The F-words Lens Tool
The F-Words Lens Tool is designed to support interventions for children of all ages and stages, combining the F-Words for Child Development and the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS). The F-Words focus on six key areas of development: functioning, fitness, family, friends, fun, and future, aligning with the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).
This tool was developed through a collaborative approach involving researchers, clinicians, and families, aiming to provide professionals with a framework to understand and communicate intervention components clearly. It’s designed to be accessible for both professionals and families, helping to foster a collaborative, family-centered model of care.
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Objectives of the F-Words Lens Tool:
- To offer professionals a tool that helps organize and communicate clinical reasoning using an internationally recognized framework.
- To provide a tool for sharing with families, presenting the potential components of interventions and their rationale.
- To foster a collaborative family-professional model, helping to identify relevant intervention components for children and their families.
- To promote a shift in perspective,encouraging clinicians, children, and families to look beyond “labels” and focus on participation in everyday activities.
- To help professionals, children, and families identify intervention ingredients that can be integrated into daily routines, building on existing strengths and potentials.
The F-Words Lens Tool is not only beneficial in clinical practice but can also be used as a conceptual framework in research, guiding qualitative studies, experimental research, and systematic reviews.
Explore the manual in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish, and start applying this tool to enhance your work with children and their families.
🇺🇸 English
This video describes, step by step, in a simple and friendly way, how the tool “The F-words Lens Tool” can be used by families and healthcare professionals.
🇧🇷 Português
Este vídeo descreve, passo a passo, de forma simples e amigável, como a ferramenta “uma lente sobre as minhas palavras favoritas” pode ser utilizada por familiares e profissionais da saúde.
🇪🇸 Español
Este video describe, paso a paso, de forma sencilla y amigable, cómo la herramienta “una lente sobre mis palabras favoritas” puede ser utilizada por familiares y profesionales de la salud.