The Power of Engagement: Supporting Children’s Participation in OT New PossibilOTs

Welcome back to the New PossibilOTs podcast! Mahek and Larissa explore the crucial concept of child engagement within the realm of paediatric occupational therapy. They discuss how engagement serves as the fundamental cornerstone for achieving therapeutic goals and supporting both the child and their family. Mahek and Larissa define engagement as a dynamic, reciprocal interaction, even when not face-to-face, where the child and therapist maintain a strong connection and collaboratively pursue common objectives.  They emphasise the importance of engaging not only the child but also parents and caregivers in the therapeutic process for comprehensive support. Make sure you tune in, this is an episode not to be missed.
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Resources:
The Engaged Child in Occupational Therapy https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0008417420905708
Parent Engagement and Disengagement in Paediatric Settings: an Occupational Therapy Perspective https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2019.1574913
Strategies Occupational Therapists use to Engage Children and Parents in Therapy Sessions https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1440-1630.12670
Transcript: https://www.occupationaltherapy.com.au/podcasts/
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