Theracare Outpatient Therapy Services provides skilled therapies to children in order to maximize independence in their lives. Prior summer programs have been implemented in the past but with limited research and organization. The purpose of this Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE) project was to utilize evidenced-based interventions in research in order to develop summer group programs, as well as clearly outline program interventions, skill sets being addressed, timeline of activities, and goals and objectives. A sensorimotor group and executive functioning group program were developed and partially implemented in order to address skills beginning with sensory regulation and sensorimotor functioning, progressing to executive functioning and social skills. Staff were educated and implemented similar group interventions in individual treatment sessions by pairing up clients based on timing of treatment sessions, age, and goals. Families were educated on the purpose of the group programs as well as provided with a resource addressing goals and objectives. The staff understood program goals and objectives and were comfortable implementing the groups based on the outlines provided for each day. Full implementation of the programs will be implemented in the summer of 2019 by the occupational therapists.

Creator

• Guenin, Ketmany

Contributors

• Nichols, Alison

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Guenin_Final_Paper_Submission.pdf

Keyword

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2019-05

Resource type

• Dissertation

Source

• S27

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/