A study of collaborative practice between occupational therapists and elementary school teachers

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24653297
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Special needs education
• Research Institution: Prefectural University of Hiroshima
• Principal Investigator: YAMANISHI YOKO 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (30423627)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TSUCHIDA Reiko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (30180011) ; NAGAYOSHI Mika 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 助教 (30582374)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 協働 / 特別支援教育 / 作業療法 / 連携

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study attempts to practice classroom management working with the teachers through an ongoing consultation with OTs, and study the effects of OT intervention in a school setting. Participants: Five different public school teachers with regular classrooms, and their students. Procedures: Before and after the intervention, OTs administered the teacher’s needs and the consulted to determine classroom activities. To grasp the situation in the classes we used Questionnaire-Utilities (Q-U) scale; constructed of satisfaction with classroom and motivation forward school life. We visited classrooms every one or two weeks for five months from November 2012 to March 2014 for observation and interviews. After the intervention, there were semi-structured interviews with the teachers. Results: In all teachers, their problems improved. After intervention, in the Q-U scale, the number of children needing support decreased; also the number satisfied with school life increased.

Free Research Field

発達障害作業療法