دانلود کتاب Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants

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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 Taping^®. Written by noted OTA educators Jean Solomon and Jane O'Brien, this resource is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical clinical reference!

• Hundreds of case examples
provide snapshots of real-life situations and solutions, helping you apply key concepts in a real-life setting.
• UNIQUE! Clinical Pearls boxes highlight practical advice from the authors and contributors, sharing what they have learned from years of experience.
• Coverage of evidence-based practice includes clinical trials and outcome studies, especially those relating to evaluation and intervention.
• Coverage of cultural diversity and sensitivity issues addresses the many different groups of people that OTAs treat in practice.
• Information on preventive care takes the role of the OTA beyond intervention and treatment.
• Family-centered perspective uses the terminology of the AOTA Practice Framework in showing how to tailor your treatment to meet the needs of children from different environments.
• Key terms, outlines, and objectives at the beginning of each chapter prepare readers for the information they're expected to learn from the chapter.
• Content reviews and questions at the end of each chapter summarize key concepts and help you assess your understanding.
• Suggested activities in each chapter help readers to bridge the gap between the classroom and the clinic by exploring realistic situations.
• UNIQUE! Learning resources on the Evolve companion website include video clips and review questions, reinforcing your understanding and demonstrating how concepts apply to actual practice.

• 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.