Product Description

Incorporating the newly adopted OT Practice Framework, this market-leading text takes an evidence-based look at children at various ages and stages in development, comprehensively addressing both conditions and treatment techniques in all settings. Users will discover new author contributions, new research and theories, new techniques, and current trends to keep them in step with the changes in pediatric OT practice. * Case studies incorporate clinical reasoning and evidence-based structure * Key terms, chapter objectives, and study questions identify important information * Information on conditions, technology, practice models, and practice arenas * Describes practice in both medical and educational settings to expose readers to a variety a practice situations

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43221 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 976 pages

About the Author
Jane Case-Smith, EdD OTR/L, Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Customer Reviews

The book title says it all: "OT for Children"
This resource provides an overview of many conditions found in pediatric treatment. The reviews of developmental progressions of all ADLs, pre-writing, fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, and other skills are presented both in concise, outline form and in paragraph form for more details. All chapters are well-organized, and focused on OT practice, while the section by Exner on the Development of Hand Skills is exceptional. This is a MUST HAVE resource for OT working in pediatrics.

Not the easiest reading for a textbook.
This is a very informative book and I will probably use it as a strong reference in years to come. It is not, however, a very easily read textbook. Some areas are repetative and make for very slow reading. Many times the author backs up her explanations citing studies. This is excellent in a reference book, however, as an introduction to an area of OT, it makes learning the subject matter laborious.

Comprehensive Resource for Peds OT
While I agree with the previous reviewer that the book is slow reading, I have many positive things to say about it as well. The book has a plethora of resources for students and practitioners alike, including readings, websites, etc. to augment eval/tx or to further explore a topic. Also, the fact that it's a brand-new edition means that everything is evidence-based and backed up by the latest research, meaning that what you read is best-practice. The book is also very comprehensive and covers all the "traditional" areas of OT plus new burgeoning areas of practice.