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Children Impacted By Deployment: An Occupational Therapist's View, Lisa Mitteness, Angela Thielen
Children Impacted By Deployment: An Occupational Therapist's View, Lisa Mitteness, Angela Thielen
Occupational Therapy Capstones
The number of children impacted by deployment is a growing area of concern for healthcare providers. This scholarly project explored the impact of deployment on families and children during the phases of deployment. An extensive review of literature revealed a lack of practice-related information for occupational therapists working with children impacted by deployment.
The project is an educational workshop addressing the affects of deployment on children and practice guidelines for occupational therapists. The occupational therapy model for practice utilized is the Person-Environment-Occupational Model; the family centered approach supports application of the model. The workshop topics include: (a) impacts of deployment, …