Effectiveness of Out of the Classroom Interventions I do not feel that the interventions that are being offered are as effective as they could be, and I also feel that not enough interventions are taking place. The PT interventions that are currently being offered are simply through the school. They are inconsistent in when they come, miss weekly visits at times, and only have a 30-minute session with Noah. The structure of each session seems very relaxed in that many of the PT activities that are mentioned are not practiced. They do not have a specific area or any equipment that they work with; it is mostly walking around the school. For PT to be more effective they need to be there consistently and more frequently. There needs to be a clear goal in mind and ways to achieve that goal. For instance, they are working on walking up and down stairs, but are not doing much to focus in on building muscle other than walking and practicing stairs. If they worked on expanding range of motion and improving muscle tone in the lower extremities first the stairs might be easier to tackle. With the limitations he has on the left side, I cannot see the ability to walk down the stairs coming until he is taller, stronger, and has more balance. However, she did bring in some recreation of playing ball while …show more content…
This lack of funding will affect the equipment that can be obtained, the amount of therapists that the county will have, and the amount of time each session will be. With more funding there would be a higher chance of more therapist being employed which would help in meeting the needs of all students as it would bring the ratio down of how many therapists there are per student or school. Thus, the programs issues do not necessarily rest on the shoulders of the therapist, but also the county or states lack of funding for the