School-based Telerehabilitation In Occupational Therapy: Using Telerehabilitation Technologies to Promote Improvements in Student Performance
Author: Melanie Joy Criss
Published by: International Journal of Telerehabilitation
Year of Publication: 2013
This article discusses the use of telerehabilitation
technologies in occupational therapy for schoolbased practice.
Telerehabilitation, for the purpose of this program, included
the implementation of occupational therapy services via twoway interactive
videoconferencing technology. The subjects included in this pilot program
were children, ages 6 to 11 years, who attended an online charter school
and had difficulties in the areas of fine motor and/or visual motor skills
which impacted success with handwriting. Each participant completed a
virtual evaluation and six 30 minute intervention sessions. The Print
Toolâ„¢ Assessment was used to determine progress pre and post
program. A learning coach/student satisfaction survey was given at
the end of the program to determine participant satisfaction. Outcomes
revealed improvements in handwriting performance for most students who
participated in the program and high satisfaction rates reported by all
participants.School based Telerehabilitation.pdf
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