Occupational Therapy for Children / Edition 6

by Jane Case-Smith EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Jane Clifford O'Brien PHD, MS.ED.L, OTR/L, FAOTA

Overview

The sixth edition of Occupational Therapy for Children maintains its focus on children from infancy to adolescence and gives comprehensive coverage of both conditions and treatment techniques in all settings. Inside you’ll discover new author contributions, new research and theories, new techniques, and current trends to keep you in step with the changes in pediatric OT practice. This edition provides an even stronger focus on evidence-based practice with the addition of key research notes and explanations of the evidentiary basis for specific interventions.

• Unique Evolve Resources website reinforces textbook content with video clips and learning activities for more comprehensive learning.
• Case studies help you apply concepts to actual situations you may encounter in practice.
• Evidence-based practice focus reflects the most recent trends and practices in occupational therapy.

• Unique! Chapter on working with adolescents helps you manage the special needs of this important age group.
• Unique! Research Notes boxes help you interpret evidence and strengthen your clinical decision-making skills.
• Video clips on a companion Evolve Resources website reinforce important concepts and rehabilitation techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323056588
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	12/07/2009
Series:	Case Review Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	857
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Case-Smith, Jane, EdD, OTR (Ohio State Univ); Allen, Anne S., MA (Ohio State Univ); Pratt, Pat Nuse, MOT, OTR, FAOTA

The contributors represent the specialties of occupational therapy, pediatrics, special education, and physical therapy. Most are from U.S. universities and child development centers, with a few in private practice. One is from Iceland. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Texas at Galveston and Ohio State Univ.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

1. An Overview of Occupational Therapy for Children

2. Foundation for OT Practice with Children

3. Development of Childhood Occupations

4. In Transition to Adulthood: The Occupations and Performance Skills of Adolescence

5. Working with Families

6. Common Diagnosis in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practice

7. Purposes, Processes, and Methods of Evaluation

8. Use of Standardized Tests in Pediatric Practice

9. Development of Postural Control

10. Development of Hand Skills

11. Sensory Integration

12. Visual Perception

13. Psychosocial and Emotional Domains

14. Behavioral Intervention and Behavioral Support

15. Feeding Interventions

16. Self-Care and Adaptations for Independent Living

17. Instrumental Activities of Daily living and Community independence

18. Play

19. Prewriting and Handwriting Skills

20. Computers and Augmentative Communication

21. Mobility

22. Neonatal Intensive Case Unit

23. Early Intervention

24. School-Based Occupational Therapy

25. Services for Children with Visual or Auditory Impairments

26. Hospital Services and Pediatric Rehabilitation

27. Transition Services: From School to Adult Life

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Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This book contains basic foundations of knowledgepertaining to pediatric occupational therapy as well as informationabout assessment, intervention, and the traditional arenas of pediatricoccupational therapy practice. The purpose is primarily to provide acomprehensive framework for occupational therapy students and to be areference and teaching tool for occupational therapy practitionersworking with children. This book is written at level that is suitablefor both undergraduate occupational therapy students as well asoccupational therapists who work with children. I believe this bookwill be most beneficial to the therapist who is new to pediatricoccupational therapy or who may be changing practice arenas. Thisbook features a wide array of knowledgeable authors, many of whom areexperts in their field. The key terms, chapter objectives, and studyquestions help greatly to illustrate the main points of chapters andserve to guide learning. The extensive and pertinent referencesprovided after each chapter are also a nice feature. My overallassessment of this book is that it is a helpful learning tool forstudents and a comprehensive general resource for practitioners. Itprovides an inclusive view of current pediatric occupational therapypractice. I do believe that the reorganization, updates of topics, andaddition of current pediatric information make this third edition avaluable replacement for the existing edition.

Maria Bettler

Reviewer: Laura K. Vogtle, PhD, OTR/L, ATP (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Description: This is a text edited by a well-known contributor to this arena and includes many chapters by authors respected in the field. Topic areas are divided into foundational material, evaluation, performance areas, and practice areas. Chapters include detailed case studies, clear tables, and illustrations/photos, and in some cases appendixes for further clarification.
Purpose: The book is designed to be a complete and detailed perspective on the occupational therapy assessment and treatment of children. The editor has included an up-to-date legislative and theoretical backdrop against which current practice guidelines, theoretical frameworks, and contexts are portrayed. The intent is to provide a comprehensive work, and for the most part the editor is successful in this goal. Other texts are more narrowly focused, so other resources need to be included in courses where they are used.
Audience: The intended audience is undergraduate occupational therapy students, although the work applies to entry-level masters students as well. It could also be used as a reference by clinicians who do not have pediatric experience. Several chapters have more advanced material which could be used by clinicians who are currently practicing in pediatric settings.
Features: The theory and foundations of occupational therapy, evaluation, practice areas, and practice arenas are covered in four sections. Chapters on working with families, postural control, self-care, adaptation, and areas of service are particularly well written. The case studies are presented to integrate the didactic material with realistic cases. There is a good description of evidence-based practice, which is advocated as a basis for intervention. Interestingly, in the same chapter contributors proceed to discuss the lack of evidence for the efficacy of a sensory-integrative (SI) framework, then go on to point out that "SI remains a powerful force in clinical reasoning in pediatrics." Sections that could be stronger include the technology chapter, which is limited to computers and augmentative communication. There is no chapter on developing social relationships and networks, none on adolescence, and the chapter on transitions is quite limited.
Assessment: This text is an excellent contribution to the library of pediatric texts. It has broad-based application which makes it useful in both undergraduate, entry-level, and even post-professional settings. The strength of the book lies in the scope and depth provided. There are several pediatric texts on play and hand function, but none as comprehensive as this. The third edition of this text was published in 1996, which makes it seem early for another edition. There are a few new contributors, but the chapter structure is very similar. There are a few chapter deletions and some of the remaining have been renamed and reworked. Many of the photographs are the same. The case study format is new and much improved, and the language of the text reworked into existing norms and theory of the occupational therapy profession.

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