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.
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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
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Bringing the ‘F-Words’ to Life: How are families and service providers using the ‘F-words’ in practice?
A CP-NET webinar highlighting ‘F-word’ in Childhood Disability resources and strategies for implementing the concept at home and in clinical practice.
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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.
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Assistance to Participate Scale (APS)
The APS is a brief, psychometrically sound instrument that measures the assistance that a school-aged child with a disability requires to participate in play and leisure activities at home or in the community, from the primary caregiver’s perspective.
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The Child and Adolescent Factors Inventory (CAFI)
The Child and Adolescent Factors Inventory (CAFI) is an inventory of problems in physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning and other symptoms encountered by children with acquired brain injuries as well as other childhood disabilities.
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The Child and Adolescent Scale of Environment (CASE)
The Child and Adolescent Scale of Environment (CASE) measures the perceived impact of problems experienced with physical, social and attitudinal environment features of the child’s home, school and community.
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The Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP)
The Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP) measures the extent to which children participate in home, school, and community activities as reported by family caregivers.
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Young Children’s Participation and Environment Measure (YCPEM)
The YC-PEM is designed to help parents, service providers and researchers better understand the participation of young children with and without disabilities ages 0 to 5 years.
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CP-NET Meet the Expert: Transition
Dr. Elaine Biddiss and Dr. Anna McCormick answered questions about the CP-NET neurotechnology platform and a video game (Bootle Blast) that they developed to track the movement of children with cerebral palsy.
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