5 pediatric occupational therapy frames of reference
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Five Occupational Therapy Frames of Reference for Pediatric OT

Pediatric Occupational therapists use an occupational therapy frame of reference, or sometimes interchangeably called an occupational therapy model, to help conceptualize and plan interventions for the children they treat. A frame of reference is used as a way to understand the client’s current functional levels and guide treatment plans and sessions. The use of a…

Functional Pediatric Occupational Therapy Goals
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How to Write Functional Pediatric Occupational Therapy Goals

Recently I have been getting requests for help writing functional pediatric occupational therapy goals and objectives. Let’s take a look at what writing functional OT goals for pediatrics really means. This is my opinion as a pediatric occupational therapist with many years of experience, in what makes pediatric OT goals functional. First, let’s define the…

rapport
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Just Right Challenge and Rapport in Pediatric Occupational Therapy

The good news is it is pretty easy to establish rapport as a pediatric OT.  Since our main treatment modality is PLAY.  Using occupational therapy activity analysis and the ‘Just Right Challenge’, you can hide your treatment activities in TOYS. Not many other professions can say that! I believe play and rapport are your secret weapons…