Monday, March 3, 2014

Blog 17: Fourth Interview

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1) Do OTs consider a child's IEP when deciding the child's needs? If not, how do OTs determine what a child needs to work on?

2) What can you tell me about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA program)?

3) Would you say ABA is an effective approach to improve a child's social skills? Why or why not?

4) When it comes to social skills, how would you improve a child with ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome or CP social skills? (What approach would you take?)
• Do kids with CP need help in social skills?

5) What can you tell me about didactic, naturalistic, and pragmatic approaches for communication intervention?

6) Of the 3 interventions what do you find most effective in improving social skills? How so?

7) Are there alternative ways to improve a child's communication skills other than group sessions?

8) How can parents help to improve their child's social skills considering the child's special needs?

9) Does a child's IEP influence an OTs approach to the child's needs during the therapy sessions? How so?

10) How would an OT conduct a group session with the goal to improve social skills for children with either ASD, ADHD, DS,  or CP? Would there be a different approach for each disorder?

11) What is the difference between how a speech pathologist improves a child's social or communication skills and how an OT improves a child's social or communication skills?

12) How does and OT improve social skills on a child who is considered non-verbal?

13) How can an OT increase responsiveness in a child with ASD?

14) How can an OT improve a child's social problem solving and cognitive-executive process?

15) What models of social competence or social outcome do the OT's here use to help them improve a child's social skills? (ie. heuristic, Cavells, etc.)

16) What can you tell me about the social information process for typical kids in this age range?

17) In what ways do group sessions treat the social challenges in children?

18) To improve a child's social deficit, what does an OT look for in the child's evaluation?

19) Can you tell me an example of how a child's social skills have shown growth through their time in group sessions and therapy?

20) How can an OT best prepare a 4-8 year old child with special needs to thrive in a social environment?


1 comment:

  1. APPROVED. Follow up #11 with "Do the two ever overlap?" Follow up #19 with "Can you show me data tables you've created that explicitly track student growth?"

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    1) Do OTs consider a child's IEP when deciding the child's needs? If not, how do OTs determine what a child needs to work on?

    2) What can you tell me about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA program)?

    3) Would you say ABA is an effective approach to improve a child's social skills? Why or why not?

    4) When it comes to social skills, how would you improve a child with ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome or CP social skills? (What approach would you take?)
    • Do kids with CP need help in social skills?

    5) What can you tell me about didactic, naturalistic, and pragmatic approaches for communication intervention?

    6) Of the 3 interventions what do you find most effective in improving social skills? How so?

    7) Are there alternative ways to improve a child's communication skills other than group sessions?

    8) How can parents help to improve their child's social skills considering the child's special needs?

    9) Does a child's IEP influence an OTs approach to the child's needs during the therapy sessions? How so?

    10) How would an OT conduct a group session with the goal to improve social skills for children with either ASD, ADHD, DS, or CP? Would there be a different approach for each disorder?

    11) What is the difference between how a speech pathologist improves a child's social or communication skills and how an OT improves a child's social or communication skills?

    12) How does and OT improve social skills on a child who is considered non-verbal?

    13) How can an OT increase responsiveness in a child with ASD?

    14) How can an OT improve a child's social problem solving and cognitive-executive process?

    15) What models of social competence or social outcome do the OT's here use to help them improve a child's social skills? (ie. heuristic, Cavells, etc.)

    16) What can you tell me about the social information process for typical kids in this age range?

    17) In what ways do group sessions treat the social challenges in children?

    18) To improve a child's social deficit, what does an OT look for in the child's evaluation?

    19) Can you tell me an example of how a child's social skills have shown growth through their time in group sessions and therapy?

    20) How can an OT best prepare a 4-8 year old child with special needs to thrive in a social environment?

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