Occupational therapist work around the world with a vast variety of different patients ranging from geriatrics to pediatrics. There are many different variables and obstacles that occupational therapist face in working with their patients. It remains unknown whether an occupational therapist intervention with a pediatric is affected by parent involvement. In this review there is a variety of reviews exploring the effect of the parent-child relationship, family-centered practices, intervention with an occupational therapist, and social development. The background of each author is considered also including the intended audience. Schoen, S. A., Miller, L., & Flanagan, J. (2018). A retrospective pre-post treatment study of occupational therapy intervention for children with sensory processing challenges. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6(1), 1-17. This study investigated the impact of an intensive, short-term program that incorporates the principles of sensory integration and relationship-based therapies with extensive parent collaboration. The goals were to identify measures sensitive to change and explore the relation between sensory modulation characteristics and change in behavior after intervention. (p. 2) Pediatric occupational therapist who work with children with sensory-based issues often use relationship based therapies, …show more content…
This helps highlight the role of parents as the primary support to their child’s growth and development. It also increases the family-centered nature of occupational therapy. Parent involvement provides more relevant intervention in their daily lives and helps show improvement in the child’s outcome. The results of this study helped show that the coaching and training of parents demonstrated a significant improvement in the child’s outcome. Parent participation, indeed maximizes the gains of therapist provided