Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents! Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition covers the entire scope of pediatric OT practice, from normal childhood development to pediatric disorders and treatment planning. Case studies and helpful tips reinforce your understanding and make it easier to apply OT principles to the clinical setting. This edition is thoroughly updated with online videos and new coverage of community systems, physical agent modalities, childhood obesity, Model of Human Occupation assessments, and Kinesio Taping®. Written by noted OTA educators Jean Solomon and Jane O'Brien, this resource is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical clinical reference!
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Acknowledgments - p. x 9. 1: Scope of Practice - p. 1 10. 2: Family Systems - p. 11 11. 3: Medical Systems - p. 22 12. 4: Educational Systems - p. 46 13. 5: Community Systems - p. 67 14. 6: Principles of Normal Development - p. 77 15. 7: Development of Performance Skills - p. 85 16. 8: Development of Occupations - p. 107 17. 9: Adolescent Development: Being an Adolescent, Becoming an Adult - p. 129 18. 10: The Occupational Therapy Process - p. 155 19. 11: Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner - p. 181 20. 12: Neuroscience for the Pediatric Practitioner - p. 197 21. 13: Pediatric Health Conditions - p. 214 22. Understanding Diagnosis and its Role in Intervention Planning - p. 216 23. Orthopedic Conditions - p. 216 24. Neurologic Conditions - p. 229 25. Postconcussion Syndrome - p. 235 26. Developmental Conditions - p. 237 27. Autism Spectrum Disorders - p. 238 28. General Interventions - p. 240 29. Cardiopulmonary System - p. 240 30. General Interventions - p. 245 31. Sensory System Conditions - p. 245 32. General Sensory Disorganization: Fussy Baby - p. 251 33. Other Pediatric Health Conditions - p. 251 34. Neoplastic Disorders - p. 252 35. General Interventions - p. 255 36. Immunologic Conditions - p. 255 37. Environmentally Induced And Acquired Conditions - p. 256 38. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders - p. 258 39. Lead Poisoning - p. 259 40. Summary - p. 259 41. References - p. 259 42. 14: Mental Health Disorders - p. 263 43. 15: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity - p. 310 44. 16: Intellectual Disabilities - p. 333 45. 17: Cerebral Palsy - p. 350 46. 18: Positioning and Handling: A Neurodevelopmental Approach - p. 374 47. 19: Activities of Daily Living and Sleep/Rest - p. 393 48. 20: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - p. 420 49. 21: Play and Playfulness - p. 443 50. 22: School: Handwriting - p. 462 51. 23: Therapeutic Media: Activity With Purpose - p. 494 52. 24: Motor Control and Motor Learning - p. 514 53. 25: Integration and Occupation/Sensory Processing - p. 530 54. 26: Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice - p. 554 55. 27: Assistive Technology - p. 569 56. 28: Orthoses, Orthotic Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population - p. 586 57. 29: Animal-Assisted Therapy - p. 608 58. Glossary - p. 622 59. Bibliography - p. 642 60. Index - p. 644
Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents! Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition covers the entire scope of pediatric OT practice, from normal childhood development to pediatric disorders and treatment planning. Case studies and helpful tips reinforce your understanding and make it easier to apply OT principles to the clinical setting. This edition is thoroughly updated with online videos and new coverage of community systems, physical agent modalities, childhood obesity, Model of Human Occupation assessments, and Kinesio Taping®. Written by noted OTA educators Jean Solomon and Jane O'Brien, this resource is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical clinical reference!
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Acknowledgments - p. x 9. 1: Scope of Practice - p. 1 10. 2: Family Systems - p. 11 11. 3: Medical Systems - p. 22 12. 4: Educational Systems - p. 46 13. 5: Community Systems - p. 67 14. 6: Principles of Normal Development - p. 77 15. 7: Development of Performance Skills - p. 85 16. 8: Development of Occupations - p. 107 17. 9: Adolescent Development: Being an Adolescent, Becoming an Adult - p. 129 18. 10: The Occupational Therapy Process - p. 155 19. 11: Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner - p. 181 20. 12: Neuroscience for the Pediatric Practitioner - p. 197 21. 13: Pediatric Health Conditions - p. 214 22. Understanding Diagnosis and its Role in Intervention Planning - p. 216 23. Orthopedic Conditions - p. 216 24. Neurologic Conditions - p. 229 25. Postconcussion Syndrome - p. 235 26. Developmental Conditions - p. 237 27. Autism Spectrum Disorders - p. 238 28. General Interventions - p. 240 29. Cardiopulmonary System - p. 240 30. General Interventions - p. 245 31. Sensory System Conditions - p. 245 32. General Sensory Disorganization: Fussy Baby - p. 251 33. Other Pediatric Health Conditions - p. 251 34. Neoplastic Disorders - p. 252 35. General Interventions - p. 255 36. Immunologic Conditions - p. 255 37. Environmentally Induced And Acquired Conditions - p. 256 38. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders - p. 258 39. Lead Poisoning - p. 259 40. Summary - p. 259 41. References - p. 259 42. 14: Mental Health Disorders - p. 263 43. 15: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity - p. 310 44. 16: Intellectual Disabilities - p. 333 45. 17: Cerebral Palsy - p. 350 46. 18: Positioning and Handling: A Neurodevelopmental Approach - p. 374 47. 19: Activities of Daily Living and Sleep/Rest - p. 393 48. 20: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living - p. 420 49. 21: Play and Playfulness - p. 443 50. 22: School: Handwriting - p. 462 51. 23: Therapeutic Media: Activity With Purpose - p. 494 52. 24: Motor Control and Motor Learning - p. 514 53. 25: Integration and Occupation/Sensory Processing - p. 530 54. 26: Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice - p. 554 55. 27: Assistive Technology - p. 569 56. 28: Orthoses, Orthotic Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population - p. 586 57. 29: Animal-Assisted Therapy - p. 608 58. Glossary - p. 622 59. Bibliography - p. 642 60. Index - p. 644