Summary:
OT evaluation and intervention should include the occupations embedded in the role of mother when treating pediatric clients with mental health disorders.The goal of this two-part course is to provide practitioners with information about the use of an occupational profile questionnaire as a critical element in the evaluation and intervention process for pediatric occupational therapy. This course also provides the new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to support normalizing routines, habits and rituals for mothers of hard-to-parent children.
Objectives:
The goal of this program is to explain why an occupational therapy evaluation and intervention should include the occupations embedded in the role of mother when treating pediatric clients with neurodevelopmental or mental health disorders. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —
- Identify why addressing the needs of mothers is essential to the progress of children in treatment.
- Understand the occupational profile as a critical element in the evaluation and intervention process for pediatric occupational therapy.
- Apply the new Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to support greater normalizing routines, habits, and rituals for mothers of hard-to-parent children.
Accreditation Information
Gannett Healthcare Group is an approved provider of continuing education for occupational therapists by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
Continuing education approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association is accepted for relicensure by the state boards for occupational therapists in: Alaska, Nevada, Arkansas, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, District of Columbia, Ohio, Illinois, Oregon, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Maryland, South Carolina, Minnesota, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Vermont, Montana & Virginia.