Improving handwriting without teaching handwriting: The consultative clinical reasoning process

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-210

  Erhardt, Rhoda P ^a,c   Meade, Vickie ^b  

^a Vickie Meade Therapy Services ^*  (United States)

^b Vickie Meade Therapy Services   (United States)

^c Paediatric Occupational Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Decision making; Handwriting; Home programs; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; DYSGRAPHIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OPTOMETRY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 29144511239     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2005.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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