Effects of a Task Oriented Intervention With Two Goal-setting Approaches

"The 8-week goal-directed intervention include completing a daily home program and a weekly follow-up session with the child's occupational therapist.~The parents are responsible for the day to day practice and are encouraged to let the children practice daily in their natural environment.~The home-programs focus on enhancing the agreed upon goal specific task performance. They include structured practice of tasks and adaptations and modifications of the environment and the tasks.~The weekly sessions with the occupational therapist are meant to sustain motivation, follow-up on progress, adjust the home program for the coming week and support parents in how to carry out the daily interventions."

"The 8-week goal-directed intervention include completing a daily home program and a weekly follow-up session with the child's occupational therapist.~The parents are responsible for the day to day practice and are encouraged to let the children practice daily in their natural environment.~The home-programs focus on enhancing the agreed upon goal specific task performance. They include structured practice of tasks and adaptations and modifications of the environment and the tasks. .~The weekly sessions with the occupational therapist are meant to sustain motivation, follow-up on progress, adjust the home program for the coming week and support parents in how to carry out the daily interventions."