Life Skills: An After School Program for Children with Down Syndrome
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| Názov: | Life Skills: An After School Program for Children with Down Syndrome |
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| Autori: | Hendrickson, Allison, Korynta, Kayla |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Therapy Capstones |
| Informácie o vydavateľovi: | UND Scholarly Commons |
| Rok vydania: | 2010 |
| Zbierka: | UND Scholarly Commons (University of North Dakota) |
| Predmety: | Adolescent, Child, Down Syndrome -- rehabilitation, Life Change Events, Occupational Therapy |
| Popis: | Parents of a child born with Down syndrome often have concerns about their child’s education, ability to live independently outside of the home, gain employment and have a means to support themselves, and their participation in social events within the community. Concerns also arise when parents are unsure about what professional will address these issues and help support their child in development. Occupational therapy is a unique discipline that offers a number of services to children with disabilities in the school system. These services begin at the age of 3 and continue until the child graduates or turns 21 and leaves the school system. Upon an initial review of literature, it was found that there are very few programs that are focused and designed exclusively for children with Down syndrome. There are numerous programs designed to offer services to children with autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, and other diagnosis affecting development. A further more extensive literature review found that there are many occupational therapists working within the school systems, however the majority of therapists are providing services to younger children and pre-school age children. Fewer occupational therapists were found to be involved in transition planning of adolescents, which is a crucial transition period for these individuals to adult life. Occupational therapists can play a vital role in this transition process; however the knowledge and skills of occupational therapists are not being used to the maximum potential. The product of this project was the development of a manual that includes protocols to help occupational therapists establish a program that addresses transitional needs of adolescents with a diagnosis of Down syndrome. The methodology for the development of this program manual consisted of an extensive review of current literature and resources, and exploration for current programs designed for this specific population. The manual contains a series of protocols with activities ... |
| Druh dokumentu: | text |
| Popis súboru: | application/pdf |
| Jazyk: | unknown |
| Dostupnosť: | https://commons.und.edu/ot-grad/83 https://commons.und.edu/context/ot-grad/article/1082/viewcontent/uc.pdf |
| Prístupové číslo: | edsbas.267FD16E |
| Databáza: | BASE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Parents of a child born with Down syndrome often have concerns about their child’s education, ability to live independently outside of the home, gain employment and have a means to support themselves, and their participation in social events within the community. Concerns also arise when parents are unsure about what professional will address these issues and help support their child in development. Occupational therapy is a unique discipline that offers a number of services to children with disabilities in the school system. These services begin at the age of 3 and continue until the child graduates or turns 21 and leaves the school system. Upon an initial review of literature, it was found that there are very few programs that are focused and designed exclusively for children with Down syndrome. There are numerous programs designed to offer services to children with autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, and other diagnosis affecting development. A further more extensive literature review found that there are many occupational therapists working within the school systems, however the majority of therapists are providing services to younger children and pre-school age children. Fewer occupational therapists were found to be involved in transition planning of adolescents, which is a crucial transition period for these individuals to adult life. Occupational therapists can play a vital role in this transition process; however the knowledge and skills of occupational therapists are not being used to the maximum potential. The product of this project was the development of a manual that includes protocols to help occupational therapists establish a program that addresses transitional needs of adolescents with a diagnosis of Down syndrome. The methodology for the development of this program manual consisted of an extensive review of current literature and resources, and exploration for current programs designed for this specific population. The manual contains a series of protocols with activities ... |
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