Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach

by Lenin Grajo, Angela Boisselle

Overview

A groundbreaking text for occupational therapists, Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach offers a different perspective in addressing the ways children and youth with a variety of conditions and personal contexts can have more optimized participation in everyday life. This text is essential for occupational therapy graduate students, instructors, and pediatric clinicians.

Drs. Lenin C. Grajo and Angela K. Boisselle provide a comprehensive, strength-based approach in addressing the ability of children to adjust to a variety of challenges encountered in daily life across multiple environments and contexts. Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth includes best and evidence-based practices for assessment and intervention.

Included in the book:

•    Collaborative approach with families
•    How to build relationships through interprofessional collaboration (teachers, health care team, and community)
•    Global perspectives of adaptation, coping, and resilience
•    Case applications and essential considerations for occupational therapists 

The text also covers underexplored contexts such as those who have been bullied, children and youth who are LGBTQ and gender expansive, children and youth of color, those who live as a member of a migrant family, and those who have lived with and through adverse childhood experiences.

Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth: A Comprehensive Occupational Therapy Approach is a necessary text that offers timely best and evidence-based practices for assessment and intervention for occupational therapy students and professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630918545
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/2022
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L, is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Psychiatry (PEFA), Director of the Division of Professional Education, and Associate Director of the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He has been a pediatric occupational therapist for 19 years and has practiced in the Philippines and the United States. He was previously on faculty in the Programs in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University in New York City. His research has focused on the application of Occupational Adaptation theory in instrument development and testing the effectiveness of interventions for children with specific learning disabilities, with particular focus on children with reading difficulties.

Dr. Grajo has published several peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and online continuing education programs related to interventions for children and youth and the Occupational Adaptation model. He is a certified therapist on the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) intervention approach. He has presented nationally and internationally on the role of occupational therapy in supporting children’s literacy development.

Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR, has more than 21 years experience as a pediatric occupational therapist and administrator. She currently works at Cook Children’s Health Plan as a Utilization Management Therapy Manager. Her role involves operationalizing value-based payment models with therapy providers, establishing and overseeing medical necessity criteria for authorization of therapy services for pediatric Medicaid clients, and coordination of educational opportunities for therapy providers to promote quality therapy practices.

Dr. Boisselle’s practice, service, and research background includes pediatric complex care, occupational adaptation, cerebral palsy, interprofessional collaboration, creativity, assistive technology and accessible design. She has served as research consultant, methodology committee member, peer reviewer, author, and editor. She is also a Clinical Instructor of Occupational Therapy in the Programs in Occupational Therapy at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Acknowledgments ix

About the Editors xi

Contributing Authors xiii

Foreword Susan L. Bazyk, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA xvii

Chapter 1 Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth: Definitions, Models, and the Critical Role of Occupational Therapy Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR 1

Section I Developmental and Neurological Considerations 17

Chapter 2 Autistic Children and Youth: A Strength-Based Approach Kristie K. Patten, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA 19

Chapter 3 Children and Youth With Specific Learning Disabilities Lenin C. Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L Julia M. Guzman, EdD, OTD, OTR/L 45

Chapter 4 Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Anne Cronin, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, ATP 73

Chapter 5 Children and Youth With Behavioral and Mental Health Disorders Catherine Candler, OTR, PhD, BCP Rebecca Grassland, OTR, MOT 103

Chapter 6 Children and Youth With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders Elaina DaLomba, PhD, OTR/L, MSW Lisa Griggs-Stapleton, PhD, OTR/L 133

Section II Complex Medical and Other Multi-Systems Considerations 159

Chapter 7 Children and Youth With Complex Medical Needs and Chronic Illnesses Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA 161

Chapter 8 Children and Youth With Cerebral Palsy Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR 183

Chapter 9 Children and Youth With Cancer or Terminal Illness Laura Stimler, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, C/NDT Jessica Sparrow, OTD, OTR/L, BCP 209

Chapter 10 Children and Youth With Visual Impairments Tammy Bruegger, OTD, MSB, OTR/L, ATP 237

Section III Personal Contexts and Lived Experience 261

Chapter 11 Children and Youth Who Have Experienced Bullying Christine Urish, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA, CCAP 263

Chapter 12 LGBTQ and Gender Expansive Children and Youth Karrie L. Kingsley, OTD, OTR/L 289

Chapter 13 Children and Youth Who Have Encountered Adverse Childhood Experiences Jennifer S. Pitanyak, PhD, OTR/L, SCFES Lauren E. Milton, OTD, OTR/L 313

