Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing: Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention

Description

Infant and child feeding and swallowing are complex processes that require integrating motor, sensory, neurological, cardiorespiratory, and gastrointestinal systems, and they are also sensitive to the child's environment and parent-child feeding relationship. Occupational therapy practitioners are experts in the areas of motor control, sensory processing, and swallowing function, making them valuable members of the teams caring for these children. This book provides evidence-based information on how feeding issues develop and present, clinical assessment, and intervention. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and current evidence, this text provides practical strategies to assess and address complex feeding and swallowing problems in infants and children. This text also includes a flash drive containing useful parent handouts that can be printed and writable forms that can be used for documentation and evaluation. Comprehensive and practical, Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing guides practitioners through the careful clinical decision making this vulnerable population requires. Review: Good BOok - did not know it was text book, but it worked out just fine.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................excellent book, i loved it and great customer services. the book was just as described. very helpful for me .................................. Review: An exceptional resource for anyone who works with children who have feeding concerns - Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing is an excellent resource for professionals in additional to those who are interested in expanding their own knowledge regarding feeding concerns. This is a well written, comprehensive manual that incorporates current research regarding children who have feeding and swallowing disorders while providing a solid foundation for understanding normal development. This manual fills a very large hole that exists on this subject. As a feeding specialist who lectures, teaches, and works with child with feeding problems I have found this book to be more accurate and better organized than others on the market.