Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Early Childhood

Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Early Childhood
Author: Gloria Frolek Clark
Publisher: AOTA Press
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Occupational therapy for children
ISBN: 9781569003435

Currently in the United States, 20% of children ages 6 years or younger live in poverty. Poor children have fewer opportunities than their peers to resources that are important for child development. At the same time, the prevalence of developmental disabilities has increased to 1 in every 6 children. Early identification of developmental delays is critical, and more than half of all American parents do not know the warning signs. Occupational therapy professionals in early intervention and preschool practice can provide the necessary services to support children's health in early childhood. This Practice Guideline explains the occupational therapy process for young children--and their families, caregivers, and teachers--which includes evaluation, intervention, and outcomes planning to enhance a child's occupational performance, adaptation, health and wellness, community participation, role competence, and self-advocacy. Topics include social-emotional development; feeding, eating, and swallowing; cognitive and motor development; service delivery; autism; obesity, cerebral palsy; and parent training. This work can help occupational therapy practitioners, as well as those who manage, reimburse, or set policy regarding occupational therapy services, understand the contribution of occupational therapy in evaluating and serving young children. This guideline can also serve as a resource for parents, school administrators, educators, and other early childhood staff.

Promoting Positive Behavioral Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers

Promoting Positive Behavioral Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers
Author: Heather Agazzi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2020-10-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3030516148

This book provides a guide for planning, providing, and documenting effective early interventions for infants and toddlers and their families. It discusses best practices for engaging the family, team problem-solving, developing individual treatment plans, incorporating evidence-based interventions, tracking progress, and identifying and solving challenges and obstacles presenting during treatment. The book focuses on the approximately 13% of U.S. children under age 3 who have developmental delays/disabilities, many of which may impair their ability to talk, move, learn, socialize, and become independent. When delivered effectively, early intervention can improve daily function and outcomes for these children, many of whom present with multiple and unique challenges. Each chapter in this book is written to guide practitioners, clinicians, therapists, and related professionals in their daily work with young children and their families. It addresses everyday challenges, including creating routines for parents of infants and toddlers, teaching parents how to play with their children and respond to problem behaviors, and managing caregiver stress. Promoting Positive Behavioral Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers is an essential resource for scientist-practitioners/professionals and clinicians as well as researchers and graduate students in child and school psychology; educational psychology; behavioral therapy; infancy and early childhood development; speech pathology, and occupational therapy.

Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Early Intervention

Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Early Intervention
Author: Jane Case-Smith
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1993
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

A practical guide for therapists who provide services to young children and their families. The volume is divided into two parts: Part I defines the early intervention process and Part II provides specific information about occupational therapy interventions related to the developmental problems incurred in young children. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Early Intervention & Autism

Early Intervention & Autism
Author: James Ball
Publisher: Future Horizons
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1932565558

Designed for parents, this book discusses the components of a "perfect" program for young children with autism, including a variety of proven techniques. It also includes a how-to guide for setting up an effective Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and transitioning a child with autism into a public school program.

Developing Integrated Programs

Developing Integrated Programs
Author: Marcia Cain Coling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 1991
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book presents an amalgam of early intervention ideas from the fields of education, occupational therapy, and physical therapy for children with developmental delays. An introductory chapter describes the approach's three theoretical bases: neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT), sensory integration, and Piagetian theory. Chapter 1 considers assessment, including determination of eligibility, screening, diagnosis, evaluation for program planning, and program evaluation. NDT program components are reviewed in Chapter 2, including positioning, handling, and facilitating movement. Chapter 3 considers sensory integration program components including tactile, vestibular, and proprioceptive activities. Piagetian program components such as play and cognitive content are described in the fourth chapter, covering object permanence, means-ends and cause-effect, gestural and vocal imitation, and spatial relationships. Chapter 5 presents speech-language program components including feeding, speech production, auditory responsiveness, communication, and augmentative communication. Chapter 6 offers guidelines for integrating program components, with sections on the team model, team members, services delivered by the transdisciplinary team, in-service programs, incorporating therapy in the classroom, and development of individualized programs. Four appendixes list assessment and instructional resources. A glossary and a bibliography of 120 items are also included. (DB)