‘Real-Time’ Treatment Is Unrealistic

Working on daily living activities with increased parent involvement is an important goal for early interventionists and families. However, the suggestion in“From Couching to Coaching,” that clinicians can meet the requirement of working on activities at the actual time it is done in the house is unrealistic and misleading. The example in the article purported that if the child was working on brushing her teeth, the therapist should come early or late in the day when that activity would be happening naturally in the family ’s routine.

Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research