American occupational therapy us (20 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: New. As telehealth and virtual instruction in schools become commonplace, occupational therapy practitioners have the opportunity to apply their flexibility, adaptability, and unique skill set to serve students in schools, regardless of physical location.This text, the first in a series on telehealth by AOTA, acknowledges that telehealth is a critical part of school-based occupational therapy. It equips practitioners to effectively bridge the digital divide, ensure equitable access to services, determine whether telehealth is an appropriate fit, and work with caregivers for the best possible outcomes. CHAPTERS INCLUDEChapter 1. Equity Considerations for Telehealth in Schools Chapter 2. Best Practices in Providing Telehealth to Support Participation in School Chapter 3. Telehealth Evaluation and Assessment in Schools Chapter 4. Supporting Student Self-Regulation in Telehealth Chapter 5. Implementing Interventions in Schools Through Telehealth Chapter 6. Coaching and Supporting Caregivers via TelehealthAppendixes-Telehealth in Occupational Therapy; Guidelines for Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention; Legal, Ethical, and Procedural Considerations Case examples illustrate how to apply content in realistic scenarios. Practical and evidence based, practitioners can immediately integrate information into their occupational therapy practice to support students and participation in school.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This publication and Self-Paced Clinical Course aims to assist occupational therapists to further develop their clinical competency in working with adults with TBI. Features include "Points to Ponder," a glossary, and case studies. This third volume in AOTA's Neurorehabilitation in Occupational Therapy Series can serve as a textbook for advanced-level occupational therapy students and assist in skill development for practicing clinicians. The Self-Paced Clinical Course is the 2nd Edition of the Traumatic Brain Injury module published in Core Concepts in Neurorehabilitation (2006).…