Chapter 14 Children of Migrant Farmworkers Debra Rybski, MSHCA, PhD, OTR/L Kathleen Kauper, MOT, OTR/L 337

Chapter 15 Children and Youth of Color Douglene Jackson, PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP, BCTS 361

Chapter 16 The Lived Experience of Adaptation, Coping, and Resilience by Children and Youth and Their Families Angela K. Boisselle, PhD, OTR Lenin C Grajo, PhD, EdM, OTR/L 387

Financial Disclosures 401

Index 403

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Anne B Romaniw, OTD, OTR/L(Chatham University)
Description: This book covers a variety of pediatric diagnoses, conditions, and populations, and the table of contents clearly separates the variety into three different sections: developmental and neurological conditions, complex medical and other multi-systems considerations, and personal contexts and lived experiences. Each chapter focuses on a different pediatric diagnosis, condition, or population and consists of a similar structure of information. The editors provide an overview of the population; define adaptation, coping and resilience with the population; and discuss the role of occupational therapy in evaluation and intervention processes. The information in each chapter is holistic and provides occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and students with a well-rounded view of contemporary, best practice with each pediatric population.
Purpose: The editors are clear in their aim to apply the adaptation, coping, and resilience framework to at-risk children and youth. They also emphasize the strength-based approach and implementation of occupational therapy services through the multi-tiered mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention framework. Additionally, the editors have applied evidence-based strategies for occupational therapy evaluation and intervention throughout the chapters. There is also a unique focus on occupational participation, despite the diagnosis or condition that "labels" children and youth as potentially "at risk." The editors have established worthy objectives and created a timely book that is needed as occupational therapy practitioners adjust to the changing current times and get "back to the roots" of occupational therapy, which includes a mental health background as well as occupation-based and strength-based approaches. Additionally, given the impact of the global pandemic, the overall purpose of the book is very relevant. The first chapter of the book discusses other modern influences such as social media use and racial and social injustices. These features are unique, current, and imperative. The book is needed, especially in occupational therapy education, in order to prepare future occupational therapists to be holistic practitioners.
Audience: The book can be utilized for occupational therapy students, educators, and practitioners. Specifically, the content of the book is useful for pediatric practitioners who want to update and enhance their practice with specific pediatric populations. The book is also useful for educators teaching pediatrics courses. The inclusivity of a variety of pediatric populations along with the current issues presented in the book set it apart from other pediatric books. Students will be challenged to think beyond "traditional" pediatric practice and apply contemporary strategies to pediatric evaluation and intervention. Students will benefit from reading the chapters of this book throughout their foundational pediatric course(s) as well as to prepare for fieldwork and future practice. The editors have an extensive background in pediatrics and high level of expertise, and it appears they enlisted several contributing authors who are content experts of their respective chapters and contributions. Several contributing authors are well-known academicians as well as consultants and lead occupational therapists at well-known hospitals such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Children's Center for the Visually Impaired.
Features: The book covers a variety of pediatric populations and the editors are to be commended for their inclusive mindset. The book is divided into three major sections, with consistent organization of the chapters, which is desirable for the readers to understand and make comparisons and connections among populations. Each chapter has a similar format with clearly defined sections including: chapter objectives, overview of population, defining adaptation, coping, and resilience with the population, role of occupational therapy in assessment and intervention, collaborative approaches, global perspectives, and essential considerations for the population such as children with behavioral and mental health disorders, complex medical needs and chronic illnesses, cancer or terminal illnesses, and children and youth who have encountered adverse childhood experiences. Each chapter also contains helpful tables and numerous case studies applicable to the information covered in the chapter. The tables and pictures are printed in black and white, but they still help to enhance and clarify the information for the readers. The case studies also help readers to apply the information, which will be especially beneficial for occupational therapy students. The consistent global perspective within each chapter allows readers to think broader. Additionally, the author's note in chapter 2 regarding use of identify-first language vs. person-first language is unique and timely. The inclusion of personal contexts and lived experience section is also highly unique and includes children and youth who have experience bullying, LGBTQ and gender expansive children and youth, children and youth who have encountered adverse childhood experiences, children of migrant farmworkers, and children and youth of color. These are not common areas addressed in textbooks and the editors should be commended for including these important areas.
Assessment: The quality of this book is outstanding. It is useful and timely for pediatric occupational therapy. As a practitioner and educator, its immediate relevance and application to practice and education is apparent. Occupational therapy students are encouraged to read this book in order to be well-prepared practitioners with a unique perspective on a variety of pediatric populations.

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