Author: Stephen M. Haley
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780761617655
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Stephen M. Haley
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive clinical assessment instrument that samples key functional capabilities and performance in children
Author: Stephen M. Haley
Publisher: Therapy Skill Builders
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive clinical assessment instrument that samples key functional capabilities and performance in children
Author: Psychological Corporation, The
Publisher:
Published: 1997-05-01
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ISBN-13: 9780749119607
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Freeman Miller
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2006-05-08
Total Pages: 537
ISBN-13: 0801883547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When a child has a health problem, parents want answers. But when a child has cerebral palsy, the answers don't come quickly. A diagnosis of this complex group of chronic conditions affecting movement and coordination is difficult to make and is typically delayed until the child is eighteen months old. Although the condition may be mild or severe, even general predictions about long-term prognosis seldom come before the child's second birthday. Written by a team of experts associated with the Cerebral Palsy Program at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, this authoritative resource provides parents and families with vital information that can help them cope with uncertainty. Thoroughly updated and revised to incorporate the latest medical advances, the second edition is a comprehensive guide to cerebral palsy. The book is organized into three parts. In the first, the authors describe specific patterns of involvement (hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia), explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child. In the second part, the authors provide a wealth of practical advice about caregiving from nutrition to mobility. Part three features an extensive alphabetically arranged encyclopedia that defines and describes medical terms and diagnoses, medical and surgical procedures, and orthopedic and other assistive devices. Also included are lists of resources and recommended reading.
Author: Fred R. Volkmar
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781461464358
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Patricia Jensen
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Abstract: The utilization of occupational therapy in pediatrics has increased in the last two decades due to the passing of Public Law 94-142, a law enacted to ensure adequate education for all disabled children and the new positions available in the neonatal units of hospitals (Hopkins & Smith, 1988). Despite the agreement among therapists that functional assessments for infants and young children are valuable, few standardized instruments have been developed for these age groups (Feldman et al, 1990). Recently, to answer the need for an assessment tool to identify the functional abilities in children, Tufts University School of Medicine under a grant from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, has developed the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) (Haley, Faas, Coster, Webster, & Gans, 1989). According to Keith (1984), "the endless spawning of new and poorly developed functional assessments is wasteful for medical rehabilitation." This is why it is important during the present standardization period of the PEDI that thorough reliability and validity investigations be conducted. Since initial validity studies have shown promising results, present efforts are now focusing on establishing the reliability of the PEDI.