TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapists’ perspectives
T2 - supporting children to use switches and technology for accessing their environment, leisure, and communication
AU - Beauchamp, Fiona
AU - Bourke-Taylor, Helen
AU - Brown, Ted
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - Background: Many children with cerebral palsy learn to use technology to access their environments and communicate; however, minimal research informs practice. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study with purposive sampling recruited 10 therapists (occupational, speech, and physiotherapists) from one early intervention service. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and were analyzed thematically. Results: Four themes were derived: development of successful movement; positioning and equipment; access methodology and processes; and learning to communicate (“learning nonelectronic communication in parallel with electronic communication”). Conclusion: Practitioners described a multitude of skills and expertise to facilitate switch use in play and electronic communication devices in early childhood.
AB - Background: Many children with cerebral palsy learn to use technology to access their environments and communicate; however, minimal research informs practice. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study with purposive sampling recruited 10 therapists (occupational, speech, and physiotherapists) from one early intervention service. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and were analyzed thematically. Results: Four themes were derived: development of successful movement; positioning and equipment; access methodology and processes; and learning to communicate (“learning nonelectronic communication in parallel with electronic communication”). Conclusion: Practitioners described a multitude of skills and expertise to facilitate switch use in play and electronic communication devices in early childhood.
KW - AAC
KW - Cerebral palsy
KW - speech generating device
KW - switching
KW - technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041588209&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19411243.2018.1432443
DO - 10.1080/19411243.2018.1432443
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041588209
VL - 11
SP - 133
EP - 147
JO - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
SN - 1941-1243
IS - 2
ER -