Pediatric Skills For Occupational Therapy Assistants

UNIQUE! Demonstrates how concepts apply to practice with video clips on the Evolve website that exhibit pediatric clients involved in a variety of occupational therapy interventions. UNIQUE! Prepares you for new career opportunities with content on emerging practice areas such as community systems. UNIQUE! Offers new assessment and intervention strategies with the addition of content on Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments and physical agent modalities (PAMS). Provides the latest information on current trends and issues such as childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT), and concepts of elongation.

Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents with Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 4th Edition. This market-leading text offers a comprehensive, application-focused guide to pediatric occupational therapy assisting by incorporating the AOTA Practice Framework. The text’s focused and easy-to-use approach to pediatrics covers everything from the scope of practice to in-depth coverage of normal development, pediatric health conditions, and treatment planning. This new edition has also been thoroughly updated and expanded to include new content and chapters on community systems, physical agent modalities, the Model of Human Occupation assessments, childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment, and concepts of elongation. UNIQUE! Video clips on the Evolve companion website show pediatric clients involved in a variety of occupational therapy interventions to demonstrate how concepts apply to actual practice. UNIQUE! Clinical Pearls boxes highlight expert advice and tips from the authors and contributors. Case examples provide snapshots of real-life situations to show how key concepts apply to real-life situations. Evidence-based content incorporates clinical trials and outcome studies to demonstrate the evidentiary basis for OTA practice. Inclusion of cultural diversity and sensitivity issues familiarize readers with the diverse groups of people that OTAs treat in practice. Incorporation of prevention information demonstrates that the OTA’s role goes beyond intervention and treatment. Family-centered perspective uses the terminology of the AOTA Practice Framework to focus on tailoring the OT approach to meet the needs of children within the context of their own environments. Review questions and summaries at the end of each chapter help readers assess and evaluate what they have learned. Suggested activities in each chapter help readers bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic. Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives at the beginning of each chapter prepare readers for the information they’re expected to learn from the chapter. User resources on Evolve companion site include a variety of activities to help reinforce the material in the text, including: video clips and review questions. 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.

NEW! Every Moment Counts content is added to The Occupational Therapy Process chapter, promoting pediatric mental health. NEW! Coverage of educational expectations is added to the Educational System chapter. NEW! Coverage of "signature" constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is added to Cerebral Palsy chapter. NEW photographs and illustrations are added throughout the book. NEW video clips on the Evolve companion website show the typical development of children/adolescents. NEW! Extensive assessment and abbreviations appendices are added to Evolve. NEW! Expanded glossary is added to Evolve.

Incorporating the AOTA Practice Framework, the 2nd edition of this practical clinical reference and comprehensive classroom text is thoroughly updated and expanded to include areas such as therapeutic media, orthotics and prosthetics, and animal-assisted therapy. Its focused, easy-to-use approach to pediatrics covers everything from the scope of practice to in-depth coverage of normal development, pediatric health conditions, and treatment planning. Readers will also find a wealth of activities that reinforce learning - prompting them to think critically about applying these principles to a clinical setting. 129 case stories help apply concepts to practice. Utilizes a family-centered perspective which focuses on tailoring the OT approach to meets the needs of children within the context of their own environments Includes evidence-based content such as clinical trials and outcome studies that demonstrate evidentiary basis for OTA practice Features expert advice and tips from the authors and contributors in highlighted areas called Clinical Pearls Contains valuable information on the OTA's role in prevention Addresses cultural diversity and sensitivity to bring about awareness on the wide groups of people that OTAs treat Contains suggested activities in each chapter that help readers bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives at the beginning of each chapter prepare readers for the information expected to learn from the chapter Completely updated to reflect emerging practices and hot topics such as No Child Left Behind, Models of Medical Care, Community Mobility, Client Factors: Functional Implications and OT Intervention, IADLs, Funding for Assistive Technology Includes the OT Practice Framework, which reflects the current approach to occupational therapy Additional case stories that apply key concepts to real-life situations have been added 8 chapters that cover information on adolescent development, pediatric health conditions, therapeutic media, handwriting, motor control, sensory integration, orthotics and prosthetics, and animal-assisted therapy

