| Telehealth
- What is it, who is doing it, and does it
work? |
 The Zone'in Child Development
Series newsletter for education and health professionals
profiled teleEducation in June 2010, and now turns to
telehealth for July's topic. As a pediatric
occupational therapist concerned about the overuse of
technology by children, I have recently received a
number of requests for information regarding the
efficacy of telehealth, e.g. the use of
telecommunication systems to facilitate the delivery of
health-related information and services. A school
principal questioned the efficacy of telehealth for
speech and language services; an occupational therapist
was told by her school district that she was required to
use telehealth to deliver OT services to reduce her
travel expenditures, and questioned efficacy in a
pediatric school-based population; a speech and language
pathologist who has been providing telehealth conjointly
with 1:1 therapy services stated her telehealth service
"wasn't working" and she wondered whether she was doing
it "correctly". The intent of this article is to
raise awareness regarding the increased use of
telehealth services as they apply to treating the
pediatric population, and raises concerns regarding the
utilization of telehealth services with
children. Keep
reading
here. |
| News |
Kids
needs to unplug, commune with natureSearching
for four-leaf clovers. Neighborhood games of kick
the can. Hopscotch. So fun, so easy, so
free-of-charge. http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/05/kids_needs_to_unplug_commune_w.htmlWeb-obsessed
South Korea father jailed for baby neglectA
South Korean man whose baby daughter starved to death
while he spent much of his time playing a fantasy game
online has been jailed for two years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10188394.stmHooked on Gadgets, and
Paying a Mental PriceBy Matt Richtel,
June 6, 2010, New York Times Scientists say juggling
e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can
change how people think and behave. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
The Risks of Parenting
While Plugged In By Julie Scelfo, June
21, 2010, New York Times Much concern has been
focused on the impact of technology overuse by children,
but parents' use of such technology - and its effect on
their offspring - is now becoming an equal source of
concern to some child-development researchers. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/garden/10childtech.htmDMM
News #10 June EditionNewsletter on the
Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and
Adaptation http://www.zonein.ca/eletter/2010/july2010/DMM_NEWS.pdfLet's
MoveBy Dominique Dawes, June 24,
2010 New initiative by Michelle Obama to improve
fitness and reduce child obesity. http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/dawes_bell_high_school.htmlThe Depressing News About
AntidepressantsStudies suggest that
the antidepressants are no more effective than a
placebo. In fact, they may be worse. by Sharon
Begley, January 29, 2010, Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/2010/01/28/the-depressing-news-about-antidepressants.html |
| Research |
Glaxo is Testing Paxil on
7-Year-Olds, Despite Well Known Suicide
Risks.
By Jim Edwards, May 21, 2010,
CBS News
It was established years ago that Paxil
carries a risk of suicide in children, but
GlaxoSmithKline has been conducting a study of the
antidepressant in children as young as seven - in
Japan.
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10008290/glaxo-is-testing-paxil-
on-7-year-olds-despite-well-known-suicide-risks/
National Institutes of Health
News Release - June 28, 2010
HEALTH
study finds intervention lowered obesity rate in youth
at high diabetes risk. Interventions included
healthier food choices, longer, more intense periods of
physical activity, and participation in activities that
promoted long-term healthy behaviors.
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2010/niddk-28.htm
Vestibular
Function, Sensory Integration, And Balance Anomalies: A
Brief Literature Review
By Solan HA,
Shelley-Tremblay J, Larson S. Journal of Optometric
Vision Development 2007; 38(1): 1-3
Delayed
vestibular maturation correlates significantly with
sensory integrative dysfunctions, slow vision
processing, impaired hearing, and reading
disability.
http://www.greatvisioncare.com/files/solan.pdf
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| Education |
New Book! Different
Learners - Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Your
Child's Learning Problems
By Jane M.
Healy, Ph.D.
Teacher, educational psychologist, and
now author of four books on how children do (and don't)
learn, Jane Healy expertly profiles issues and solutions
related to the 21st century child's struggle with
learning. A "must read" book for not only parents,
but also teachers and pediatric therapists, Different
Learnerscovers the increasing propensity to
diagnose and label children, and also profiles the
impact of technology overuse on children's ability to
learn.
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Different-Learners/Jane-M-
Healy-Ph-D/9781416556411
Video: RSA Animate - The
Secret Powers of Time
Professor Philip
Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time
affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences
who we are as a person, how we view relationships and
how we act in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg
Video:
Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy
A
wonderful depiction of the power of touch and human
connection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN8CKwdosjE&feature=player
_embedded
Conference:
Attachment and Psychopathy
Aug. 16-18,
Oct. 28-29, 2010 in Victoria, BC
Dr. Pat Crittenden,
PhD presents on the development, prevention, and
treatment of psychological disorder and profiles the
CARE Index, Pre-School and School Age Assessments of
Attachment, the Adult Attachment Interview, and the
Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and
Adaptation.
http://www.zonein.ca/eletter/2010/july2010
/Attachment_&_Psychopathology.
June.pdf
New Book! Born
to Buy
The commercialized child and the
new consumer culture by consumer expert Juliet Schor,
explores the damaging effects advertising and marketing
have on children. According to this breakthrough
research, the advertising-saturated culture our children
are exposed to is causing an array of psychosomatic
symptoms.
http://www.newdream.org/kids/borntobuy.php
Film
clip: UN Calls Shock Treatment at Massachusetts
School 'Torture'
By Kate Hinman and
Kimberly Brown for ABC News Nightline, June 30,
2010
School for special needs students uses electric
shock for behavior modification, a technique categorized
as 'torture' by the United Nations.
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/shock-therapy-massachussetts-
school/story?id=11047334
For
behavior management alternatives, check out the Schools Operating Safely: Child Behavior
Management Policy - Ten alternatives to use of
psychotropic medication, seclusion, and
restraints
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Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and champion of
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