Advocating for Occupational Therapy in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting

This project explored the experiences of caregivers interacting within the pediatric primary care setting in order to determine a need for occupational therapy to help support acquisition of child developmental milestones, screening for developmental delays, and implementation of health behaviors into family routines. An IRB research study was conducted to survey primary caregivers of children across the country to ascertain their experiences and knowledge of OT, ease of health behavior implementation, and comfortably discussing child development with their pediatrician\u27s. A needs assessment survey was distributed at a San Diego pediatric primary care clinic, and a program was developed to support common areas of concern regarding child development and family routines.https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstones-spring2022/1033/thumbnail.jp