Parents and Therapists in a Professional Partnership
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- Published by AOTA Press in American Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Vol. 38 (7) , 452-461
- https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.38.7.452
Abstract
Based on a review of the literature, occupational therapy intervention with parents of handicapped children is presented. Normal conflicts in raising a child, parent responses to the diagnosis of disability, and stage-related parent reactions are examined to help understand the issues of parenting a developmentally or learning disabled child. The development of a collaborative relationship between the occupational therapist and parents is stressed. Selected methods of evaluation and strategies for occupational therapy intervention are described with a focus on the use of activities with parents.Keywords
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