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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with ""Essential Purchase"" designation in Occupational Therapy** The number one book in pediatric OT is now revised and better than ever! Focusing on children and youth from infancy through adolescence to transition to adulthood, Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, Ninth Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of evidence-based pediatric practice across all settings. The textbook covers foundational concepts for OT for children and youth; evaluation and assessment; intervention across all major life occupations; interventions addressing social-emotional, behavioral, cognitive, sensory and motor function; and a final chapter providing case studies to illustrate professional reasoning. NEW! Chapters provide important information on the topics of creativity, embracing diversity and bridging differences in practice, conditions, settings, telehealth, sexuality, driving, and professional reasoning NEW! Evaluation chapter synthesizes content across multiple practice areas, settings, and conditions, highlighting the complex clinical reasoning that supports the evaluation process NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features case-based video clips, multiple-choice questions, and additional case studies, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud REVISED! Case studies throughout the chapters apply and reinforce key concepts to promote clinical decision-making skills NEW! Appendices provide information for commonly used assessment tools and list the cases presented throughout the text UPDATED! Coverage explores the latest developments related to early intervention, school, and family systems UPDATED! Current references help ensure content is relevant and applicable for today’s occupational therapy practice Guiding Questions engage you in reading and indicate key concepts from each chapter. Questions can serve as checkpoints when studying for examinations Coverage of OT for children from infancy through adolescence includes the latest research, techniques, and trends Full-color, contemporary design includes high-quality photos and illustrations Application of theory and frames of reference in practice are emphasized throughout the book

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Author:   Jane Clifford O'Brien (Professor, Occupational Therapy Department, University of New England Portland, Maine, USA) ,  Heather Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA (Associate Professor Occupational Therapy, Department Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   9th edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443110214

ISBN 10:   0443110212
Pages:   598
Publication Date:   26 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Section I. Foundational Knowledge for Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth 1. The Occupational Therapy Process in Pediatrics: Overview of Essential Concepts 2. Creativity As a Building Block of Successful Therapeutic Sessions 3. The Intentional Relationship: Working with Children and Families 4. Embracing Diversity and Bridging Differences in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Practice 5. Pediatric Conditions 6. Pediatric Settings 7. Documentation and Billing in Pediatric Practice 8. Developmental Trajectories Section II. Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Assessment 9. Evaluation and Assessment in Pediatrics 10. Interpretation, Goal Setting, and Measuring Outcomes in Pediatrics Section III. Occupational Therapy Intervention 11. Interventions for Feeding and Eating 12. Interventions to Improve Rest and Sleep 13. Interventions to Address Activities of Daily Living 14. Interventions for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living 15. Intervention for Education: Early Intervention through Transition 16. Play Intervention 17. Promoting Leisure Participation 18. Social Participation and Community Integration 19. Sexuality 20. Driving and Community Mobility 21. Treatment for Work Skill and Employment Section IV: Approaches to Intervention 22. Empowering Families 23. Using Telehealth in Pediatric Occupational Therapy Section V: Social-Emotional, Behavioral, Cognitive, Sensory, and Motor Interventions 24. Social-Emotional Learning 25. Approaches for Managing Challenging Behavior 26. Cognitive-Based Interventions 27. Ayres’ Sensory Integration Intervention 28. Specific Sensory Techniques, Environmental Modifications, and Related Interventions: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Intervention for Children and Youth with Challenges in Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing 29. Application of Motor Control and Motor Learning 30. Intervention for Fine Motor Skills 31. Visual and Visual Information Processing 32. Interventions for Mobility 33. Interventions for Hand Impairments in Children and Youth 34. Assistive Technology Section VI: Resources for Application 35. Case Studies to Illustrate Professional Reasoning in Pediatric Practice Appendix A: Pediatric Assessments B: List of Online Resources C: Matrix of Case Examples Include in Each Chapter

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Professor Jane Clifford O'Brien works in the Occupational Therapy Department at University of New England Portland, Maine. Associate Professor Heather Kuhaneck works in the Occupational Therapy Department at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA

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