title: Using a Multifaceted Approach to Working With Children Who Have Differences in Sensory Processing and Integration.
abstract: Pediatric occupational therapy practitioners frequently provide interventions for children with differences in sensory processing and integration. Confusion exists regarding how best to intervene with these children and about how to describe and document methods. Some practitioners hold the misconception that Ayres Sensory Integration intervention is the only approach that can and should be used with this population. The issue is that occupational therapy practitioners must treat the whole client in varied environments; to do so effectively, multiple approaches to intervention often are required. This article presents a framework for conceptualizing interventions for children with differences in sensory processing and integration that incorporates multiple evidence-based approaches. To best meet the needs of the children and families seeking occupational therapy services, interventions must be focused on participation and should be multifaceted.
authors.affiliation: Stacey Reynolds, PhD, OTR/L, is Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond; reynoldsse3@vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Stacey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Professor of Occupational Therapy, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.
authors.forename: Tara J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Glennon
authors.affiliation: Karla Ausderau, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Occupational Therapy Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ausderau
authors.affiliation: Roxanna M. Bendixen, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Roxanna M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bendixen
authors.affiliation: Heather Miller Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
authors.forename: Heather Miller
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kuhaneck
authors.affiliation: Beth Pfeiffer, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, is Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.affiliation: Renee Watling, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watling
authors.affiliation: Kimberly Wilkinson, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.affiliation: Stefanie C. Bodison, OTD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Stefanie C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bodison
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D004777:Environment; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010290:Parents; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000070777:School Teachers; D012677:Sensation; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*