Occupational Therapy Evaluation for Children: A Pocket Guide by Shelley E Mulligan

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Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to provide occupational therapy fieldwork students and novice practitioners with a quick guide to evaluation for children. This book will help students and practitioners perform efficient but comprehensive evaluations. Features include a step-by-step guide to the evaluation process, guidelines for selecting appropriate standardized and non-standardized tests, practical advice for meeting documentation requirements, and appendices with a number of sample evaluation reports.

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The purpose of this book is to provide occupational therapy fieldwork students and novice practitioners with a quick guide to evaluation for children. This book will help students and practitioners perform efficient but comprehensive evaluations. Features include a step-by-step guide to the evaluation process, guidelines for selecting appropriate standardized and non-standardized tests, practical advice for meeting documentation requirements, and appendices with a number of sample evaluation reports.

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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.