基本説明
This groundbreaking text by two noted educators and practitioners, with contributions by specialists in their fields, presents a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to pediatric therapy. Their work reflects the focus of practice today facilitating the participation of children and their families in everyday activities in the content of the physical and cultural environments in which they live, go to school, and play. The authors describe the occupational roles of children in an ecocultural context and examine the influence of that context on the participation of a child with physical, emotional, or cognitive limitations.
Full Description
This groundbreaking text by two noted educators and practitioners, with contributions by specialists in their fields, presents a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to pediatric therapy. Their work reflects the focus of practice today- facilitating the participation of children and their families in everyday activities in the content of the physical and cultural environments in which they live, go to school, and play. The authors describe the occupational roles of children in an ecocultural context and examine the influence of that context on the participation of a child with physical, emotional, or cognitive limitations.
Contents
Childhood Occupational Roles
Occupation and Participation: The Heart of Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Kids Want to do Kid Things
Voices of Children
Kids Talk About Being Kids
Children at Play
Can I Play, Too?
Early Intervention
Getting Off to a Good Start
Preschool
I'm Learning Now!
School
Participating in More Than Just the Classroom
Transitioning to Adulthood
What Will I Be When I Grow Up
Self-Care: A Primary Occupation
I Can Do It Myself!
Building Intervention from Theory
From LEGOs and Tinkertoys to Skyscrapers
Ecocultural Theory: Everyday Cultures of Children
Living in a Lot of Different Worlds
Cultural Competence
When the Rules are Different
Pediatric OT in the United States
Understanding Laws, Policies and Regulations for Practice
Pediatric OT in Canada
Grounding Practice in the Rights of Equality
Pediatric OT in the United Kingdom
Focusing Practice on the Health and Welfare of Children
Pediatric OT in Australia
Recognizing Multiculturalism in Policy
>Overview of the Intervention Process
Pediatric Therapy Teams
How Many Perspectives are on the Team?
Services in Emerging Practice Arenas
What's an OT Doing Here?
Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation
Why Can't I Do What Everyone Expects Me To Do?
Setting Goals that Express the Possibilities
If We Don't Know Where We're Going, How Will We Know When We Get There?
Direct Intervention
What Should We Play Today?
Indirect Intervention: Teaching Therapeutic Techniques
The OT Doesn't Do It All
Consultation
Can I Talk to You a Minute?
Pediatric Conditions and Their Impact on the Lives of Children
Disorders of Eating and Feeding, and Disorders Following Prenatal Substance Exposure
Why Won't My Baby Eat?
Sensory Processing Disorders
Feels Awful and Doesn't Sound Very Good, Either!
Disorders
Can I Learn To Walk?
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Isn't a'Spectrum' Like a Rainbow?
and Behavioral Disorders
Hey, Lady, Can't You Control Your Kid?
Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities
Why Is This So Hard For Me?
Visual and Auditory Disorders
What Does Soft Look Like?
Multitraumatic Injuries
From Emergency to Rehabilitation
Putting It All Together
Cases as Synthesis
The Lessons Kids Teach OTs
Reflections on Pediatric Practice
Love Working with Kids!
