Description

Focusing on children from infancy to adolescence, Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, 7th Edition provides comprehensive, full-color coverage of pediatric conditions and treatment techniques in all settings. Its emphasis on evidence-based practice includes updated references, research notes, and explanations of the evidentiary basis for specific interventions. And coverage of new research and theories, new techniques, and current trends, with additional case studies, keeps you in step with the latest advances in pediatric OT practice. Written by educators Jane Case-Smith and Jane Clifford O’Brien, this text is the Number One book in pediatric OT!

• NEW video clips and case studies on the Evolvewebsite demonstrate important concepts and rehabilitation techniques.
• NEW Autism Spectrum Disorder chapter contains important information for OTs not addressed in other texts.
• NEW Neuromotor: Cerebral Palsy chapter addresses the most prevalent cause of motor dysfunction in children.
• NEW Adolescent Development chapter helps you manage the special needs of teenagers and young adults.
• NEW contemporary design includes full-color photos and illustrations.
• UPDATED content and references ensure you have access to the comprehensive, research-based information that will guide you in making optimal decisions in practice.

Editorial Reviews

Maria Bettler

This book contains basic foundations of knowledgepertaining to pediatric occupational therapy as well as informationabout assessment, intervention, and the traditional arenas of pediatricoccupational therapy practice. The purpose is primarily to provide acomprehensive framework for occupational therapy students and to be areference and teaching tool for occupational therapy practitionersworking with children. This book is written at level that is suitablefor both undergraduate occupational therapy students as well asoccupational therapists who work with children. I believe this bookwill be most beneficial to the therapist who is new to pediatricoccupational therapy or who may be changing practice arenas. Thisbook features a wide array of knowledgeable authors, many of whom areexperts in their field. The key terms, chapter objectives, and studyquestions help greatly to illustrate the main points of chapters andserve to guide learning. The extensive and pertinent referencesprovided after each chapter are also a nice feature. My overallassessment of this book is that it is a helpful learning tool forstudents and a comprehensive general resource for practitioners. Itprovides an inclusive view of current pediatric occupational therapypractice. I do believe that the reorganization, updates of topics, andaddition of current pediatric information make this third edition avaluable replacement for the existing edition.

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Reviewer: Maria Bettler, OTR/L(Univ of Illinois at Chicago Coll of Associated Health Professions)
Description: This book contains basic foundations of knowledge pertaining to pediatric occupational therapy as well as information about assessment, intervention, and the traditional arenas of pediatric occupational therapy practice.
Purpose: The purpose is primarily to provide a comprehensive framework for occupational therapy students and to be a reference and teaching tool for occupational therapy practitioners working with children.
Audience: This book is written at level that is suitable for both undergraduate occupational therapy students as well as occupational therapists who work with children. I believe this book will be most beneficial to the therapist who is new to pediatric occupational therapy or who may be changing practice arenas.
Features: This book features a wide array of knowledgeable authors, many of whom are experts in their field. The key terms, chapter objectives, and study questions help greatly to illustrate the main points of chapters and serve to guide learning. The extensive and pertinent references provided after each chapter are also a nice feature.
Assessment: My overall assessment of this book is that it is a helpful learning tool for students and a comprehensive general resource for practitioners. It provides an inclusive view of current pediatric occupational therapy practice. I do believe that the reorganization, updates of topics, and addition of current pediatric information make this third edition a valuable replacement for the existing edition.