Bringing the Life Needs Model to Life

Abstract

This article describes the use and utility of the Life Needs Model of Pediatric Service Delivery at a regional children's rehabilitation center. The model is a transdisciplinary, evidence-based model that guides pediatric service delivery to meet the long-range goals of community participation and quality of life for children and youth with disabilities. The article describes the use of the model as a tool to assist with the development of organizational culture, strategic and operational planning, the development of therapists' expertise, and the development of community partnerships. The model also has influenced human resources practices, community relations activities, and research. The model provides needed direction to service planners about the types of services that are important to provide in a geographical region, and fills a gap in outlining the nature of services that can be encompassed in pediatric rehabilitation.

Applying the ICF framework to study changes in quality-of-life for youth with chronic conditions

“…Optimizing children and youths’ QoL has become a central focus of programme development and service delivery in paediatric rehabilitation [14], [15]. Over the last decade, rehabilitation programmes and services have refocused to address aspects of children and youths’ lives beyond physical health [16].…”

Exploring professional theories, models, and frameworks for justice-oriented constructs: a scoping review

“…Constructs were defined as "central" when they clearly served as the main focus of the article; constructs were "peripheral" when another topic was central and they were included or mentioned but not in a detailed or integrated fashion. The majority of articles originated in Canada (n = 14, 31%; (Benjamin-Thomas & Rudman, 2018;Grenier, 2020;Hammell, 2011Hammell, , 2013Hammell, , 2016Iwama et al, 2009;King et al, 2006;Law, 1993;Martins & Reid, 2007;Restall et al, 2018;Townsend et al, 2003Townsend et al, , 2011Vrkljan, 2005;Wieringa & McColl, 1987), the United States (n = 12, 27%; (Agner, 2020;Causey-Upton, 2015;Clifton & Taff, 2021;Grady, 1995;Gupta, 2006;Jaegers et al, 2020;Muñoz, 2007;Schaber, 2002a;Taff et al, 2014;Taff & Blash, 2017;Talero et al, 2015;Wood et al, 2017), Australia (n = 7, 16%; (Frew et al, 2008;Goh et al, 2019;Hitch & Pepin, 2021;Nelson, 2007;Pereira, 2017;Pereira et al, 2020;Whiteford et al, 2018), South Africa (n = 3, 7%; (du Toit, 2008;Janse van Rensburg, 2018;Mthembu, 2021); and Brazil (n = 2, 4%, (Malfitano & Lopes, 2018;McInerney et al, 2007) with the remaining seven articles each representing a single country including Croatia…”