeling Well;12 5.2;Introduction to Health and Ill Health;13 5.3;Some Commonly Encountered Medical Conditions;18 5.4;Health Professionals;20 5.5;Types of Health Care Systems;22 5.6;The Health Care System of the UK: The National Health Service ( NHS);24 5.7;Health Care in the USA;28 5.8;Health Services in the USA;32 5.9;The German Health Care System;33 6;Unit 2: Body Parts and Body Functions;35 6.1;Basic Anatomical Terms;36 6.2;The Anatomy of the Human Body;37 6.3;The Parts of the Body;39 6.4;Compound Words in Anatomy;39 6.5;The Brain and Nervous System;43 6.6;Human Locomotion;44 6.7;The Physiology of Voice;45 6.8;The Larynx and Thoracic Cavity;50 6.9;Auscultation of the Lungs;52 6.10;Human Anatomy in English Proverbs and Sayings;54 7;Unit 3: Places of Work and Professional Responsibilities;57 7.1;Allied Health Professions;58 7.2;What Do Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists Do?;59 7.3;The Working Conditions of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists around the World;63 7.4;Occupation - Movement - Communication;63 7.5;Therapeutic Treatment Methods in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy;64 7.6;Physiotherapy Fields of Activity and Clinical Practice;66 7.7;Working in Private Practice in the USA;68 7.8;Working for a School Board in the USA;70 7.9;Working in a Hospital in the USA;71 7.10;The Multi-Professional Setting within a Hospital in the United Kingdom;73 7.11;Asking and Giving Directions;75 7.12;Working Shifts for Allied Health Professionals in Public Hospitals;79 7.13;Instruments and Equipment in the Hospital;80 7.14;Health and Safety in the Hospital;81 8;Unit 4: Communicating with Patients - From Initial Assessment to Discharge;85 8.1;The Therapeutic Relationship and the Intervention Process;86 8.2;Making an Appointment;87 8.3;Case History;88 8.4;The Initial Assessment Interview - Basic Interview;89 8.5;The Initial Assessment Interview - Detailed Interview and Questionnaire;94 8.6;Documentation - Case Notes;98 8.7;Completing a Physical Examination;101 8.8;Clinical Reasoning Processes in Chest Physiotherapy - An Excursion to Respiratory Physiotherapy Treatment;104 8.9;Interpretation of Test Results and Observations;107 8.10;Treatment;111 8.11;Documentation - SOAP Notes;115 8.12;Progress Report and Discharge Summary;121 9;Unit 5: Interdisciplinary Collaboration - The Vocabulary of Health Professionals in Multi- Professional Teams;125 9.1;Health Care Teams and Team Collaboration;126 9.2;The International Classi.cation of Functioning, Disability and Health ( ICF);127 9.3;Health Professionals and Attitudes toward Disability;129 9.4;Assistive Devices;130 9.5;Areas Covered in Rehabilitation Programmes;133 9.6;Team Conference on an Inpatient Sub-Acute Stroke Unit;134 9.7;Team Meeting for an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) in the USA;137 9.8;Neurological Patient Admission to Hospital - Example of a Hospital Medical Ward Chart Note;141 10;Unit 6: Higher Education - OT, PT, SLT at University;146 10.1;Di.erences between School and University;147 10.2;Study Skills: Academic Reading;147 10.3;Study Skills: Academic Writing;150 10.4;Study Skills: Presentations and Discussions;153 10.5;A Short Overview of Higher Education in the UK and the USA;158 10.6;Doing a Bachelor's Degree - An Occupational Therapy Student's Perspective;162 10.7;Doing a Master's Degree - A Speech-Language Pathologist's Experience;164 10.8;The International Perspective on AHP Programmes;166 10.9;University Application and Statement of Purpose;167 11;Unit 7: Working Abroad;170 11.1;The Experience of Working Abroad;171 11.2;State Registration and Professional Associations;175 11.3;The Job Application Process in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland;178 11.4;Writing a Curriculum Vitae ( CV);187 11.5;Writing a Covering Letter for a Job Application;190 12;Unit 8: