Strategies for Collaborating with Children in Occupational Therapy and Research

Discover the power of client-centered and strengths-based approaches in pediatric occupational therapy with Dr. Clare Curtin’s groundbreaking book, Strategies for Collaborating with Children: Creating Partnerships in Occupational Therapy and Research.

A Research-Based Conceptual Model of Collaboration

This comprehensive resource is organized around a research-based conceptual model of collaboration, providing occupational therapists and practitioners with a framework for engaging and working with children aged 3 to 12 years, from the initial stages to the end of therapy.

Developing Effective Partnerships with Children

Learn how to:

• Conduct effective interviews with children
• Involve children in defining the purpose of therapy
• Develop self-advocacy skills in children
• Serve as a guide, setting respectful limits and teaching self-regulation
• Co-create educational experiences that are both challenging and fun

Advocating for Children’s Rights and Participation

This book advocates for children’s rights and participation in therapy and research, drawing on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the new sociology of childhood, and childhood studies. It also presents children’s perspectives on what therapists should know and what children might be thinking at each stage of therapy.

Enhancing Children’s Participation in Research

Explore innovative methods for enhancing children’s participation in research, including adaptations for children with disabilities, as well as verbal, visual, and activity-based participatory research methods for eliciting children’s voices.

Discover over 1,600 practical strategies, illustrated by stories with actual dialogue, to help you develop effective partnerships with children in occupational therapy and research.

Teaching Resources

Instructors in educational settings can access additional teaching material at www.efacultylounge.com.

Strategies for Collaborating with Children: Creating Partnerships in Occupational Therapy and Research is an invaluable resource for occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and practitioners working with children in therapeutic settings.

Published by SLACK Incorporated in 2016, this book is available in English and features ISBN numbers 9781630911041 and 9781630911058.