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Occupational therapy clinician, instructor, and researcher Shelley Mulligan provides a comprehensive and practical guide to conducting evaluations of children, designed particularly for novice practitioners and students. The text assumes the reader has a background in normal and abnormal child development, occupational therapy theory and practice, and basic measurement principles. The evaluation process described is consistent with the concepts included in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, adopted by the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2002. Spiral bound.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Pocket-sized reference provides guidelines for conducting evaluations of children, consistent with the occupational therapy practice framework, adopted by the American Occupational Therapy Association. For occupational therapy students and practitioners. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Occupational Therapy--Child--Handbooks.

Book Info
Pocket-sized reference provides guidelines for conducting evaluations of children, consistent with the occupational therapy practice framework, adopted by the American Occupational Therapy Association. For occupational therapy students and practitioners. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Occupational Therapy--Child--Handbooks.

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Occupational therapy clinician, instructor, and researcher Shelley Mulligan provides a comprehensive and practical guide to conducting evaluations of children, designed particularly for novice practitioners and students. The text assumes the reader has a background in normal and abnormal child development, occupational therapy theory and practice, and basic measurement principles. The evaluation process described is consistent with the concepts included in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, adopted by the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2002. Spiral bound. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Reviewer: Susan Weirick Leech, MS OT (California State University Dominguez Hills)Description: This is a pediatric occupational therapy pocket guide that is useful as a quick reference to be used in both academic and clinical settings.Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive yet concise and practical guide for conducting evaluations of children. The book includes the necessary information to accomplish a through quality evaluation.Audience: The book is intended as a book for occupational therapy courses in pediatrics. It would also be useful for beginning practitioners.Features: This book covers many of the topics related to pediatric occupational therapy. Helpful tables serve to enhance student learning and memory. As designed, this handbook is an excellent marriage of brevity and comprehensive coverage of the subject.Assessment: This is an excellent source and guide to pediatric assessment. It is the kind of book that one could carry in a school-based practice and refer to often.

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