Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Jaylene: Prematurity/Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Jennifer J. Hofherr, MS, OTR/L,
C/NDT
Maya: Premature Infant/Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Maureen Connors Lenke, OTR/L
Sam: Premature Infant/Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Maureen Connors Lenke, OTR/L
Marco: Premature Infant/Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Mary J. Greer, MOT
Pablo: Premature Infant/Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Sonia F. Kay, PhD, OTR/L and Marvieann
Garcia-Rodriguez, MHS, BHS, OTR
Chapter 2 Introduction to Early Intervention
Royce: Developmental Delay/Early
Intervention
Ashley Stoffel, OTD, OTR/L and M. Veronica
Llerena, MS, OTR/L
Catherine: Agenesis of the Corpus
Callosum/Early Intervention Transition
Deborah K. Anderson, PT, MS, PCS
Tommy: Sensory Dysmodulation and
Dyspraxia/Early Intervention
Kimberly Bryze, PhD, OTR/L and Roberta K.
O’Shea, PT, DPT, PhD
Cooper: Developmental Delay/Early
Intervention
Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L
Ricky: Developmental Delay and Sensory
Processing Disorder/Early Intervention
Robin Elaine Fogerty, OTD, OTR/L; Thelma
Haydee Montemayor, MOTS; and Patricia Bowyer, EdD, MS, OTR,
FAOTA
Chapter 3 Introduction to School Systems
Denny: Autism and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder/School Systems
Meghan Suman, MS, OTR/L, BCP
Donovan: Emotional Disturbance/Middle
School
Heather Roberts, MHA, OTR/L
Serena: At Risk for Learning and Social
Emotional Disabilities/School Systems
Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L
Kendra: Cerebral Palsy
Robin Elaine Fogerty, OTD, OTR/L; Meagan E.
Wisniewski, BS; and Patricia Bowyer, EdD, MS, OTR, FAOTA
Wilson: Learning Disability/School
Systems
Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L
Johanna: Cerebral Palsy/School
Systems
Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L
April: Autism/Private Separate Day
School
Wanda Mahoney, PhD, OTR/L
Abby: Down Syndrome/School
Systems
Mickenzie Wilson, OTS; Jennifer Clone, OTS;
and Agnieszka Moroni, OTS
Gina: Cerebral Palsy/School
Systems
Minetta Wallingford, DrOT, OTR/L
Jefferson Union High School District:
Sexuality and Dating Skills Training/School Systems
Joanna Swanton, MS, OTR/L
Ozzy: Childhood Trauma With Neuromotor
Sequelae
Kimberly Bryze, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 4 Introduction to Outpatient Services
Conrad: Sensory Processing Disorder, Fine-
and Gross-Motor Delay/Outpatient Clinic
Erin Anderson, OTR/L; Michelle Bednarek,
MS, OTR/L; and Melissa Williamson, OTR/L
Jacob: Sensory Processing
Disorder/Outpatient Clinic
Dana Pais, OTD, OTR/L
Brad: Brain
Tumor/Outpatient
Kendall Carithers, OTR and Lauro A. Munoz,
OTR, MOT, CHC
Nadir: Motor Disorder/Outpatient
Rehabilitation
Carly Thom, MA, OTR/L
Renee: CHARGE
Syndrome/Outpatient
Leon Washington, OTR, PhD, LMSW,
C/NDT
Finn: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Feeding
Concerns
Kristin Winston, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 5 Introduction to Hospital-Based
Settings
Alexa: Pediatric Traumatic Brain
Injury/Inpatient Rehabilitation
Sara Clark, MS, OTR/L and Jennifer Schmidt,
OTR/L
Jenna: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Hand
Therapy
Susanne Higgins, MHS, OTR/L, CHT and
Jennifer Bobo, MOT, OTR/L, CHT
Jonathon: Pediatric Spinal Cord
Injury/Rehabilitation
Gail A. Poskey, PhD, OTR
Martha: Spina Bifida/Hospital
Clinic
Rachel Galant, MS, OTR/L
Liam: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Septic Shock,
Cardiac Myopathy/Oncology
Lisa Robken, OTR
Robby: Feeding Disorder/Hospital-Based
Feeding Clinic
Patricia W. Ideran, OTR/L, CEIM and
