Goals for intervention can range from self-care to supporting participation in a work environment. The ultimate goal is to foster community integration and participation. Occupational therapy assessment is designed to understand the individual’s strengths and areas of concern, within the context of ...
Although some therapists assessed play, few focused on play as an outcome of importance, or included goals for play. Minimal changes have occurred in the role of play in pediatric occupational therapy. Despite the profession''s promotion of our role in play and the suggestion that play is ...
This study examined the roles that play occupies within current occupational therapy practice with preschoolers. Two hundred twenty-four pediatric occupational therapists completed mail questionnaires designed to ascertain how they use play in their practice, their knowledge and use of play assessment...
the activities for the specific session, and the assignment of points, which were given for participating in the daily activities and achieving weekly goals. The CPU program was carried out during school hours as part of the daily school routine. The CPU intervention manual describes each lesson,...