PAED3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Child Abuse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Weight
1 Aug 2018
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"how intervention is provided is as important as what is provided" This should always be the focus of our interventions! Never focus only on the skill, without an occupation in mind (ensure considering all peop factors) Focuses on roles & performance (rather than specific skills: highlights our ot role as being unique. Because difficulties for kids are often due to multiple factors in the peop! Person factors: diagnosis- disorder/ disability/ delay, other biological factors- prenatal, peri or post-natal; low birth weight; failure to thrive; ill health. Environmental factors: child abuse/ neglect; mental health or illness of parent(s) Task needs adapting or grading: different occupation required. Occupational roles: dynamic, development and age appropriate, contribute to skill development, range from informal to formal, whose perspective about role importance, who influences role development/ participation, gain status through roles- internalise a sense of self.
