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Collaborative Models of Service Delivery:
Integrating Research and Practice Knowledge
Robert J. Palisano, PT, ScD
Description:
Models of service delivery provide a framework for integration of research and practice knowledge in contexts that facilitate evidence-informed decision making. A collaborative model of service delivery for children with movement disorders will be presented. The focus is on services that address child and family priorities and preferences in settings where children live, learn, and play. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is applied to identify relationships among the components of functioning, environmental, and personal factors that are important for the plan of care and achievement of outcomes. An assumption of the model is that professionals use multiple types of evidence to guide decision making. Application of the model and how child and family priorities change over time are illustrated through a longitudinal case report.
Gross Motor Development of Children with Down Syndrome:
Implications for Practice
Robert J. Palisano, PT, ScD
Description:
This presentation will address how therapists can apply research on children with Down syndrome to the clinical decisions they make in everyday practice. The focus will be on the application of research knowledge of: 1) gross motor development of children with Down syndrome using the Gross Motor Function Measure and 2) the effectiveness of methods of service delivery and therapy interventions. Case reports will be used to demonstrate how research knowledge informs decisions made by children, families, and service providers. This will include the process of setting goals that are meaningful in daily life and the child is capable of achieving. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) will be used as a framework for making clinical decisions on body functions and structures, environmental, and personal factors that are important for achievement of children’s individualized goals for activity and participation.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Apply research on gross motor development of children with Down syndrome to goal setting and intervention planning.
2. Apply the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) when making decisions on body functions and structures, environmental, and personal factors that are important for achievement of children’s individualized goals for activity and participation.
3. Make evidence-informed decisions on methods of service delivery and therapy interventions.
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