Jennifer L. Zieman, MOTR/L, CEIM
Lyrik: Amyoplasia Multiplex
Congenita/Outpatient
Angela R. Shierk, PhD, OTR
Jane: Pediatric Spinal Cord
Injury/Inpatient Rehabilitation
Elizabeth Kohler-Rausch, OTR/L
Chapter 6 Introduction to Mental Health Settings
Abigail: Aggression/Inpatient Psychiatric
Unit
Lisa Mahaffey, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Tiffany: Pediatric
Depression/Community-Based Mental Health
Brad E. Egan, OTD, MA, OTR/L and Eric
Howard, COTA/L
Sophia: Early Intervention/Infant Mental
Health 1
Kris Pizur-Barnekow, PhD, OTR/L; Jennifer
Nash, PhD, OTR/L; Susan Wendel, MS, OTR/L; and Molly
Chopper
William: Bipolar
Disorder/School
Sally W. Schultz, PhD, OTR, LPC
James: Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder/Inpatient Psychiatry
Ann Aviles de Bradley, PhD, OTR/L
Emma: Anxiety
Disorder/Inpatient
Kristin Winston, PhD, OTR/L and Jamie
Harmon, MS, OTR/L
Chapter 7 Introduction to Community Settings
Michael: Anoxic Brain
Injury/Hippotherapy
Monica Griffin, OTD, OTR/L, C/NDT
Opening Doors/Community
Organization
Brittany Diasio, MOT, OTR/L; Brooke Nicole
Dudley, MOT, OTR/L; Brianne N. Heiland, MOT, OTR/L; Elizabeth
Kohler-Rausch, OTR/L; and Kiley Rich, MOT, OTR/L
Ivan: Status Post Burns and Left Lower
Extremity Amputation/Village in Ecuador
Mark Kovic, OTD, OTR/L
La Fuente: Community-Based Parent Education
and Advocacy Training in Special Education
Cindy DeRuiter, OTD, OTR/L
Carlos: Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy/Hospice
Wanda Mahoney, PhD, OTR/L
Financial Disclosures
Index
Susan M. Cahill, PhD, OTR/L completed her entry-level occupational
therapy education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She
received a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Dominican
University in River Forest, Illinois, and a PhD in Special
Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Cahill
has 17 years of experience as an occupational therapist, working
primarily in pediatrics and the school systems. Her professional
roles have included school administration, leadership of faculty,
and implementation and evaluation of school-wide programs. Her
research interests include supporting the occupational performance
of children who are at-risk for learning and social emotional
disabilities at school. Dr. Cahill is the author of many journal
articles and chapters focused on pediatric occupational therapy
practice and the co-author of another pediatric text. She has
presented at local and national conferences and consults with many
school districts.
Patricia Bowyer, EdD, MS, OTR, FAOTA is Associate Director and
Professor in the School of Occupational Therapy-Houston, Institute
of Health Sciences, Texas Woman’s University, the Texas Medical
Center. Dr. Bowyer’s interests focus on increasing levels of life
participation for children and youth with disabilities through the
development of theory-based assessments and interventions. Dr.
Bowyer is the primary developer of the Short Child Occupational
Profile (SCOPE). Dr. Bowyer’s research applies qualitative,
quantitative, and mixed methods. Dr. Bowyer has 13 years of
experience working with children and youth with disabilities. She
has worked in school settings, home health, community based
centers, and private practice. She received a certificate and
Masters in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Kentucky University
and a doctorate from East Tennessee State University. Dr. Bowyer
was a postdoctoral research associate at Johns Hopkins University
and a postdoctoral research assistant at the University of Illinois
at Chicago in the Department of Occupational Therapy (NIDRR ARRT
Grant, PI Dr. Gary Kielhofner).
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