Treating the whole child: rhetoric or reality?

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  • L L Florey
چکیده

The question of whether child psychiatry represents an entry level or a specialized area of practice in occupational therapy necessitates the examination of a more fundamental issue: Can an area of practice whose knowledge is basic to the preparation of occupational therapists be considered a specialty' Knowledge of human development throughout the life cycle is fundamental. It is essential to the identification of the developmental stages in progression, as well as regression and immaturity, in skill and behavior as the result of injury or illness. This knowledge supports our claim that we deal with the whole person-the physical, sensory, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of a person irrespective of any disability. Psychosocial principles in occupational therapy treatment have been and continue to be a cornerstone of entry level practice. In the first article in this series on practice, Dunn and Rask (1989) identified child psychiatry as an emerging specialty in occupational therapy. It may be an emerging area of specialty, but it certainly is not a new area of practice. In 1947, Gleave identified the characteristics occupational therapists should have to work with children who have behavior problems and mental disorders and also suggested therapeutic approaches and treatment activities. In the occupational therapy literature of the last 10 years, child psychiatry is not claimed by therapists practicing in either psychiatry or pediatrics. Even more disturbing is the fact that the social and emotional development of children may no longer be a part of pediatric practice. This article focuses on the contributions of recent occupational therLinda L. Florey

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

دوره 43 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989