Supporting students with disabilities to achieve high potential through occupational therapy services during transition periods.
Introduction: Transition periods are integral parts of a person's life span, characterized by phases of life and shifts in activity before adapting to new situations. Objectives: This study aims to understand the high potential characteristics of students with disabilities and evaluate the roles of...
| Publicado en: | Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional Vol. 31; pp. 1 - 24 |
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Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar
2023
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Transition periods are integral parts of a person's life span, characterized by phases of life and shifts in activity before adapting to new situations. Objectives: This study aims to understand the high potential characteristics of students with disabilities and evaluate the roles of school-based occupational therapists (SBOT) in assisting these students during transition periods. Method: This study comprised 196 students and five SBOT. Research instruments included a characteristic checklist for potential learners and an in-depth interview methodology. The checklist, developed from related literature, consisted of three domains: physical and socio-emotional health, self-determination, and communication and academic performance. Students' performance levels were rated by teachers, with high potential characteristics being defined as achieving an average total score ≥2.0, without obtaining a zero in any checklist item. Results: Most participants achieved full scores for high potential characteristics in the physical and socio-emotional health domain. Most SBOT provided direct, indirect, and integrated services using various service delivery models that were tailored to different types of disabilities. Conclusion: This study provides fundamental information for SBOT and school professionals to foster high-potential characteristics in students with disabilities during transition periods. Suitable services in the domains of physical and socio-emotional health, self-determination, and communication and academic performance can enhance these high-potential characteristics. Introdução: O periodo de transicao e parte natural da vida de uma pessoa. Pode ser classificado por fases da vida e mudanca de atividade antes de entrar em novas situacoes. Objetivos: Explorar caracteristicas de alto potencial de alunos com deficiencia e investigar os servicos de terapeutas ocupacionais escolares (SBOTs) para esses alunos durante os periodos de transicao. Método: Participaram 196 alunos e 5 SBOTs. Os instrumentos de pesquisa compreenderam o checklist caracteristico dos potenciais aprendizes e uma entrevista em profundidade. A lista de verificacao foi desenvolvida pela literatura relacionada e consistia em tres dominios, incluindo saude fisica e socioemocional, autodeterminacao e comunicacao e desempenho academico. A pontuacao do nivel de desempenho dos alunos foi avaliada pelos professores. As caracteristicas de alto potencial dos estudantes deste estudo significaram a obtencao de pontuacao total media igual ou superior a 2,0, nao tendo tido nenhum zero em qualquer item avaliado pelo checklist. Resultados: A maioria dos participantes atingiu a pontuacao completa das caracteristicas de alto potencial no dominio saude fisica e socioemocional. A maioria das SBOTs prestava servicos diretos, indiretos e integrados com base em diversos modelos de prestacao de servicos diferenciados para cada tipo de deficiencia. Conclusão: Este estudo fornece informacoes fundamentais para SBOTs e profissionais escolares a fim de estimular caracteristicas de alto potencial em alunos com deficiencia em periodos de transicao. Servicos adequados nas areas de saude fisica e socioemocional, autodeterminacao e comunicacao e desempenho academico podem aprimorar caracteristicas de alto potencial para esses estudantes. |
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