Description
- 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.
Table of Contents
- Scope of Practice- Family Systems- Medical System- Educational System- Community Practice- Principles of Normal Development- Development of Performance Skills- Development of Occupations- Adolescent Development: Becoming an Adult- The Occupational Therapy Process- Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner- Neuroanatomy for the Pediatric Practitioner- Pediatric Health Conditions- Childhood and Adolescent Psychosocial and Mental Health Disorders- Childhood and Adolescent Obesity- Intellectual Disabilities- Cerebral Palsy- Positioning and Handling: An Neurodevelopmental Approach- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Sleep/Rest- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living- Play and Playfulness- Functional Task at School: Handwriting- Therapeutic Media: Activity with Purpose- Motor Control and Motor Learning- Sensory Processing/Integration and Occupation- Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice- Assistive Technology- Orthoses, Orthosis Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population- Animal-Assisted Therapy- Glossary- Index
