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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM COLLABORATE WITH THE FAMILY BY USING AN APPROACH THAT INCLUDES FAMILY AS AN ESSENTIAL MEMBER TO PLAN, DELIVER and EVALUATE THEIR CHILD. WHAT IS THIS APPROACH CALLED?
What is Family-centered care?
This is an example of a pediatric OT service area that a TWO-YEAR-OLD with CP could benefit from
The present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, services, annual goals & objectives, and accommodations can be found in this document
What is an IEP?
When a muscle is stretched and the muscle tightens at a more rapid rate, this could indicate
What is hypertonicity? (Or, increased tone, high tone, spasticity)
A typical 12-year old child should demonstrate what level of play skills
What is competitive play?
When fabricating a short thumb spica splint, the three palmar creases that an OT should look for are
What are the distal palmar crease, proximal palmar crease, and the thenar crease?
Besides donning and doffing shirts, a dressing stick can also be used for
What is doffing socks?
This is what is missing from the following school-based goal:
By April 2021, Joshua will remain seated at his desk to complete ONE classroom worksheet in a timely manner 4/5 attempts, as measured by OT
What is "What area" or skill area
One of the first steps to facilitate cup drinking for a child is to
What is stand behind them? (bring OT's hand around to their face to facilitate lip closure or start with a thickened liquid)
This California state organization is an example of a specialized health service program that provides funding for pediatric OT services for those who are medically eligible
What is California Children's Services?
Fine Motor grasp used to manipulate small objects with the thumb opposed to the index & middle finger pads
An OT observes an individual having difficulty trying to find white socks on a bed with white sheets. The most appropriate visual perception component for the OT to address is
What is figure-ground perception?
Loni is able to complete the last half of donning a t-shirt by herself. This is what you would grade her level of function as
What is moderate assistance?
ACCORDING TO AYRES, WHAT AREAS OF FUNCTION ARE NEEDED FOR PRAXIS
What are ideation, plan, and execute?
This is an example of a low tech option to help a child who is 3 years old with a C4 SCI. This child has no functional ability in her upper extremities and has age-appropriate communication skills.
What are single switch toys? (Mouthstick, eye gaze, voice command)
WHICH FRAME OF REFERENCE SHOULD BE USED TO GUIDE TREATMENT FOR A CHILD WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY WHO IS ONE YEAR, 2 MONTHS OLD AND HAS A GOAL TO INCREASE SITTING WHILE PLAYING ON THE FLOOR INDEPENDENTLY?
WHAT IS THE FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR MOTOR SKILL ACQUISITION?
An elementary school student with CP-spastic quadriplegia can write, but not quickly enough to keep up with peers. This student has normal speech skills. This is the type of high tech AT the OT would recommend
What is a dictation app or software or speech to text program?
A component of proprioceptive function that might be displayed by a child who tears the paper when writing
What is grading force?
An example of an EBP motor control treatment approach that involves incorporation of an individual's affected extremity by inhibiting the use of the non-affected extremity, using a cast or splint
What is CIMT?
AN EXAMPLE OF AN INTERVENTION THAT CAN BE USED WITH A 12 MONTH OLD WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHO IS LEARNING TO CRAWL IS TO ENCOURAGE CRAWLING BY
What are a flashlight and the sound of the parent's voice?
COLIN IS AN 7 YEAR OLD WITH CP, LEFT HEMIPLEGIA AND USES A KAYE WALKER FOR MOBILITY IN THE CLASSROOM. HIS TEACHER REPORTS THAT HE OFTEN BUMPS INTO OTHER STUDENTS AND DESKS. ONE OF COLIN’S SCHOOL-BASED OT GOALS IS TO WORK ON VISUAL-PERCEPTION SKILLS. CONSIDERING THE OT SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND THE SKILL AREA FOR THIS GOAL, AN OBSTACLE COURSE TO WORK ON WHAT TYPE OF CUES WOULD INCREASE SAFETY WITH FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY?
WHAT ARE VISUAL CUES?
Susie is a 9-year old girl in 4th grade. She uses a finger wrap grasp when writing. She does not complain of pain and is able to write legibly. This is what the school-based OT consultant should recommend for OT services
What is No OT services needed at this time?
A 12-MONTH-OLD BOY IS DIAGNOSED WITH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, LOW MUSCLE TONE THROUGHOUT INCLUDING A WEAK GRASP. HE IS CURRENTLY BOTTLE-FED, NOT ABLE TO SIT INDEPENDENTLY, KEEPS HIS MOUTH OPEN AND SHOWS POOR HEAD AND JAW CONTROL. HIS TONGUE PROTRUDES FORWARD WITH SPOON FEEDING. THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE HEAD POSITIONING STRATEGY AN OT WOULD RECOMMEND
What is a chair with head and neck support?
ONE APPROACH THAT OT COMMONLY USES IN THE NICU TO HELP PARENTS AND BABIES BOND AND PROMOTE PARENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR DISCHARGE
What is Swaddled Bathing?
THE OT IS WRITING A HOME PROGRAM FOR A CHILD THEY TREAT THROUGH TELEHEALTH DURING COVID-19. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF AN EFFECTIVE COMPONENT OF THIS HOME PROGRAM?
What is keep it simple -- 3 to 4 items?
(or keep it realistic, incorporate into routines, keep it short)