Download or read book Assessment of Children s Hand Skills written by Chi-Wen Chien and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ACHS is a naturalistic observational instrument that assesses 2- to 12-year-old children's hand skill performance when engaged in various types of daily activities in everyday contexts. The ACHS is developed for occupational therapists, and potential users may also include other child-related professionals (eg, paediatricians, neurologists, physiotherapists, developmental psychologists, and educators) and researchers who are involved in completion of children's hand skill assessments. This User's manual presents detailed definitions, examples, and scoring criteria of a comprehensive range of hand skill items for therapists' learning about evaluating children's real-life hand skill performance. It also contains information about scoring interpretation of assessment results as well as development and validation of the ACHS.The key features of the ACHS include: 1. Reflect assessment of real-life hand skill performance 2. Include a comprehensive range of hand skills and activities for assessments 3. Be applicable for children with varied health conditions and a wide age range 4. Incorporate a family-centred approach to assessment 5. Be based on a naturalistic observational format

Download or read book Hand Function in the Child written by Anne Henderson, PhD, OTR and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2005-09-29 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive resource and clinical guide for students and practicing pediatric therapists features current information on the neurological foundations of hand skills, the development of hand skills, and intervention with children who have problems related to hand skills. Covers foundation and development of hand skills, therapeutic intervention, and special problems and approaches. Is readable, concise, and well-organized with a consistent format throughout. Integrates recent research findings and current thinking throughout the text. Emphasizes neuroscience and the hand's sensory function and haptic perception. Applies neuroscience and development frames of reference throughout. Implications for practice included in each chapter. Presents concepts in the foundation/development chapters that are linked with the intervention chapters. Seven new chapters reflect current practice in the field and cover cognition & motor skills, handedness, fine-motor program for preschoolers, handwriting evaluation, splinting the upper extremity of the child, pediatric hand therapy, and efficacy of interventions. Extensively revised content throughout includes new research and theories, new techniques, current trends, and new information sources. 9 new contributors offer authoritative guidance in the field. Over 200 new illustrations demonstrate important concepts with new clinical photographs and line drawings. Over 50 new tables and boxes highlight important information. An updated and expanded glossary defines key terms.

Download or read book The Assessment of Children s Hand Skills ACHS written by Chi-Wen Chien and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hand skill use is essential for children's development and successful participation in everyday activities. Children with a range of health conditions are likely to present with impaired hand skills, which impede their participation in play, education, or self-care activities. Therefore, an applicable conceptual framework and assessment tool is needed to guide intervention in promoting children's daily life participation impacted by hand skill impairments. This study aimed to develop and validate the Children's Hand Skills Framework (CHSF) and the Assessment of Children's Hand Skills (ACHS). The CHSF and ACHS were developed through literature, test item, and content expert reviews. In the CHSF, children's hand skills were divided into six main categories: manual gesture, body contact hand skills, arm-hand use, adaptive skilled hand use, bimanual use, and general quality. Each of the six categories was further broken down into three to seven sub-categories, covering a comprehensive range of functional hand skills. The conceptualisation of the CHSF was used as the basis for developing the ACHS so as to assess children's hand skill performance. The ACHS allows, via naturalistic observation, to evaluate how effective 2-12 year old children are at using their hands when engaged in daily activities. It consists of 20 hand skill items that are rated on a six-level rating scale and the 22 activity items. The ACHS also includes a parent-report questionnaire to help select appropriate activities and suitable environments for observations. The measurement properties (including reliability and validity) of the ACHS were investigated. A group of 54 Australian children (30 typically developing children and 24 with known disabilities) were included for reliability examination. The test-retest reliability was found to be satisfactory at both the individual item and total scale level. Moderate inter-rater agreement at the total scale level was demonstrated, but individual items exhibited varied inter-rater agreement. Two samples of 138 Australian children and 134 Taiwanese children (totaling 128 typically developing children and 144 children with disabilities) were recruited to examine the validity of the ACHS. The Rasch Measurement Model was used for validity analyses. Difficulty ordering and rating scale performance of the ACHS items were validated via content and empirical evidence. Unidimensionality of the ACHS items was upheld after removing one misfitting hand skill item. Item invariance was also verified by investigating differential item functioning (DIF) related to gender, health condition, and cultural group. Furthermore, the ACHS was able to discriminate children with known differences in health conditions, and the children's ACHS scores significantly correlated with their daily living skills and similar hand skill outcomes.In summary, this study provided preliminary reliability and validity evidence of the ACHS as a viable and useful children's hand skill assessment tool. It can be used with confidence by clinicians and researchers to assess children's real-life hand skill performance within naturalistic contexts. The validation of the ACHS also provides empirical support for hand skill structure of the proposed CHSF. The CHSF has the potential to provide a holistic view of both children's hand skills and relevant factors for assessment and intervention planning.

