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This book is a valuable resource for directing the clinical reasoning of occupational therapy assistants as they prepare to provide services to children and adolescents. KEY TOPICS: Divided into 4 sections, this book explains best- practice occupational therapy services based on knowledge about occupations, occupation based and non-occupation based conceptual models, and the occupational development of children and adolescents. Through the use of multiple vignettes and case studies, the occupational therapy assistants learn how to implement interventions for children and adolescents who are experiencing specific health and learning challenges. Reflection and application questions at the end of each chapter reinforce text content. Occupational therapy assistant

Occupational Therapy Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Margaret Pendzick earned her masters degree in occupational therapy from Texas Woman’s University and a baccalaureate degree in English and Sociology from Marquette University.  She has over 30 years of clinical occupational therapy experience working with children, adolescents, and families in early intervention programs, school systems, out-patient pediatric clinics, and home health settings.  She holds board certification in pediatrics from the American Occupational Therapy Association.  For the past 9 years, she has been an instructor and fieldwork coordinator for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program, The Pennsylvania State University.  She also has instructed baccalaureate level courses on pediatrics, motor control, and technology at The Pennsylvania State University and Mount Mary College.  She has presented workshops and poster sessions on topics related to pediatric practice and occupational therapy assistant education at state, national, and international conferences.  Her research interests include efficacy of course learning experiences to foster critical reasoning skill development in occupational therapy students and environmental influence on student’s ability to attend to task.

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• Working with Children and Adolescents: A Guide for the Occupational Therapy Assistant, CourseSmart eTextbook
  DeLany & Pendzick
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book; 544 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135016002 | ISBN-13: 9780135016008
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