Paperback. Condición: New. As telehealth and virtual instruction in schools become commonplace, occupational therapy practitioners have the opportunity to apply their flexibility, adaptability, and unique skill set to serve students in schools, regardless of physical location.This text, the first in a series on telehealth by AOTA, acknowledges that telehealth is a critical part of school-based occupational therapy. It equips practitioners to effectively bridge the digital divide, ensure equitable access to services, determine whether telehealth is an appropriate fit, and work with caregivers for the best possible outcomes. CHAPTERS INCLUDEChapter 1. Equity Considerations for Telehealth in Schools Chapter 2. Best Practices in Providing Telehealth to Support Participation in School Chapter 3. Telehealth Evaluation and Assessment in Schools Chapter 4. Supporting Student Self-Regulation in Telehealth Chapter 5. Implementing Interventions in Schools Through Telehealth Chapter 6. Coaching and Supporting Caregivers via TelehealthAppendixes-Telehealth in Occupational Therapy; Guidelines for Occupational Therapy in Early Intervention; Legal, Ethical, and Procedural Considerations Case examples illustrate how to apply content in realistic scenarios. Practical and evidence based, practitioners can immediately integrate information into their occupational therapy practice to support students and participation in school.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Third Edition. Occupational therapy can no longer ignore the larger contextual issues that bring a diverse array of clients for services. Practitioners, educators, researchers, and students across all practice areas must recognize the need to be social agents for change and to educate about sociopolitical structures that maintain inequities and disparities in health and occupation. Only by becoming culturally competent can occupational therapy professionals effectively interact with all clients and their families and gain the necessary information to act on their needs.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Conversations around sexuality have been silenced for far too long in the occupational therapy profession, but sex is an ADL that is deeply valued by many clients. Sexual and intimate occupations encompass a broad range of personally meaningful activities for building intimate partnerships, developing a sense of self, actualizing desire, and experiencing pleasure. However, lack of knowledge, bias, embarrassment, and other barriers can prevent practitioners from addressing sexuality and intimacy with their clients. This textbook presents a comprehensive and holistic occupational therapy approach to sexuality that challenges readers to consider co-existing perspectives and practices related to sexual occupations and equips them to effectively address this important area.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Third Edition. In this era of managed health care and a focus on quality, the appropriate use of quick and cost-ef?cient screening methods has become critical in the assessment process. From brain injury to dementia, occupational therapists working with adults with neurological difficulties must be able to efficiently use various screening methods to pinpoint deficits and determine how they affect a client's daily functioning.This update of the classic text is a functional, easy-to-understand instruction manual describing the most common screening methods for clients with neurological disorders. 10 primary areas of neurologic screening are presented:1. Cognition2. Vision3. Perception4. Sensation5. Peripheral nerve function6. Motor function (including deep tendon re?ex function)7. Basal ganglia and cerebellar function (balance, postural control, automated movements)8. Cranial nerve function9. Dysphagia10. Mental status.Each chapter includes functional implications of impairment, screening procedures, red flags (signs and symptoms), available in-depth assessments, and screening forms. Step-by-step instructions and extensive photographs guide clinicians through the screening process. Designed to allow therapists to easily identify possible impairment, document identi?ed dysfunction, and determine if further in-depth evaluation is warranted, this bestselling text is a valuable reference tool for students to take from the classroom to the clinic.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Social participation includes a broad spectrum of human behavior, and social interaction, engagement, and cooperation become more complex as people develop and age. Based on the natural social development of children, adolescents, and adults, the Social Profile is a psychosocial instrument designed to assess behavioral interactions. Intended for use by therapists, teachers, team leaders, and group members, the Social Profile assesses whether groups or individuals participate appropriately at a level suitable for the activity or development stage. This assessment includes a Children's version and an Adult/Adolescent version. The Social Profile is unique in that it offers a general participation assessment across five levels of participation and cooperation and the specific behaviors that make up these five levels. The Social Profile provides both a general overview and detailed measurement of social cooperative behaviors. The manual details instructions on how to administer the Social Profile with groups and individuals, describes how the assessment was developed, and summarized research to support its use. Also included are 14 case examples that illustrate how the Social Profile can be used. A flash drive contains downloadable and writable version of the Children's version, the Adult/Adolescent version, and a group participation social observation sheet.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Second Edition. Nearly 20% of occupational therapy practitioners work in school settings, requiring current, effective, and evidence-based best practices for students. Reflecting the extensiveness of occupational therapy practice in schools, the second edition of this bestseller contains best practices from preschool to postsecondary transitions, from ADLs to driving.The latest edition of Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools promotes best school practices, education, research, and policy and provides school occupational therapy practitioners with current, effective information to use in their daily practices. This comprehensive text details working with multiple student populations, transition planning, assistive technology, enhancing student participation, and work readiness. Appendixes provide resources for educators using the text in the classroom, documentation, assessment tools, liability issues, and templates for the occupational profile and occupational therapy intervention plan.Highlights:Section I. Foundations of Occupational Therapy in Schools. History, OTPF, laws, ethics, preparing students to practice, fieldwork, occupational therapy assistants, administrators.Section II. Evidence-Guided Practices: System-Level Considerations to Support Participation. Leadership and advocacy, supporting student access, family engagement, collaboration, resolving conflicts, determining workload, evaluation, Medicaid cost recovery, literacy and STEM skills, health and wellness, mental health, UDL, AT, transportation, transition planning.Section III. Evidence-Guided Practices: Population-Level Considerations to Support Participation. MTSSs, 504 plans, ADHD, autism, childhood trauma, emotional disturbance, hearing impairments or deafness, intellectual disability, low-incidence disabilities, physical disabilities, specific learning disabilities, TBI, visual impairment.Section IV. Evidence-Guided Practices: Service-Level Considerations to Support Participation. Evaluation and planning, intervention, group intervention, telehealth, nonpublic schools and homeschooling, documentation and data collection.Section V. Evidence-Guided Practices: Supporting Occupations to Enhance Student Participation. ADLs, mealtimes, IADLs, handwriting, reading, play and leisure, driver's education, enhancing social participation.Section VI. Evidence-Guided Practices: Addressing Performance Skills to Enhance Student Participation. Executive function, fine motor skills, motor skills, sensory processing, visual perception and visual-motor skills.Appendixes. Future of school occupational therapy, assessments tools, evidence-based practice, liability insurance, guidelines for early intervention, occupational profile template, intervention plan, documentation, incorporating the text into a curriculum.With a focus on student participation, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools, 2nd Edition, provides practical applications of evidence-based research to daily practice.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Updates, modifies, and adapts the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupation (CO-OP) approach for specific occupational therapy populations using current evidence.

