Empowering Parents through Occupational Therapy and Primary Care Partnerships: A Feasibility Study.
Background: Partnerships between occupational therapists and primary care providers may increase parents' accessibility to needed information to support their children's development and promote occupational engagement. The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility and potential impact of...
| Publicado en: | Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT) Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 1 - 15 |
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Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Spring2026
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