Focused on the importance of play in evaluating and treating children with disabilities, Play in Occupational Therapy for Children, 2nd Edition presents play theories and assessments along with the theories and assessments reached from research conducted by occupational therapists and occupational scientists. This edition also includes five new chapters that reflect the latest developments in the areas of autism, play assessment, play for institutionalized toddlers, school-based play, and play and assistive technology in an early intervention program to provide you with the most up-to-date information available. Case Studies highlighted in special boxes provide snapshots of real-life situations and solutions to help you apply key concepts in the clinical setting. Clinical trials and outcome studies emphasize evidence-based practice. Key Terms, Chapter Objectives, and Review Questions help you assess and evaluate what you've learned.

Part I: Introduction to Play and Occupational Therapy -- 1. Play and Occupational Therapy -- -- Part II: Assessment of Play -- 2. The Play History Interview: A Narrative Approach -- 3. The Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale -- 4. The Test of Playfulness (ToP) -- 5. Assessment of Play and Leisure in Adolescents -- 6. Family Narratives and Play Assessment -- Part III: Play as a Means for Enhancing Development and Skill Acquisition -- 7. The Power of Object Play for Infants and Toddlers -- 8. Play to Support Development of Institutionalized Toddlers -- 9. Play and Sensory Integration in Early Childhood -- 10. Play in Middle Childhood -- 11. Play in School-Based Occupational Therapy -- Part IV: Play as a Goal of Intervention -- 12. Integrating Children with Disabilities into Family Play -- 13. Fostering Parent-Infant Playfulness in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- 14. Play for Children with Autism: Structure and Experience -- 15. Doing With, Not Doing To: Play and the Child with Cerebral Palsy -- 16. Accessing Play Through Assistive Technology -- 17. Play and Assistive Technology in an Early Intervention Program -- 18. Storytelling, Storymaking, and Fantasy Play.

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