Occupation-Centred Practice with Children

"If you want a substantial paediatric text to support the application of occupation centred approaches then buy this book." (British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 January 2012)

About the Editors Sylvia Rodger AM, Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland, Australia and Director of Research and Education Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC). Ann Kennedy-Behr, Lecturer and Program Coordinator Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Sports Science, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Notes on Contributors xi Foreword xv Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix 1 Introduction to Occupation]centred Practice for Children 1 Sylvia Rodger and Ann Kennedy]Behr Introduction 1 Re]affirming occupation: The core of occupational therapy 5 External influences impacting occupational therapy practice 6 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) 8 United Nations declarations 9 The evolution of occupational therapy practice with children 11 Changing views of child development and maturation 11 Emerging views about occupational development 13 Re]focusing occupational therapy with children 14 Conclusion 15 References 16 2 Becoming an Occupation]centred Practitioner 21 Sylvia Rodger and Ann Kennedy]Behr Introduction 21 Theoretical underpinnings of occupational therapy with children 22 Occupation]centred and performance]component focused approaches to practice with children 23 Characteristics of occupation]centred practice for children 28 Focus on occupational performance and participation throughout the process 30 Conclusion 39 References 40 3 Child and Family]centred Service Provision 45 Sylvia Rodger and Deb Keen Introduction 45 Defining the client: Who and how many? 46 Client]centred practice 46 Child]centred practice 48 Family]centred practice and service provision 49 Family]centred practice, family]centred services and family]centred care 51 Becoming a child] and/or family]centred practitioner 52 Developing family]centred services 55 Outcomes of family]centred practice and family]centred services and their measurement 61 The extended family and community 64 Conclusion 65 References 66 4 Cultural Influences and Occupation-centred Practice with Children and Families 73 Alison Nelson, Chrisdell McLaren, Tara Lewis and Michael K. Iwama Introduction 73 Culture and the occupations of the child 74 Culturally responsive occupational therapy 75 The childs and familys stories are central 76 Getting connected 77 Being connected 78 Staying connected 80 Building connections 82 Case studies 82 Making the invisible visible 88 Conclusion 88 References 89 5 Occupational Goal Setting with Children and Families 91 Nancy Pollock, Cheryl Missiuna and Judy Jones Introduction 91 Giving children and families a voice 92 Goal setting and motivation 93 Goal setting and outcomes 94 Tools to facilitate goal setting with children and families 94 Summary 102 Goal setting contributes to outcome measurement 102 Case studies: Goal setting with children and parents 103 Conclusion 106 References 106 6 Occupational Transitions for Children and Young People 111 Sok Mui Lim and Fiona Jones Introduction 111 Definition of transition using a life course perspective 112 Transition from home to early childcare centres 112 Transition from early childhood care to primary school 116 School readiness 118 Transition to secondary school 121 Tips for transition to secondary school 125 Transition to post]school options 127 Conclusion 129 References 129 7 Assessing Childrens Occupations and Participation 133 Chi]Wen Chien and Ted Brown Introduction 133 Bottom]up or top]down approaches to assessment? 135 Occupation] and Participation]Centred Assessment with Children (OP]CAC) framework 137 Implementation of Occupation] and Participation]Centred Assessment with Children (OP]CAC) framework: Assessment in action 138 Occupation] and Participation]Centred Assessment with Children (OP]CAC) framework: Tools 141 Conclusion 159 References 159 8 Cognitive Orientation for Daily Occupational Performance (CO]OP): An Occupation]centred Intervention 165 Sylvia Rodger and Helene Polataj