Plan integrates fundamental principels of ped PT
family-centered
focus on individualized functional outcomes
commitment to interdisciplinary process
Skills for creating interventions
ICF
principles of motor development, motor control, motor learning
evidence for interventions
How to create hypothesis oriented ped interventions
Participation is optimized by real-life experiences, like…
child’s active involvement
friendships/connections with others
learning and skill development
enjoyment
Physical engagement
what the child is doing
Social engagement
interpersonal interactions
Self-engagement
child’s enjoyment in the moment
Determinants of participation
child
family
environment
Dimensions of participation
physical
social
self
Principles of participation-based PT/OT
-goal oriented
-family-centered
-collaborative
-strengths-based
-ecological
-self-determined
-evaluate processes and outcomes w/child and family
Five step process for participation based therapy
Principles for activity-focused interventions
Individual Considerations for Activity based interventions
age
parent/caregiver
cognition/communication
cultural factors
space/environment
peers/siblings
time management
team input
Session Objectives
important to choose activities to meet your short term goal and participation goal
Goals need..
Child’s name
Behavior
Condition
Degree
Expected Time
Functional
Guidelines for Activity-Focused Practice
multiple trials
flexibility in practice
frequency variations
understand when to use errors and not
play is the work of children
incorporate child’s interests and own goals
(focus on task)
might be the actual task itself or a component of that task
meet the developmental needs of child
meet objective of practice session
do so to appropriate level
individualized
part task, focus on a component
closed vs open task
Closed task
environment stays the same
Open task
environmental conditions change on each trial
consider the child’s learning style
degree of difficulty of task variation
prior experience
attention and memory