Description
**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Occupational Therapy**The number one book in pediatric OT is now revised and better than ever! Focusing on children and youth from infancy through adolescence to transition to adulthood, Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, Ninth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of evidence-based pediatric practice across all settings. The textbook covers foundational concepts for OT for children and youth; evaluation and assessment; intervention across all major life occupations; interventions addressing social-emotional, behavioral, cognitive, sensory and motor function; and a final chapter providing case studies to illustrate professional reasoning. - NEW! Chapters provide important information on the topics of creativity, embracing diversity and bridging differences in practice, conditions, settings, telehealth, sexuality, driving, and professional reasoning - NEW! Evaluation chapter synthesizes content across multiple practice areas, settings, and conditions, highlighting the complex clinical reasoning that supports the evaluation process - NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features case-based video clips, multiple-choice questions, and additional case studies, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud - REVISED! Case studies throughout the chapters apply and reinforce key concepts to promote clinical decision-making skills - NEW! Appendices provide information for commonly used assessment tools and list the cases presented throughout the text - UPDATED! Coverage explores the latest developments related to early intervention, school, and family systems - UPDATED! Current references help ensure content is relevant and applicable for today's occupational therapy practice - Guiding Questions engage you in reading and indicate key concepts from each chapter. Questions can serve as checkpoints when studying for examinations - Coverage of OT for children from infancy through adolescence includes the latest research, techniques, and trends - Full-color, contemporary design includes high-quality photos and illustrations - Application of theory and frames of reference in practice are emphasized throughout the book
Table of Contents
Section I. Foundational Knowledge for Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth1. The Occupational Therapy Process in Pediatrics: Overview of Essential Concepts2. Creativity As a Building Block of Successful Therapeutic Sessions3. The Intentional Relationship: Working with Children and Families4. Embracing Diversity and Bridging Differences in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practice5. Pediatric Conditions6. Pediatric Settings7. Documentation and Billing in Pediatric Practice8. Developmental TrajectoriesSection II. Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Assessment 9. Evaluation and Assessment in Pediatrics10. Interpretation, Goal Setting, and Measuring Outcomes in PediatricsSection III. Occupational Therapy Intervention11. Interventions for Feeding and Eating12. Interventions to Improve Rest and Sleep13. Interventions to Address Activities of Daily Living14. Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living15. Intervention for Education: Early Intervention through Transition16. Play Intervention17. Promoting Leisure Participation18. Social Participation and Community Integration19. Sexuality20. Driving and Community Mobility21. Treatment for Work Skill and EmploymentSection IV: Approaches to Intervention22. Empowering Families23. Using Telehealth in Pediatric Occupational TherapySection V: Social-Emotional, Behavioral, Cognitive, Sensory, and Motor Interventions 24. Social-Emotional Learning25. Approaches for Managing Challenging Behavior26. Cognitive-Based Interventions27. Ayres' Sensory Integration Intervention28. Specific Sensory Techniques, Environmental Modifications, and Related Interventions: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Intervention for Children and Youth with Challenges in Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing29. Application of Motor Control and Motor Learning30. Intervention for Fine Motor Skills31. Visual and Visual Information Processing32. Interventions for Mobility33. Interventions for Hand Impairments in Children and Youth34. Assistive TechnologySection VI: Resources for Application35. Case Studies to Illustrate Professional Reasoning in Pediatric PracticeAppendixA: Pediatric AssessmentsB: List of Online ResourcesC: Matrix of Case Examples Include in Each Chapter