Download or read book Development of Hand Skills in the Child written by Jane Case-Smith and published by American Occupational Therapy Association, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hand Preference written by Rhoda P. Erhardt and published by Erhardt Developmental Products. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000229 EndHTML:0000004007 StartFragment:0000002898 EndFragment:0000003971 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/rhodaperhardt/Documents/Business%20docs/Publications/HandPrefBook/HandPrefDescription.doc This book is for therapists, teachers, and parents who are trying to answer these questions: What are the most important things we need to know about hand preference, and its relevance to function? What can we do to help a child who has problems with functional skills such as handwriting, which may or may not relate to inconsistent handedness? Highlights: Theoretical Concepts, Normal Components of Hand Preference, Testing Methods, Identification of Functional Problems and Practical Interventions, CD-Rom, including the Erhardt Hand Preference Assessment (EHPA), the EHPA-S (Short Screening Form), and the Documentation of Hand Preference and Quality of Performance, to print unlimited copies for clinical or educational purposes

Download or read book National Infant Toddler Assessment Handbook written by Jane A. Caballero, Ph.D. and published by Green Dragon Books. This book was released on 1981-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL INFANT-TODDLER ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK is the user's guide to the National Child Assessment Form-Age 0-3, a developmental checklist of skills and behaviors which normally emerge during the zero to three range. In addition, NATIONAL INFANT-TODDLER ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK integrates critical concepts of child development into one system of observation and assessment. Designed for teachers, students, parents and day care staff, this manual presents a comprehensive description of the effective assessment of the individual child, including a complete model of the implementation of the assessment and specific activities to use both to assess and encourage the child's development. A more valuable guide to infant and toddler assessment would be hard to find!

Download or read book Peabody Developmental Motor Scales written by M. Rhonda Folio and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developmental Hand Dysfunction written by Rhoda P. Erhardt and published by Pro-Ed. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual offers current theory, assessment, and treatment of prehension or Hand Dysfunction for all ages. Includes descriptions and detailed illustrations of normal and atypical variations of prehension. Also includes the Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment (EDPA), the EDPA-S, and evaluation reports, treatment notes, and photographs from three case studies. The importance of Hand skills for individuals with cerebral palsy is illustrated by a treatment approach emphasizing functional activities in home, school, and community.

Download or read book Handbook of Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents written by Clarice Kestenbaum and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1992-05 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential reference book is must reading for mental health professionals who assess and treat children and adolescents. Comprehensive, detailed, clearly written, and innovative, it presents the approaches of the leading clinicians in their fields.

Download or read book Transdisciplinary Play based Assessment written by Toni W. Linder and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TPBA is used in early intervention and early childhood special education settings. It allows individualization for each child and a comprehensive look at the child through collective observations.

Download or read book Orientation to Infant Toddler Assessment written by Jane Hodges and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Elsevier s Clinical Skills Manual Child Health Nursing 1sae E Book written by Arora and published by Elsevier India. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Asia edition of Elsevier Clinical Skills Manual: Child Health Nursing has got the original content from the Elsevier Clinical Skills website and adapted to suit the B.Sc. Nursing curricula of South Asian countries. The content quality and suitability to the South Asian curricula has been validated by renowned experts and faculty members. This comprehensive book will help B.Sc. Nursing students to clear their concepts about various pediatric nursing procedures. This perfect clinical guidebook can also be used by nursing officers working in pediatric settings to update their knowledge and skill. Fully compliant with the new syllabus prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council Content organized in chapters, text presented in points Steps of procedures are based on current and best practices Chapter content presented under heads like Overview, Supplies, Child and Family Education, Assessment and Preparation, Procedure, Monitoring and Care, Expected Outcomes, and Documentation Content richly supported by figures and tables Latest guidelines related to hand hygiene and CPR, recommended by WHO and American Academy of Pediatrics, have been added Videos related to the procedures available on the MedEnact website

