Updated: October 2025
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| Authors | Title | Category |
| Abby Norman | Ask Me About My Uterus | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Adams | Neurology in Primary Care | Neuroanatomy |
| Alers & Crouch (Eds.) | Occupational Therapy: An African Perspective | Theory |
| Alice Wong | Disability Visibility | Non-Fiction Novel |
| American Psychological Association | Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | |
| American Psychiatric Association | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) | Mental Health |
| Anne Geroski | Helping Skills for Counselors: Fundamental Counseling Skills and Principles | Mental Health |
| Anthony, Cohen, Farkas, Gagne | Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2nd Ed. | Mental Healteser |
| AOTA | The Objectives & Functions of Occupational Therapy | Theory |
| Atchison & Dirette | Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (6th Ed) | |
| Atul Gawande | Being Mortal | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Ayres | Sensory Integration & Learning Disorders | Pediatrics |
| Ayres | Developmental Dyspraxia and Adult-Onset Apraxia | Pediatrics |
| Batshaw, Roizen, & Pellegrino | Children with Disabilities (8th ed) | Pediatrics |
| Bazyk | Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain | Neuroanatomy |
| Bell, Carr, Denno, Johnson, & Phillips | Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings | Pediatrics |
| Bellack, Mueser, Gingerich, & Agresta | Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia: A Step-by-Step Guide (2nd ed) | Mental Health |
| Bernard | Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (5th ed) | |
| Biel | Trail Guide to the Body (5th ed) | Anatomy |
| Bonder | Psychopathology and Function (5th ed) | Mental Health |
| Borkowski & Weaver | Prevention: The Science & Art of Promoting Healthy Child & Adolescent Development | Pediatrics |
| Braveman & Newman | Cancer and Occupational Therapy: Enabling Performance and Participation Across the Lifespan | Cancer |
| Brown, Stoffel, Muñoz | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation | Mental Health |
| Christenson & Chase | Occupational Therapy and Home Modification | Older Adults |
| Christiansen & Baum | Occupational Therapy: Enabling Function and Well-Being (2nd ed.) | Mental Health |
| Christiansen & Chase | Occupational Therapy and Home Modification: Promoting Safety and Supporting Participation | Adults/Older Adults |
| Christiansen & Townsend | Introduction to Occupation: The Art & Science of Living (2nd ed) | Theory |
| Cody & Smith | Applied Statistics & the SAS Programming Language (4th ed.) | OT Education |
| Cohen | Neuroscience for Rehabilitation (2nd ed) | Neuroanatomy |
| Colditz | Splinting with Neoprene | |
| Conners | Conners Manual (3rd ed) | Research |
| Cook, Polgar, & Encarnacao | Assistive Technologies: Principles & Practice (5th ed) | Assistive Technology |
| Coppard & Lohman | Introduction to Splinting: A Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving Approach (2nd ed) | |
| Cottrell | Proactive Approaches in Psychosocial Occupational Therapy | Theory |
| Davis | The Disability Studies Reader (3rd ed) | |
| Danto & Pruzansky | 1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities: Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions | GLE: Pediatrics |
| DeLany & Pendzick | Working with Children & Adolescents: A Guide for the Occupational Therapy Assistant | Pediatrics |
| DiZazzo-Miller, Pociask, & Hughes | Preparing for the Occupational Therapy Assistant National Board Exam | OT Education |
| Doll | Program Development & Grant Writing in Occupational Therapy: Making the Connection | OT Education |
| Donohue | Social Profile: Assessment of Asocial Participation in Children, Adolescents, and Adults | |
| Duncan | Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy (6th ed) | |
| Engel & MacKinnon | Enhancing Human Occupation Through Hippotherapy: A Guide for Occupational Therapy | Adults |
| F.A. Davis | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Vision for Participation (2nd ed) | Mental Health |
| Farkas, Soydan, Gagne | Introduction to Rehabilitation Readiness | |
| Fearing & Clark | Individuals in Context: A Practical Guide to Client-Centered Practice | Therapeutic Relationship |
| Fidler & Fidler | Occupational Therapy: A Communication Process in Psychiatry | Mental Health |
| Gately | Documentation Manual for Occupational Therapy (5th ed) | Documentation |
