Browsing by Author "Hernandez, Jocelyne"

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    Evidence for the Effectiveness of Occupation-Based Interventions to Improve Social Participation for School-Aged Autistic Children: A Rapid Systematic Review
    (2021-05-05) Hernandez, Jocelyne; Belkiewitz, Johnna; Feldman, Anna; Payne, Chafin; Smith, Cassie; Taylor, Abigail; Chase, Anthony; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences
    A rapid systematic review of the literature was conducted to review effective occupational therapy interventions for promoting social participation in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was conducted as part of the Evidence-Based Literature Review Project of the American Occupational Therapy Association. This review provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of 30 studies that addressed many of the occupation-based interventions commonly used for children with ASD. Findings reveal that the use of occupation-based activities has reasonable, yet limited evidence to support its effectiveness in increasing social participation within this population. This review supports the premise that many client factors can be positively affected through the use of several commonly used occupational therapy–related modalities and methods. Further research should be conducted assessing the implementation of these interventions by occupational therapy practitioners to ensure generalizability. The implications for occupational therapy practice, research, and education and limitations of reviewed articles are presented within this systematic review.
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    Occupational Therapy’s Role in Feeding Therapy: Evaluating Feeding Therapy Process Using Evidence-Based Practice
    (2023-05-01) Hernandez, Jocelyne; Van Antwerp, Leah; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; Price, Victoria; Miller, Erin
    Feeding problems are common within the pediatric population served by occupational and speech therapists. The purpose of this doctoral capstone student project was to create educational materials that would advance implementation of feeding therapy services at K1ds Count Therapy, a pediatric therapy clinic in Brownsburg, IN. After conduction of a needs assessment, it was determined that a lack of educational resources for feeding therapists affected the quality of feeding therapy services offered at the site. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to examine evidence-based practices used in feeding therapy services prior to the creation of the educational materials. To evaluate the effectiveness of these materials, feeding therapists took a pre/post survey. Overall, the educational material was found to be beneficial by therapists; there was an increase of 16% of practitioners' who felt moderately knowledgeable or higher in providing education to caregivers regarding feeding.