Pediatric Occupational Therapy

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Pediatrics is one of the most common practice areas for the Twenty-First Century. Pediatric occupational therapist provide assistance to infants, toddlers, children and youth, and their families. Pediatrics is an important field of Occupational Therapy because psychological, social, and environment factors are an essential part of health care for children. (Harron, n.d.)The goal of a pediatric occupational therapists is to help children participate in Activity Daily Life Activities which is considered to be our occupations. ( Baker, n.d.) Children’s occupations include crawling, reaching for toys, eating a snack, or coloring. ( Baker, n.d.) Pediatric occupational therapist also play a significant part in the promotion of mental health, prevention, …show more content…

School-based occupational therapy practitioner’s roles are to support academic achievement and social interactions by promoting occupation within all school routines, which includes recess, Classrooms, and cafeteria time. The goals of school-based practitioners are to help children fulfil their roles as students and to prepare them for college, careers, and community integration. (AOTA.org) Prevention, promotion, and intervention strategies are utilized for mental, physical health and well-being. In Early intervention the holistic approach (adopted by Adolf Meyer) is used. According to (Kreider, Bendixen, Huang, & Lim, 2014) Early Interventions shows the profession’s holistic view of the relationship between the children, their environment, and the occupations. In the practice area of pediatrics, the occupational therapist will work with the children, parents, caregivers, and teachers along with other team members to help in the child’s participation in occupations. To describe behavior and performance in occupational therapy, practitioners use the occupation-based models. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is an important framework for understanding and promotion of development, health, and well-being of children and youth. With thin the ICF the goal is to improve …show more content…

The goal of FCP is to enhance the quality of life for the child and family. (Fingerhut, 2013) According to (Fingerhut, et al., 2013) families are essential members of the treatment team because a.) Families know their children best b.) Intervention needs to be flexible and tailored to the unique characteristics and identified needs of the family and c.) Intervention need to be focused on supporting and strengthening family functioning. FCP will improve the child-related outcomes in occupational

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