• Title of article

    Through the Looking Glass: Parental Group Experiences Observing Sensory Motor Therapy

  • Author/Authors

    Vertes, Joan Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - University of Toronto, Canada , Robinson, Chrystelle Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - University of Toronto, Canada , Gershenzon, Veronica Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - University of Toronto, Canada , Ho, Emily S. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - University of Toronto, Canada , Vennettilli , Ashlee Department of Rehabilitation Services - The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    8
  • Abstract
    Thebenefitsofgrouptherapyinpediatricrehabilitationhavebeenidentified.However,auniquesmallgroup occupationaltherapymodelwithalargeemphasisonparentalgroupeducationandobservationoftheirchildrenhasnotbeen extensivelystudied.Inthismodel,parentsobservetheirchild’ssensorymotorgrouptherapythroughaone-waymirrorand workwiththeoccupationaltherapisttogetheraftereachsession,toreceiveeducationanddevelopstrategies.Inothermodels, parentssitinthewaitingroomorobservewithoutworkingwithanoccupationaltherapistasagroupafterwards.Method. A descriptivequalitativestudywasconductedtoexploretheparentalexperiencesofobservingandreceivinginformationasa groupregardingtheirchild’sparticipationinsensorymotorgrouptherapy.Individualin-depthinterviewswereconductedwith tenparentswhoobservedtheirchildrentogetherthroughaone-waymirrorduringtheirchildren’stherapy.Conventional thematiccontentanalysiswasusedtoanalyzetheinterviewtranscriptstodeterminethemes.Tenparentswereinterviewed. Results. Therewerethreemajorthemesthatsurfaced:parent support,the value of observation,andknowledge.Parentsenjoyed andperceivedbenefitsforthemselvesandtheirchildrenfromtheopportunitytoobservesessionsandreceiveinformationasa groupduringtherapy.Conclusion. Theexperiencesofparentsinthisgroupmodelsuggestthatknowledgetranslationand provisionofsupporttoparentsandtheirchildrenregardingtheirsensorymotorneedsarebeneficial.Administratorsmay appreciateadditionalgainsofreducingcostsandimprovingaccesstoservice
  • Keywords
    Through , Looking Glass , Parental Group Experiences Observing Sensory Motor Therapy
  • Journal title
    Occupational Therapy International
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Full Text URL
    downloads.hindawi.com/journals/oti/2018/2468037.pdf
  • Record number

    2616256

    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=10&DC=2616256