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Paediatric occupational therapists were surveyed regarding their practices in Canada and Australia. Tw o hundred and eighty-nine Canadian occupational therapists and 330 Australian occupational therapists participated representing response rates of 28.9% and 55% respectively. The majority of respondents were female (98%), between 30 and 49 years of age (69%), had a bachelor's degree, worked on average 10.5 years in paediatrics and spent well over 50% of their work time in direct client care. The largest client diagnostic groups in both countries were those with developmental delays, learning disabilities and neurological disorders. Diagnostic groups were used as an organizing framework to portray theory, assessment and intervention use. Overall, the theoretical models cited most frequently in both countries were: Sensory Integration, Sensory Processing/Sensory Diet, Client-Centred Practice, and Occupational Performance Model. Australian therapists employed the Occupational Performance Model (Australia) for all groups, while it was rarely utilized in Canada. Common assessment tools in both Australia and Canada were the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Developmental Te st of Visua

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Author

Dr. G. Ted Brown; Sylvia Rodger; Anita Brown; Carsten Roever

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Hindawi Limited; Wiley (ISSN 0966-7903)

Published

2005

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)