Customer Reviews

Occupational Therapy for Children, 5e (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN ( CASE-SMITH))

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This is a very informative book and I will probably use it as a strong reference in years to come. It is not, however, a very easily read textbook. Some areas are repetative and make for very slow reading. Many times the author backs up her explanations citing studies. This is excellent in a reference book, however, as an introduction to an area of OT, it makes learning the subject matter laborious.

While I agree with the previous reviewer that the book is slow reading, I have many positive things to say about it as well. The book has a plethora of resources for students and practitioners alike, including readings, websites, etc. to augment eval/tx or to further explore a topic. Also, the fact that it's a brand-new edition means that everything is evidence-based and backed up by the latest research, meaning that what you read is best-practice. The book is also very comprehensive and covers all the "traditional" areas of OT plus new burgeoning areas of practice.

It's a very useful book for OT's practicing in the Pediatric area... As an OT student who wants to work in this particular area, it is a very good resource ... It talks about evaluations, interventions, teamwork, child development, health conditions and diagnostics and it's impact in children, legislations, etc. All from the Occupational Therapy way.

I actually purchased this textbook during a pediatric affiliation after I completed my school course work. I needed a textbook that would help me plan my treatment sessions and provide me with a review of my school course work. This book was excellent for the above mentioned reasons. It provided me with more information than I had in my notes from school and I referred to this textbook almost daily. It really helped explain the various pediatric OT concepts as applied to real life OT and it gave many practical applications. It also greatly helped me when preparing a required in-service for my affiliation. I would recommend this textbook to any practicing OT as a handy reference or to an OT student.

Item was delivered in adequate time. Item was in same condition as promised on website.