| Gentile | Functional Visual Behavior in Children: An Occupational Therapy Guide to Evaluation & Treatment Options (2nd ed) | Pediatrics |
| Gillen & Brown | Willard and Spackman’s Occupational Therapy (14th ed) | Core Textbook |
| Geroski | Helping Skills for Counselors | |
| Goss | Gray’s Anatomy (28th ed) | Neuroanatomy |
| Greenberger/Padesky | Mind Over Mood | |
| Grimm & Yarnold | Reading and Understanding Multivariate Statistics | Research |
| Gutman & Schonfeld | Screening Adult Neurologic Populations: A step-by-step instruction manual (3rd ed) | |
| Haben Girma | The Deaf Blind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law | Non-fiction Novel |
| Haertl | Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | Cognition |
| Hall | Occupational Therapy Toolkit (7th ed) | OT Education |
| Hamblen & Mueser | Treatment for Post Disaster Distress: A Transdiagnostic Approach | Mental Health |
| Hanft & Shepherd | Collaborating for Student Success: A Guide for School-Based Occupational Therapy (2nd ed) | Pediatrics |
| Hissong, Lape, & Bailey | Bailey’s Research for the Health Professional (3rd ed) | Documentation & Research |
| Howe & Schwartzberg | A Functional Approach to Group Work in Occupational Therapy (2nd ed) | Groups |
| Jacobs | Management and Administration for the OTA: Leadership and Application Skills | OT Education |
| Jacobs | Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation | OT Education |
| Jacobs | Management and Administration for the OTA (2nd ed) | OT Education |
| Jacobs & McCormack | The Occupational Therapy manager (5th ed.) | OT Education |
| Jacobs & McCormack | The Occupational Therapy Manager (6th ed.) | OT Education |
| Jacobs, MacRae, & Sladyk | Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence (2nd ed) | OT Education |
| Jacobs, MacRae, & Sladyk | Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence (3rd ed) | OT Education |
| Jacobs & Austin | Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity: Splinting Principles and Process (3rd ed) | |
| Jacobs & Austin | Fabrication Process Manual for Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity: Splinting Principles and Process (3rd ed) | |
| Jacobs & Logigian | Functions of a Manager in Occupational Therapy (3rd ed) | |
| Jacobs & Simon | Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy (7th ed) | OT Education |
| Jacobs & McRae | Occupational Therapy Essentials for Clinical Competence (3rd ed) | OT Education |
| Jensen | (Don’t) Call Me Crazy | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Johnson, DeAngelis & Muhlenhaupt | Occupational Therapy: Examination Review Guide | OT Education |
| Judith Heumann | Being Heumann | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Judy Mozersky | Locked In: A Young Woman’s Battle with Stroke | Novel |
| Kaplan | Directive Group Therapy: Innovative Mental Health Treatment | |
| Kasar & Clark | Developing Professional Behaviors | Therapeutic Relationship |
| Kendall, McCreary, Provance, Rodgers, & Romani | Muscles: Testing & Function with Posture & Pain (5th ed) | Anatomy |
| Kime | Compensating for Memory Deficits: Using a Systematic Approach | Cognition |
| Kluth | “You’re Going to Love This Kid”: Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom | Pediatrics |
| Koegel & Koegel | Pivotal Response Treatments for Autism | Pediatrics |
| Kristal | The Temperament Perspective: Working with Children’s Behavioral Styles | Pediatrics |
| Krupa, Kirsh, Pitts, & Fossey | Bruce & Borg’s Psychosocial Frames of Reference: Theories, Models, & Approaches for Occupational-Based Practice (4th ed) | Core Textbook |
| Kumar | Multidisciplinary Approach to Rehabilitation | Theory |
| Kuypers | The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control | Pediatrics |
| Lane & Bundy | Kids Can Be Kids: A Childhood Occupations Approach | Pediatrics |
| Leah Lakshmi & Piepzna-Samarasinha | Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Lollar | Launching into Adulthood: An Integrated Response to Support Transition of Youth with Chronic Health Conditions & Disabilities | Pediatrics |
| Lowenstein & Halloran | Case Studies Through the Health Care Continnuum: A Workbook for the Occupational Therapy Student | OT Education |
| Makechnie | Optimal Health: The Quest | Narrative |
| Marcus & Breton | Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing: Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention | |
