School-based Telerehabilitation In Occupational Therapy: Using Telerehabilitation Technologies to Promote Improvements in Student Performance

• Main Author: Melanie Joy Criss
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2013-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Telerehabilitation
• Online Access: http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/Telerehab/article/view/6115

<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times-Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This article discusses the use of telerehabilitation technologies in occupational therapy for school-based practice. Telerehabilitation, for the purpose of this program, included the implementation of occupational therapy services via two-way 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 Tool™ 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.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>