The Collaborative Process for Participation Goals was developed by Robert Palisano and Lisa Chiarello to provide a systematic but flexible process to guide families and therapists through the many considerations necessary to develop action plan.
FOCUS Webinars
The FOCUS (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six) is a measurement tool designed to evaluate participation-based outcomes in preschoolers with speech and language impairments. The following four webinar modules have been created in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services’ Preschool Speech and Language (PSL) Program. The modules describe the FOCUS, and explain how it can be effectively used in clinical practice and program-level evaluations.
FOCUS
Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS © ) is a clinical tool designed to evaluate change in communicative-participation in preschool children. ‘Communicative participation’ is the child’s communication and interaction in “real world” situations at home, school, or in the community
Self-Care and Ease of Caregiving – Move & Play
This report highlights the information we gathered in the Move & Play study about children’s participation in self-care activities (such as eating, dressing, and bathing), and ease of caregiving for parents.
Move & Play Glossary
Activity Activity is defined by the World Health Organization as the “execution of a task or action by an individual”. Examples of activities are eating, talking, and walking. Within this classification system, the essence is being able to do these…
Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY)
The Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth, or the PEM-CY, is a new measurement tool designed to help parents, service providers and researchers better understand the participation of children and youth, ages 5 to 17.
I Want to Participate In…
The “I Want to Participate In…” series of Tip Sheets provide examples of a wide range of leisure activities and are designed for use by children and young adults.
Participation 101: Tip Sheets
These Tip Sheets apply to children and youth of all abilities and were designed with input from parents, occupational therapists and representatives from community organizations to cover a variety of participation topics.
Parent Needs and Strategies for Promoting Child Participation: What We Learned from Developing the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY)
This In Brief focuses on feedback from parents regarding the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY).
An Evaluation of the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY)
This current In Brief includes more details about what we did to evaluate whether the PEM-CY provides consistent information about participation and actually measures what we want it to measure.