[Book Description]

『PEDIATRIC THERAPY: A Systems Approach』 is an essential resource for any therapist working with children and families.
This practical text, focused on assessment, intervention, and collaborative strategies, provides detailed information on those pediatric disorders most often encountered by the occupational therapist.


[Contents]

PartⅠ: Childhood: The Complex, Fantastic Process of Being Born and Becoming a Person
Chapter 1. What Should Happen: An Overview
Chapter 2. Prenatal and Perinatal Risk Factors
Chapter 3. The Special Vulnerabilities of Children and Families

PartⅡ: Children's Bodies: Systems at Work and Play
Chapter 4. The Cardiovascular and the Pulmonary Systems
Chapter 5. The Nervous System
Chapter 6. The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 7. The Visual and Auditory Systems
Chapter 8. The Cognitive System
Chapter 9. The Psychological System

PartⅢ: Special Topics in Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Chapter 10. Working In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 11. Children with Feeding and Nutritional Problems
Chapter 12. The Psychological System
Chapter 13. Children as Burn Patients
Chapter 14. Children with Traumatic
Chapter 15. Children with Cancer
Chapter 16. Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Closure

Index