Toc: Front Cover
......Page 1 Occupational Therapy for Children......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Ancillary Materials......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Contents......Page 16 Chapter 1: An Overview of Occupational Therapy for Children......Page 18 Best Practices in Occupational Therapy for Children......Page 19 References......Page 35 Chapter 2: Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice with Children......Page 39 Occupational Therapy Practice with Children......Page 40 Foundational Theories......Page 45 Models Of Practice Used by Occupational Therapists......Page 50 Clinical Application Examples......Page 63 References......Page 67 Developmental Theories and Concepts......Page 73 An Occupational Therapy Perspective......Page 79 Children's Occupations, Performance Skills, and Contexts......Page 81 References......Page 97 Adolescent Development......Page 101 Areas of Occupation: Performance Skills and Patterns......Page 112 The Environments of Adolescence......Page 117 Occupational Therapy to Facilitate Adolescent Development......Page 118 Summary......Page 120 References......Page 121 Reasons to Study About Families......Page 125 The Family: A Group of Occupational Beings......Page 126 System Perspective of Family Occupations......Page 127 Family Subsystems......Page 128 Family Life Cycle......Page 132 Family Resources and the Child with Special Needs......Page 134 Sources of Diversity in Families......Page 136 An Ecologic Perspective......Page 139 Supporting Participation in Family Life......Page 140 Family Adaptation, Resilience, and Accommodation......Page 143 Partnering with Families......Page 144 Home Programs: Blending Therapy into Routines......Page 147 Working with Families Facing Multiple Challenges......Page 149 References......Page 152 Accessing Services and Resources......Page 158 Whose Distress, Whose Struggle?......Page 159 School......Page 160 Gifts and Dreams......Page 162 Cardiopulmonary Dysfunctions......Page 163 Musculoskeletal Disorders......Page 167 Neuromuscular Disorders......Page 172 Traumatic Brain Injuries......Page 184 Developmental Disabilities......Page 185 Toxic Agents......Page 194 Infectious Conditions......Page 197 Burns......Page 199 General Developmental Concerns......Page 202 References......Page 205 Suggested Readings......Page 208 Chapter 7: Purposes, Processes, and Methods of Evaluation......Page 210 Evaluation Purposes......Page 211 Evaluation Process......Page 217 Evaluation Methods......Page 223 References......Page 227 Appendix 7-A: Common Measures Used in
Pediatric Occupational Therapy......Page 229 Influences On Standardized Testing In Pediatric Occupational Therapy......Page 233 Purposes of Standardized Tests......Page 235 Types of Standardized Tests......Page 238 Technical Aspects......Page 242 Becoming a Competent Test User......Page 251 Ethical Considerations in Testing......Page 254