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In rehabilitation for teens, have you ever wondered who the client really is? Is it the parent with particular goals, or is it the adolescent who may have different goals? Have you ever felt at a loss for how to deal with the situation? Well, you are not alone.
The CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research conducted a survey with teens and their parents, "How do rehabilitation issues compare between parents and adolescents?" It will probably not surprise you that the level of agreement of issues between parents and adolescents was very low.
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (Law, Baptiste, Carswell, McColl, Polatajko, & Pollock, 1994) was administered to each adolescent and to each parent or set of parents interviewed. The COPM is an individualized measure of a client's self-perception of occupational performance and identifies issues or concerns regarding various activities in daily life in the areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure.
Themes for areas of concern were expressed by the parents and teens:
- Self-Care
- Recreation
- Social
- Self-Esteem
- Future Plans
Read the findings of the survey.
About CanChild
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research is a research and educational centre founded in 1989 with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Over the years, CanChild has emerged as an international leader in the field of childhood disability through innovative research and a commitment to making research findings easily accessible to a wide range of audiences.
CanChild brings together an experienced team of researchers from a wide array of disciplines including pediatrics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, physiatry, speech and language pathology, social psychology, epidemiology and biostatistics. Our researchers conduct health services and systems research on child health issues that will make a difference for children and youth with disabilities and their families.
