The study compared Early Intervention service approaches of
therapists with children requiring therapeutic intervention and the families most
often the moms. This study
although conducted with Early Intervention service providers can be generalized
to outpatient therapists, school therapists (teacher having caregiver role) and
many other venues in which OT is practiced.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Special Needs Kids: Therapy/Early Intervention Strategies
A recent study published in The American Journal of
Occupational Therapy (AJOT), Identifying Strategies Early Intervention
Occupational Therapists Use to Teach Caregivers, compared different
occupational therapy strategies and outcomes. The study focused on the vital role of the family as the
teacher of the child and the role of the therapist as the family educator.
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