Download or read book Occupational Therapy Evaluation for Children a Pocket Guide written by Shelley Mulligan and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2014 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In pediatrics, occupational therapy practitioners are concerned most with positively impacting the extent to children and their families are able to successfully and meaningfully go about their daily lives, whether it be playing, learning, working, caring for oneself or others, or socializing. Clinical decisions made throughout the evaluation process ultimately shape what and how occupational therapy practitioners deliver interventions, perhaps making the evaluation process the most important and interesting part of the service delivery process. It is the context where we first come know and appreciate our clients, their specific situations, and discover what it is that we, as occupational therapy practitioners can do to be of most help"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills for Children s and Young People s Nursing written by Paula Dawson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's nurses are faced with unique challenges when undertaking clinical skills, adapting their knowledge and practice for the physical and developmental age of their patients. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Skills for Children's and Young People's Nursing is a practical guide to both the most basic and the increasingly complex elements of caring for the health needs of children and young people. Focusing on the key principles underpinning all elements of care, it provides a solid, evidence-based framework which practitioners can use to develop their clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes. It systematically covers the body systems and the clinical skills relating to them, and includes additional tips and suggested courses of action when encountering difficulties with a procedure, with practical advice from current practitioners. Written by experienced children's nurses working either within clinical paediatric settings or as educators in the field, this handbook is an essential, quick, and reliable practice reference tool for any clinical setting.

Download or read book A Handbook for the Assessment of Children s Behaviours Includes Wiley Desktop Edition written by Jonathan O. H. Williams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook for the Assessment of Children’s Behaviours with Wiley Desktop Edition This ground-breaking book takes a new approach to the assessment of behaviour in children and adolescents. Written by an expert author team, combining one (Jonathan Williams) with higher qualifications in general practice, child neuropsychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry, with one (Peter Hill) with higher qualifications in medicine, paediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry, the book draws on many thousands of multidisciplinary case discussions, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in the Children’s Multispecialty Assessment Clinic in North London, and in private practice. The book is ideal for the busy mental health professional working in a small team. Organised to allow rapid look-up of behaviours with comprehensive lists of their possible causes, it synthesizes research evidence and clinical experience. The authors interpret behaviour broadly, including not just voluntary actions, but also actions whose voluntary nature is questionable (such as drop attacks, personal preferences, and pseudobehaviours). They also include problems that lead to referral through their behavioural manifestations (e.g. aggression, anxiety, or a poor relationship with mother). Overall, the book spans the behavioural, cognitive, social and emotional problems of children and adolescents. With the child and family in the room, and with detailed school reports and psychometric results available, it is usually possible to identify causes of symptoms that are specific to the child and his environment, and which can guide behavioural, cognitive, social, and family interventions. Purchasers of the book will also be entitled to a Wiley Desktop Edition—an interactive digital version featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note taking facilities, in-text searching, and linking to references and glossary terms.

Download or read book Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration written by Ellen Yack and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful practical guide for professionals, parents, teachers and other caregivers. It presents detailed assessment tools as well as consistent strategies for managing challenging behavior. Successful sensory integration techniques include ... advice for a wide range of specific problems ... for adapting home, school, and childcare environments ... [and] creative suggestions for activities, equipment, and resources.

Download or read book Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants E Book written by Jean W. Solomon and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-07-12 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! Every Moment Counts content is added to The Occupational Therapy Process chapter, promoting pediatric mental health. NEW! Coverage of educational expectations is added to the Educational System chapter. NEW! Coverage of "signature" constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is added to Cerebral Palsy chapter. NEW photographs and illustrations are added throughout the book. NEW video clips on the Evolve companion website show the typical development of children/adolescents. NEW! Extensive assessment and abbreviations appendices are added to Evolve. NEW! Expanded glossary is added to Evolve.