Evidence is reviewed on the prevalence of sensory and motor abnormalities in autism and the effectiveness of three interventions designed to address such abnormalities: sensory integration therapy, traditional occupational therapy, and auditory integration training. Results of these limited studies provided no firm support for the interventions.…

Eight occupational therapy (OT) students and eight occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students worked together in field experiences. Content analysis of their journals revealed that they learned about each other's professional role and understood the relevance to future client care. Some resistance arose in both groups because OT students were…

The study was conducted to assess the Field Work Performance Report (FWPR) developed to evaluate the performance of occupational therapy students during field work. (JS)

This document provides general background information and interprets state and federal rules as they apply to occupational and physical therapy in educational settings. Iowa state definitions of occupational and physical therapy, the roles of the physical therapist and occupational therapist, and the role of paraprofessionals are described. A…

This manual helps physical and occupational therapists instruct nontherapists in positioning and handling students with physical disabilities. A chapter on movement and motor disability covers types of abnormality in muscle tone. A chapter on handling explains appropriate handling techniques and why they are necessary to the student's well-being.…

This document outlines a system for planning recreation therapy, documenting progress, and relating the entire process to a team approach which includes patient assessment and involvement. The recreation program is seen as therapeutic, closely related to the total medical treatment program. The model is designed so that it can be adapted to almost…

Work supported by a grant from the Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

The handbook presents guidelines for the use of occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT) with special education students in the Louisiana public schools. An introductory section defines both therapies, considers their educational background, and discusses their relationship to adapted physical education. A procedural section examines…

The guidelines address implementation of related services (adapted physical education, occupational therapy, and physical therapy) in Colorado special education programs. The first section considers factors in organizing services: the legal mandate of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act; characteristics and professional…

The proceedings of the European Symposium on Occupational Rehabilitation and Placement of the Disabled present a general survey of the problem of reintegrating disabled persons into working life. Member countries agreed that men and women must be rehabilitated as much as possible rather than pensioned off prematurely. To accomplish this the labor…

Resulting from a project in which a curriculum for an occupational therapy program was developed through task analysis, this manual contains guidelines for developing curriculum guides using job analysis data. The development process consists of 13 procedures which are organized into these four categories: (1) Organization of a project staff, (2)…

Immediately before their second group therapy session, 10 newly formed inpatient therapy groups were randomly assigned to complete either collective or individual art projects. The members of a group in the collective-project condition completed a single art project as a group. Each member of a group assigned to the individual project condition…

This paper reports the methods and philosophy used in developing a mastery learning model at the University of Missouri-Columbia to insure that allied health students in the physical therapy and occupational therapy programs learn the concepts of anatomy essential to the rest of the curriculum. (MF)

This study examined academic rewards in occupational therapy (OT) education through a survey of baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate programs. Questionnaires from 275 full-time faculty were analyzed. Results show that OT faculty are younger, hold lower academic ranks and degrees, and are less often tenured than most faculty in higher education.…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. A data table lists average salaries for both…