Book Review: Occupational therapy for children and adolescents

Santha, Josiane Caron

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“…Conversely, an activity that is too easy may not provide the therapeutic effects intended by the therapist [46]. The activity should engage and motivate the child, and the child should be able to master the skill with their "focused effort" [47]. Physical therapists can scaffold the "just right challenge" by grading motor or cognitive aspects of the task to meet the child's abilities and adapting the activity to the appropriate level for the child [48,49].…”

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Embedding Play to Enrich Physical Therapy

Fiss

Håkstad

Looper

et al. 2023

Behavioral Sciences

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Play is an active process by which an individual is intrinsically motivated to explore the self, the environment, and/or interactions with another person. For infants and toddlers, engaging in play is essential to support development across multiple domains. Infants and toddlers with or at risk of motor delays may demonstrate differences in play or challenges with engaging in play activities compared to typically developing peers. Pediatric physical therapists often use play as a modality to engage children in therapeutic assessment and interventions. Careful consideration of the design and use of physical therapy that embeds play is needed. Following a 3-day consensus conference and review of the literature, we propose physical therapy that embeds play should consider three components; the child, the environment, and the family. First, engage the child by respecting the child’s behavioral state and following the child’s lead during play, respect the child’s autonomous play initiatives and engagements, use activities across developmental domains, and adapt to the individual child’s needs. Second, structure the environment including the toy selection to support using independent movements as a means to engage in play. Allow the child to initiate and sustain play activities. Third, engage families in play by respecting individual family cultures related to play, while also providing information on the value of play as a tool for learning. Partner with families to design an individualized physical therapy routine that scaffolds or advances play using newly emerging motor skills.

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Section: Supporting a Child's Engagement In Playmentioning

confidence: 99%