1st Edition
Occupational Therapy Models for Intervention with Children and Families
Occupational Therapy Models for Intervention with Children and Families explores recent theoretical models that enable occupational therapists to practice and interact with families in a more holistic and occupation-centered manner. This comprehensive and dynamic text offers the latest information on viewing the broader contexts of environment and family in order to meet diverse occupational needs in a range of settings.
Sandra Barker Dunbar presents a variety of case scenarios that feature culturally diverse populations and varying diagnoses of children with occupational needs. With contributions from 11 renowned leaders in occupational therapy, this comprehensive text is designed to increase awareness and understanding of theoretical models and their relationship to current occupational therapy practice with today’s children and families.
Inside Occupational Therapy Models for Intervention with Children and Families, traditional frames of reference in pediatric practice are explored, including sensory integration and neurodevelopmental treatment. Some current theoretical models discussed include the Model of Human Occupation, the Person-Environment-Occupation model, the Ecology of Human Performance model, and the Occupational Adaptation model. The new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework is incorporated throughout the text.
Employing a practical approach to this significant aspect of pediatric practice in occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Models for Intervention with Children and Families is an invaluable tool for students at all curriculum levels.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contributing Authors
Foreword—Susan H. Knox, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theory, Frame of Reference, and Model: A Differentiation for
Practice Considerations
Sandra Barker Dunbar, DPA, OTR/L
Chapter 2: Sensory Integration and Neurodevelopmental Treatment as
Frames of Reference in the Context of Occupational Science
Erna Imperatore Blanche, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
and Dominique Blanche Kiefer, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 3: Person-Environment-Occupation Model
Mary Law, PhD, OT(C) and Sandra Barker Dunbar, DPA, OTR/L
Chapter 4: Application of the Model of Human Occupation to Children and
Family Interventions
Jessica M. Kramer, MS, OTR/L and Patricia Bowyer, EdD, OTR/L, BCN
Chapter 5: The Occupational Adaptation Model: Application to Child
and Family Interventions
Beth Werner DeGrace, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 6: Ecology of Human Performance Model
Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Chapter 7: Using Occupation by Design to Synthesize Across Multiple Models
for Services to Children and Families
Christine Teeters Myers, MHS, OTR/L; Shirley O\u2019Brien, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA;
Doris Pierce, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; and Mary Ellen Thompson, MS, OTR/L
Index
Biography
Sandra (Sandee) Barker Dunbar, DPA, OTR/L, has practiced occupational therapy with children and families for more than 20 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from Loma Linda University, her Master of Arts degree in Occupational Therapy from New York University, and her Doctor of Public Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University.
"Sandra Barker Dunbar writes a valuable introductory chapter: "Theory, Frame of Reference, and Model: A Differentiation for Practice Considerations". I found her description of each of the three concepts and their differences easy to understand- notable given the academic nature of the subject."
— Debbie Field, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
