TY - BOOK AU - Solomon,Jean W. AU - O'Brien,Jane Clifford TI - Pediatric skills: for occupational therapy assistants SN - 9780323597135 AV - RJ53.O25.P43 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - St. Louis, Missouri PB - Elsevier, KW - Occupational therapy for children KW - Occupational therapy assistants KW - Occupational Therapy methods N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS 1. Scope of Practice -- 2. Family Systems -- 3. Medical Systems -- 4. Educational Systems -- 5. Community Systems -- 6. Principles of Normal Development -- 7. Development of Performance Skills -- 8. Development of Occupations -- 9. Adolescent Development: Becoming an Adolescent, Becoming an Adult -- 10. The Occupational Therapy Process -- 11. Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner -- 12. Neuroscience for the Pediatric Practitioner -- 13. Pediatric Health Conditions -- 14. Mental Health Disorders -- 15. Childhood and Adolescent Obesity -- 16. Intellectual Disabilities -- 17. Cerebral Palsy -- 18. Positioning and Handling: An Neurodevelopmental Approach -- 19. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Sleep/Rest -- 20. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living -- 21. Play and Playfulness -- 22. Functional Task at School: Handwriting -- 23. Therapeutic Media: Activity with Purpose -- 24. Motor Control and Motor Learning -- 25. Sensory Processing/Integration and Occupation -- 26. Applying the Model of Human Occupation to Pediatric Practice -- 27. Assistive Technology -- 28. Orthoses, Orthosis Fabrication, and Elastic Therapeutic Taping for the Pediatric Population -- 29. Animal-Assisted Therapy-- 30. Glossary. N2 - Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents! Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition covers the entire scope of pediatric OT practice, from normal childhood development to pediatric disorders and treatment planning. Case studies and helpful tips reinforce your understanding and make it easier to apply OT principles to the clinical setting. This edition is thoroughly updated with online videos and new coverage of community systems, physical agent modalities, childhood obesity, Model of Human Occupation assessments, and Kinesio TapingĀ®. Written by noted OTA educators Jean Solomon and Jane O'Brien, this resource is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical clinical reference! ER -