Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource , 8th Edition

Key Features

• Full-color, contemporary design throughout text includes high-quality photos and illustrations.
• Case-based video clips on the Evolve website demonstrate important concepts and rehabilitation techniques.
• Research Notes boxes and evidence-based summary tables help you learn to interpret evidence and strengthen clinical decision-making skills.
• Coverage of OT for children from infancy through adolescence includes the latest research, techniques and trends.
• Case studies help you apply concepts to actual situations you may encounter in practice.
• Learning objectives indicate what you will be learning in each chapter and serve as checkpoints when studying for examinations.
• A glossary makes it easy for you to look up key terms.

New to this Edition

•  NEW! Eight completely new chapters cover Theory and Practice Models for Occupational Therapy With Children, Development of Occupations and Skills From Infancy Through Adolescence, Therapeutic Use of Self, Observational Assessment and Activity Analysis, Evaluation Interpretation, and Goal Writing, Documenting Outcomes, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Vision Impairment.
• NEW! A focus on theory and principles Practice Models promote clinical reasoning.
• NEW! Emphasis on application of theory and frames of reference in practice appear throughout chapters in book.
• NEW! Developmental milestone tables serve as quick reference guides.
• NEW! Online materials included to help facilitate your understanding of what’s covered in the text.
• NEW! Textbook is organized into six sections to fully describe the occupational therapy process and follow OTPF.

Companion Products

• Evolve Resources for Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, 8th Edition
• Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, 8th Edition
• Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents - E-Book, 8th Edition

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Jane Clifford O'Brien, PhD, OTR/L, Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England, Portland, ME and Heather Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA,, Heather Miller Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA,Associate Professor,Sacred Heart University,Graduate Occupational Therapy Program,Fairfield, CT