A Study on Exploring Parental Involvement in Occupational Therapy Segmental Therapeutic Courses from Bidirectional Viewpoints

• Main Authors: Wu, Wei-Chun, 吳瑋君
• Other Authors: LIN, CHIN-KAI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qj864j

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 幼兒教育學系早期療育碩士班 === 103 === This study adopted qualitative research method to investigate and understand current situation of parental involvement in occupational therapy segmental therapeutic course implemented by parents of children with special needs and occupational therapists as well as the factors affecting the implementation, and thereby to further understand expectations and suggestions of parents and therapists for other relevant personnel. Through in-depth interview way the researcher had collected ideas of two parents of children with special needs and two occupational therapists. After aggregated and compiled interview data, and compared and matched with literatures, this study conducted analysis and discussion, and then proposed research findings as follows. 1. From viewpoint of parents of children with special needs, parents are more inclined to the involvement role of “mentor”, “learner”, and “communicator and information provider”, but less active to the involvement role of “supporter” and “decision-maker”. 2. From viewpoint of occupational therapists, occupational therapists provide more involvement opportunities for parents in assisting parents to become the role of “mentor”, “learner”, “communicator and information provider”, and “supporter”, but are more limited to the implementation of assisting parents to become the role of “decision maker”. 3. Factors affecting the implementation of parental involvement in occupational therapy segmental therapeutic course include: (1) Factors affecting parental involvement in occupational therapy segmental therapeutic course: Positive view of parents themselves, support of therapist, and preference of children themselves are the positive driving forces able to promote active involvement of parents in children’s rehabilitation; while factor from family members, factor from parents themselves, and factor from community are the three major negative forces that hinder parental involvement in children’s rehabilitation. (2) Factors affecting occupational therapist’s implementation of parental involvement in occupational therapy segmental therapeutic course: Positive view of therapists themselves and supportive force from service institution are the positive driving forces able to promote therapists’ implementation of active involvement of parents in children’s rehabilitation; while factor from occupational therapists themselves, factor from parents, and factor from service institution are the three major negative forces that hinder occupational therapist’s implementation of parental involvement. 4. The recommendations of parents of children with special needs and occupational therapists for relevant personnel when implementing parent involvement Based on viewpoints of ecological theory, child habilitation program should be extended from treatment room to family and kindergarten. Therefore, parents of children with special needs had proposed recommendations for occupational therapists and kindergarten teachers, and occupational therapists had also proposed recommendations for parents of children with special needs, service institutions, and other relevant parties in the expectation of their more in-depth involvement in occupational therapy segmental therapeutic course Based on research findings, this study proposed further recommendations for administrative units, rehabilitation institutions and professionals, and parents of children with special needs.