Main description:

1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities: Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions is back with the newly updated Third Edition. Created by practicing occupational therapists specializing in pediatrics care who recognized the need for developing exciting activities to keep children engaged in therapy sessions for long periods of time, this book enhances the resources available to therapists. Understanding the needs of practicing professionals, the Third Edition also boasts over 450 images to save busy practitioners time, allowing them to focus on the treatment at hand.

1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities is intended to be a quick and simple reference handbook for pediatric clinicians looking for new ideas for a therapy session. Easily skimmed by chapter and section, the updated and revised Third Edition adds to the profession's working knowledge and access to treatment activity ideas in a wide range of areas.

New to the Third Edition:

Dozens of new fun and engaging activities
Full color images and additional pictures throughout to support and help explain the various activities
Current evidence based on today's research added to each chapter introduction
Chapters on Handwriting and Teletherapy
An up-to-date list of Therapeutic Apps

1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities, Third Edition covers treatment areas that are typically addressed in pediatric therapy and includes sections like sensory integration, visual system, hand skills, body strengthening and stabilizing, cognitive and higher-level skill building, social skills, and improving gait patterns. Chapters include:

Teletherapy Activities
Group Activities
Seasonally Themed Projects and Activities
Pressure Modulation
Increasing Social Interaction and Relatedness
Finger Individuation
Open Webspace
Fine Motor Skills
Pinch-Grasp Manipulation
Hand Strengthening

1001 Pediatric Activities, Third Edition is a practical guide for anyone in the field of pediatric therapy and belongs on the bookshelves of students and practitioners alike.

Contents:

Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Important Warning and Disclaimer
Section I
Sensory Integration
Chapter 1
Proprioceptive Activities
Chapter 2
Motor Planning
Chapter 3
Pressure Modulation
Chapter 4
Bilateral Integration/Crossing Midline
Chapter 5
Vestibular System
Chapter 6
Tactile Sensitivity
Chapter 7
Oral Motor Exercises
Section II
Visual System
Chapter 8
Visual Perception
Chapter 9
Visual Motor Integration
Chapter 10
Oculomotor Exercises
Section III
Dissociation Activities
Chapter 11
Body Dissociation
Chapter 12
Finger Individuation
Section IV
Hand Skills
Chapter 13
Open Webspace
Chapter 14
Fine Motor Skills
Chapter 15
Pinch-Grasp Manipulation
Chapter 16
Hand Strengthening
Chapter 17
Handwriting
Section V
Body Strengthening and Stabilizing
Chapter 18
Core-Strengthening Activities
Chapter 19
Balance Activities
Chapter 20
Upper Arm Strengthening and Stabilization
Section VI
Cognitive and Higher-Level Skill Building
Chapter 21
Increasing Attention
Chapter 22
Executive Functioning and Organizational Skills
Section VII
Social Skills
Chapter 23
Increasing Social Interaction and Relatedness
Chapter 24
Group Activities
Chapter 25
Seasonally Themed Projects and Activities
Section VIII
Improving Gait Patterns
Chapter 26
Increasing the Arches of the Foot
Chapter 27
Decreasing External Rotation of the Hips
Chapter 28
Decreasing Internal Rotation of the Hips
Chapter 29
Addressing Toe-Walking
References
Appendix A: Worksheets and Handouts
Appendix B: Therapeutic iPhone and Android Apps
Appendix C: Occupational Therapy Telehealth
Glossary
Brand Name Products
Index