Mary Law

Family-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Analyzes the effectiveness of family-centered services for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses and offers proof that parent involvement in children's treatment enhances therapy. The six contributions offer suggestions and methods to improve programs, such as performing therapy in natural settings to make changes in the children's social

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Family-Centred Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Rehabilitation analyzes the effectiveness of Family-Centred Services (FCS) for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. This text provides you with the exact definition of FCS and offers proof that parent involvement in children's treatment greatly enhances therapy. You can use the suggestions and methods to integrate parents into therapy, maximizing the family's intervention experiences and making your work more successful and effective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780789005397
• ISBN-10: 0789005395
• Artikelnr.: 22772751

Autorenporträt

Mary Law, PhD, OT(C), is Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. She is also Director of the Neurodevelopmental Clinical Research Unit, a partnership between researchers at the University and 19 children¿s rehabilitation centres throughout Ontario. In addition, Dr. Law is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the Academy of Research of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Her current interests include evaluating effectiveness of a family-centred intervention, continuing validation of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and examining the environmental constraints which prohibit children with disabilities from participating in everyday activities.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Family-Centred Service: A Conceptual Framework and Research Review
* Parents' and Service Providers' Perceptions of the Family-Centredness
of Children's Rehabilitation Services
* The Family-Centred Approach to Providing Services: A Parent
Perspective
* Occupational Performance Needs of School-Aged Children with Physical
Disabilities in the Community
* Planning Rehabilitation: A Comparison of Issues for Parents and
Adolescents
* Family-Centred Functional Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy:
An Emerging Practice Model
* Index
* Reference Notes Included