| Masters & Rylys | Introducing Medical Terminology Specialties: A Medical Specialties Approach with Patient Records | |
| Matsuka & Christiansen | Life Balance: Multidisciplinary Theories & Research | Theory |
| McColl, Law, & Stewart | Theoretical Basis of Occupational Therapy (3rd ed) | Theory |
| McGurk & Mueser | Cognitive Remediation for Successful Employment and Psychiatric Recovery: The Thinking Skills for Work Program | Cognition |
| Mandel, Jackson, Zemke, Nelson, & Clark | Lifestyle Redesign: Implementing the Well Elderly Program | GLE: Adults |
| Meyerson & Zuckerman | Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke | Non-Fiction Memoir |
| Mueser & Gingerich | The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia | Mental Health |
| Neisworth & Wolfe | The Autism Encyclopedia | Pediatrics |
| Nezu, Nezu, & D’Zurilla | Problem-Solving Therapy: A Treatment Manual | Mental Health |
| Nolte | Essentials of the Human Brain | Neuroanatomy |
| Nolte | The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy | Neuroanatomy |
| Nolte & Angevine Jr. | The Human Brain in Photographs & Diagrams | Neuroanatomy |
| Padilla (Ed.) | A Professional Legacy: The Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectures in Occupational Therapy 1995-2004 (2nd ed) | OT Education |
| Pape & Ryba | Practical Considerations for School-Based Occupational Therapists | Practice Guidelines |
| Paul Kalanithi | When Breath Becomes Air | Non-Fiction Novel |
| Pendleton & Schultz-Krohn | Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction (7th ed) | Physical Dysfunction |
| Pendleton & Schultz-Krohn | Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction (9th ed) | Physical Dysfunction |
| Pentland, Harvey, Lawton, McColl | Time Use Research in the Social Science | OT Education |
| Porr & Rainville | Pediatric Therapy: A Systems Approach | Pediatrics |
| Portney & Watkins | Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice (3rd ed) | Research |
| Prizant, Wetherby, Rubin, Laurent, & Rydell | The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Volume I: Assessment) | Pediatrics |
| Prizant, Wetherby, Rubin, Laurent, & Rydell | The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Volume II: Planning) | Pediatrics |
| Punwar & Peloquin | Occupational Therapy Principles & Practice (3rd ed) | Theory |
| Radomski & Trombly Latham | Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (7th ed.) | Physical Dysfunction |
| Ramey, Coker-Bolt, & DeLuca | Handbook of Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT): A Guide for Occupational Therapy and Health Care Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators | Pediatrics |
| Reed & Sanderson | Concepts of Occupational Therapy (4th ed) | Theory |
| Sames | Documenting Occupational Therapy Practice (3rd ed) | Documentation & Research |
| Scaffa, Reitz, & Pizzi | Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and Wellness | |
| Scheinholtz (Ed.) | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: Considerations for Advanced Practice | Mental Health |
| Schell & Gillen | Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy (13th ed.) | Core Textbook |
| Schkade & McClung | Occupational Adaptation in Practice: Concepts & Cases | Activity Analysis |
| Schwartzberg, Howe & Barnes | Groups: Applying the Functional Group Model | Groups |
| Scifers | Special Tests for Neurologic Examination | Neuroanatomy |
| Scott & Reitz (Ed.) | Practical Applications for the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics & Ethics Standards | Theory |
| Shamus | The Color Atlas of Physical Therapy | |
| Slater | Reference Guide to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics & Ethics Standards | Theory |
| Smith-Gabai | Occupational Therapy in Acute Care | Adults |
| Spencer & Jacobs | Complementary/Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach | Adults |
| Stephanie Foo | What My Bones Know | Non-Fiction Memoir |
| Steve Silberman | Neurotribes | Neuroanatomy |
| Taylor | The Intentional Relationship | OT education |
| Thomas | Occupation-Based Activity Analysis | OT Education |
| Vance | Home Health Care: A Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice | Practice Guidelines |
| Wagenfeld | Foundations of Theory & Practice for the Occupational Therapy Assistant | Theory |
| Willis | Medical Terminology: The Language of Health Care (2nd ed.) | Medical Reference |
| Wolf, Edwards, Giles | Functional Cognition and Occupational Therapy | OT Education |
