Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants - E-Book

by Jean W. Solomon MHS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Jane Clifford O'Brien PHD, MS.ED.L, OTR/L, FAOTA

Overview

• NEW! Content on emerging areas of practice (such as community systems) broadens readers’ awareness of where interventions for children can take place.
• NEW! Content on physical agent modalities (PAMS) outlines the theory and application of PAMS as used by OTAs with pediatric clients.
• NEW! Pediatric MOHO assessments that are now available in the chapter on Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments describe how these assessments can help with intervention.
• NEW! Content on childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment, and concepts of elongation have been added to keep readers abreast of the latest trends and problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323394291
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/14/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	640
File size:	41 MB
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About the Author

Solomon, Jean W., MHS, OTR/L, BCP (Trident Technical Coll)

Table of Contents

1. Scope of Practice
2. Family Systems
3. Medical System
4. Educational System
5. Community Practice
6. Principles of Normal Development
7. Development of Performance Skills
8. Development of Occupations
9. Adolescent Development: Becoming an Adult
10. The Occupational Therapy Process
11. Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner
12. Neuroanatomy for the Pediatric Practitioner
13. Pediatric Health Conditions
14. Childhood and Adolescent Psychosocial and Mental Health Disorders
15. Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
16. Intellectual Disabilities
17. Cerebral Palsy
18. Positioning and Handling: An Neurodevelopmental Approach
19. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Sleep/Rest
20. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
21. Play and Playfulness
22. Functional Task at School: Handwriting
23. Therapeutic Media: Activity with Purpose
24. Motor Control and Motor Learning
25. Sensory Processing/Integration and Occupation
26. Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice
27. Assistive Technology
28. Orthoses, Orthosis Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population
29. Animal-Assisted Therapy
30. Glossary
31. Index