Fine motor difficulties: The need for advocating for the role of occupational therapy in schools
Fine motor difficulties: The need for advocating for the role of occupational therapy in schools
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00628.x
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Stagnitti, Karen
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作者：
Jackman, Michelle;Stagnitti, Karen
背景：精细运动困难会影响学生的学业、社交和情感发展。目的：本文的目的是：(i) 从课堂教师的角度调查对经历精细运动困难的学生提供支持的必要性，以及 (ii) 报告教师对职业治疗师在支持精细运动困难学生方面的作用的了解水平。方法：以定性、扎根的方式对来自澳大利亚维多利亚州两个地区公立学校的分层随机样本的 15 名教师进行了访谈。理论调查。结果：结果表明，目前对精细运动困难学生的支持水平不足。结论：维多利亚州的职业治疗师需要在组织和个人层面上宣传他们在发展学生精细运动技能方面的作用，以增加精细运动困难学生获得职业治疗服务的机会。
Background: Fine motor difficulties can impact on the academic, social and emotional development of a student.Aim: The aims of this paper are to: (i) investigate the need for support to students experiencing fine motor difficulties from the perspective of their classroom teachers, and (ii) report on the level of knowledge teachers have in regard to the role of occupational therapists in supporting students with fine motor difficulties.Methods: Fifteen teachers from a stratified random sample of public schools within two regions of Victoria, Australia, were interviewed in this qualitative, grounded theory investigation.Results: Results showed that the current level of support for students with fine motor difficulties is inadequate.Conclusion: Occupational therapists in Victoria need to advocate their role in developing the fine motor skills of students at both an organisational and an individual level in order to increase the access of students with fine motor difficulties to occupational therapy services.