Product Description: "Occupational Therapy with Children" draws on contemporary research to examine children's roles, their occupations and the skills which underpin their ability to participate in society. The book will develop the occupational therapist's understanding of how to optimise the participation of children in the various environments in which they are required or choose to engage...read more

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.