This is a Pageburst digital textbook. Utilizes a family-centered perspective, using the terminology of the AOTA Practice Framework, which focuses on tailoring the OT approach to meet the needs of children within the context of their own environments. Includes evidence-based content such as clinical trials and outcome studies that demonstrate the basis for OTA best practices. Presents case examples that show how key concepts apply to real-life situations. UNIQUE! Features expert advice and tips from the authors and contributors in highlighted Clinical Pearls boxes. Addresses cultural diversity and sensitivity to introduce you to the wide groups of people that OTAs treat. Incorporates prevention as a role OTA's have in addition to intervention and treatment. Contains suggested activities in each chapter that help bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic. Prepares you for the information you're expected to learn from the chapter with key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives at the beginning of each chapter. Helps you assess and evaluate what you've learned with review questions and summaries at the end of each chapter. UNIQUE! Evolve website offers a variety of video clips and learning activities to help reinforce the material you learn in the text. UNIQUE! Demonstrates how concepts apply to practice with video clips on the Evolve website that exhibit pediatric clients involved in a variety of occupational therapy interventions. UNIQUE! Prepares you for new career opportunities with content on emerging practice areas such as community systems. UNIQUE! Offers new assessment and intervention strategies with the addition of content on Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments and physical agent modalities (PAMS). Provides the latest information on current trends and issues such as childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT), and concepts of elongation.

"Utilizes a family-centered perspective, using the terminology of the AOTA Practice Framework, which focuses on tailoring the OT approach to meet the needs of children within the context of their own environments.Includes evidence-based content such as clinical trials and outcome studies that demonstrate the basis for OTA best practices.Presents case examples that show how key concepts apply to real-life situations. Features: expert advice and tips from the authors and contributors in highlighted Clinical Pearls boxes ; Addresses cultural diversity and sensitivity to introduce you to the wide groups of people that OTAs treat ; Incorporates prevention as a role OTA's have in addition to intervention and treatment ; Contains suggested activities in each chapter that help bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic ; Prepares you for the information you're expected to learn from the chapter with key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives at the beginning of each chapter ; Helps you assess and evaluate what you've learned with review questions and summaries at the end of each chapter ; Evolve website offers a variety of video clips and learning activities to help reinforce the material you learn in the text ; Demonstrates how concepts apply to practice with video clips on the Evolve website that exhibit pediatric clients involved in a variety of occupational therapy interventions ; Prepares you for new career opportunities with content on emerging practice areas such as community systems ; Offers new assessment and intervention strategies with the addition of content on Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) assessments and physical agent modalities (PAMS) ; Provides the latest information on current trends and issues such as childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT), and concepts of elongation."--abebooks.com

Designed as both a practical clinical reference and a comprehensive student text, this unparalleled new provides a focused, easy-to-use approach to paediatrics. The introductory section covers the scope of practice, then addresses the medical, educational, and family systems. Subsequent sections provide in-depth coverage of normal development, paediatric health conditions, and treatment planning. A wide range of helpful pedagogy reinforces learning and enhances retention: chapter objectives, review questions, clinical pearls, learning activities, resource lists, bulleted/boxed key concepts, and boxed descriptions of therapeutic activities. The first pediatric book geared specifically for the OTA Outstanding comprehensive pediatric information for Occupational Therapy Assistant students, as required in an OTA curriculum Provides a useful, informative reference for practicing Occupational Therapy Assistants. Covers the scope of pediatric practice, normal development, pediatric health conditions and treatment planning. Features a consistent format of Definition, Incidence, Classifications, Prognosis, Functional Implications, Assessment, Intervention, Clinical Resources, and Case Study for each chapter in the Pediatric Health Conditions section. Uses chapter objectives, review questions, clinical pearls, learning activities, resource lists, bulleted/boxed key concepts, and boxed descriptions of therapeutic activities throughout for optimal student learning.

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