Paperback. Condición: New. Staying current on new evidence and practice across the field of early childhood can be challenging and time consuming. This comprehensive new text covers all aspects of occupational therapy in early childhood across early intervention, preschools, and health care, providing the most effective, evidence-guided practices to equip practitioners working with young children. Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood addresses legislative, professional, and contextual influences on providing occupational therapy to young children and their families and promotes coordination of services across settings.Chapters cover essential considerations, best practices, case examples, and key terms and concepts of occupation, development, participation, family- and client-centered practices, and community partnerships.Wide in scope but detailed in practical, evidence-based information, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood prepares practitioners to support and enhance outcomes for occupational therapy's youngest clients and their families. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Children and adults with complex trauma histories need to feel safe, be able to regulate emotions, develop relationships, and gain mastery over their environment and important occupations. Occupational therapy practitioners are valuable members of the complex trauma treatment team because of their expertise in the cognitive, social, emotional, and sensory components of occupation. This comprehensive text guides occupational therapy practitioners in applying trauma-responsive care with their clients across contexts with evidence-based models of assessment and intervention.…

Paperback. Condición: New. This publication and Self-Paced Clinical Course aims to assist occupational therapists to further develop their clinical competency in working with adults with TBI. Features include "Points to Ponder," a glossary, and case studies. This third volume in AOTA's Neurorehabilitation in Occupational Therapy Series can serve as a textbook for advanced-level occupational therapy students and assist in skill development for practicing clinicians. The Self-Paced Clinical Course is the 2nd Edition of the Traumatic Brain Injury module published in Core Concepts in Neurorehabilitation (2006).…

