Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants

Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants
ISBN-10
0323000924
ISBN-13
9780323000925
Series
Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants
Category
Medical / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy
Pages
391
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Mosby
Author
Jean W. Solomon

Description

Designed as both a practical clinical reference and a comprehensive classroom text, this unparalleled new resource meets the need of OTA programs for a focused, easy-to-use approach to pediatrics. An introductory section covers the scope of practice, then addresses the medical, educational, and family systems. Subsequent sections provide in-depth coverage of normal development, pediatric health conditions, and treatment planning. A wide range of helpful pedagogy reinforces learning and enhances retention: chapter objectives, review questions, clinical pearls, learning activities, resource lists, bulleted/boxed key concepts, and boxed descriptions of therapeutic activities.

  • The first pediatric book geared specifically for the OTA
  • Outstanding comprehensive pediatric information for Occupational Therapy Assistant students, as required in an OTA curriculum
  • Provides a useful, informative reference for practicing Occupational Therapy Assistants.
  • Covers the scope of pediatric practice, normal development, pediatric health conditions and treatment planning.
  • Features a consistent format of Definition, Incidence, Classifications, Prognosis, Functional Implications, Assessment, Intervention, Clinical Resources, and Case Study for each chapter in the Pediatric Health Conditions section.
  • Uses chapter objectives, review questions, clinical pearls, learning activities, resource lists, bulleted/boxed key concepts, and boxed descriptions of therapeutic activities throughout for optimal student learning.

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