Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants - E-Book

by OTR/L Solomon MHS, MS.ED.L O'Brien PHD

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:	Mosby, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/14/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	640
File size:	41 MB
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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