Paperback. Condición: New. Third Edition. Occupational therapy can no longer ignore the larger contextual issues that bring a diverse array of clients for services. Practitioners, educators, researchers, and students across all practice areas must recognize the need to be social agents for change and to educate about sociopolitical structures that maintain inequities and disparities in health and occupation. Only by becoming culturally competent can occupational therapy professionals effectively interact with all clients and their families and gain the necessary information to act on their needs.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Conversations around sexuality have been silenced for far too long in the occupational therapy profession, but sex is an ADL that is deeply valued by many clients. Sexual and intimate occupations encompass a broad range of personally meaningful activities for building intimate partnerships, developing a sense of self, actualizing desire, and experiencing pleasure. However, lack of knowledge, bias, embarrassment, and other barriers can prevent practitioners from addressing sexuality and intimacy with their clients. This textbook presents a comprehensive and holistic occupational therapy approach to sexuality that challenges readers to consider co-existing perspectives and practices related to sexual occupations and equips them to effectively address this important area.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Third Edition. In this era of managed health care and a focus on quality, the appropriate use of quick and cost-ef?cient screening methods has become critical in the assessment process. From brain injury to dementia, occupational therapists working with adults with neurological difficulties must be able to efficiently use various screening methods to pinpoint deficits and determine how they affect a client's daily functioning.This update of the classic text is a functional, easy-to-understand instruction manual describing the most common screening methods for clients with neurological disorders. 10 primary areas of neurologic screening are presented:1. Cognition2. Vision3. Perception4. Sensation5. Peripheral nerve function6. Motor function (including deep tendon re?ex function)7. Basal ganglia and cerebellar function (balance, postural control, automated movements)8. Cranial nerve function9. Dysphagia10. Mental status.Each chapter includes functional implications of impairment, screening procedures, red flags (signs and symptoms), available in-depth assessments, and screening forms. Step-by-step instructions and extensive photographs guide clinicians through the screening process. Designed to allow therapists to easily identify possible impairment, document identi?ed dysfunction, and determine if further in-depth evaluation is warranted, this bestselling text is a valuable reference tool for students to take from the classroom to the clinic.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Social participation includes a broad spectrum of human behavior, and social interaction, engagement, and cooperation become more complex as people develop and age. Based on the natural social development of children, adolescents, and adults, the Social Profile is a psychosocial instrument designed to assess behavioral interactions. Intended for use by therapists, teachers, team leaders, and group members, the Social Profile assesses whether groups or individuals participate appropriately at a level suitable for the activity or development stage. This assessment includes a Children's version and an Adult/Adolescent version. The Social Profile is unique in that it offers a general participation assessment across five levels of participation and cooperation and the specific behaviors that make up these five levels. The Social Profile provides both a general overview and detailed measurement of social cooperative behaviors. The manual details instructions on how to administer the Social Profile with groups and individuals, describes how the assessment was developed, and summarized research to support its use. Also included are 14 case examples that illustrate how the Social Profile can be used. A flash drive contains downloadable and writable version of the Children's version, the Adult/Adolescent version, and a group participation social observation sheet.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Second Edition. Nearly 20% of occupational therapy practitioners work in school settings, requiring current, effective, and evidence-based best practices for students. Reflecting the extensiveness of occupational therapy practice in schools, the second edition of this bestseller contains best practices from preschool to postsecondary transitions, from ADLs to driving.The latest edition of Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools promotes best school practices, education, research, and policy and provides school occupational therapy practitioners with current, effective information to use in their daily practices. This comprehensive text details working with multiple student populations, transition planning, assistive technology, enhancing student participation, and work readiness. Appendixes provide resources for educators using the text in the classroom, documentation, assessment tools, liability issues, and templates for the occupational profile and occupational therapy intervention plan.Highlights:Section I. Foundations of Occupational Therapy in Schools. History, OTPF, laws, ethics, preparing students to practice, fieldwork, occupational therapy assistants, administrators.Section II. Evidence-Guided Practices: System-Level Considerations to Support Participation. Leadership and advocacy, supporting student access, family engagement, collaboration, resolving conflicts, determining workload, evaluation, Medicaid cost recovery, literacy and STEM skills, health and wellness, mental health, UDL, AT, transportation, transition planning.Section III. Evidence-Guided Practices: Population-Level Considerations to Support Participation. MTSSs, 504 plans, ADHD, autism, childhood trauma, emotional disturbance, hearing impairments or deafness, intellectual disability, low-incidence disabilities, physical disabilities, specific learning disabilities, TBI, visual impairment.Section IV. Evidence-Guided Practices: Service-Level Considerations to Support Participation. Evaluation and planning, intervention, group intervention, telehealth, nonpublic schools and homeschooling, documentation and data collection.Section V. Evidence-Guided Practices: Supporting Occupations to Enhance Student Participation. ADLs, mealtimes, IADLs, handwriting, reading, play and leisure, driver's education, enhancing social participation.Section VI. Evidence-Guided Practices: Addressing Performance Skills to Enhance Student Participation. Executive function, fine motor skills, motor skills, sensory processing, visual perception and visual-motor skills.Appendixes. Future of school occupational therapy, assessments tools, evidence-based practice, liability insurance, guidelines for early intervention, occupational profile template, intervention plan, documentation, incorporating the text into a curriculum.With a focus on student participation, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Schools, 2nd Edition, provides practical applications of evidence-based research to daily practice.…

Paperback. Condición: New. Updates, modifies, and adapts the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupation (CO-OP) approach for specific occupational therapy populations using current evidence.

Paperback. Condición: New. Staying current on new evidence and practice across the field of early childhood can be challenging and time consuming. This comprehensive new text covers all aspects of occupational therapy in early childhood across early intervention, preschools, and health care, providing the most effective, evidence-guided practices to equip practitioners working with young children. Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood addresses legislative, professional, and contextual influences on providing occupational therapy to young children and their families and promotes coordination of services across settings.Chapters cover essential considerations, best practices, case examples, and key terms and concepts of occupation, development, participation, family- and client-centered practices, and community partnerships.Wide in scope but detailed in practical, evidence-based information, Best Practices for Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood prepares practitioners to support and enhance outcomes for occupational therapy's youngest clients and their families. …

Paperback. Condición: New. Children and adults with complex trauma histories need to feel safe, be able to regulate emotions, develop relationships, and gain mastery over their environment and important occupations. Occupational therapy practitioners are valuable members of the complex trauma treatment team because of their expertise in the cognitive, social, emotional, and sensory components of occupation. This comprehensive text guides occupational therapy practitioners in applying trauma-responsive care with their clients across contexts with evidence-based models of assessment and intervention.…