Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants - Grand Format

Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents ! By incorporating the AOTA Practice Framework, this market-leading text offers a comprehensive, application-focused guide to pediatric occupational therapy assisting. This text's focused and easy-to-use approach covers everything from the scope of pediatric practice to in-depth coverage of normal development, pediatric health conditions, and intervention planning and implementation.
This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to include new content and chapters on educational systems, handwriting, neuroscience, the Model of Human Occupation, childhood obesity, documentation, neurodevelopmental treatment, motor control and motor learning, and constraint-induced movement therapy. An abundance of learning features retained from the previous edition includes : - Case studies and Clinical Pearls boxes ; - Evidence-based content that incorporates clinical trials and outcome studies ; - Cultural diversity and sensitivity issues ; - Prevention information ; - A family-centered perspective ; - Review questions and summaries ; - Suggested activities ; - Key terms, chapter outlines, and chapter objectives.
The Evolve Learning Resources include : - Video clips with critical thinking questions ; - Multiple-choice questions for instructors ; - Separate multiple-choice questions for students ; - PowerPoint slides ; - Case studies and links to resources.