Pediatric Rehabilitation

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Brain Injury

Symposium

(593508) An Interdisciplinary Therapy Model for Pediatric Inpatient Weekend Programming: Preparing Families for Discharge

Presenter(s)

• 

  Meg Malloy, MOTR/L

  Occupational Therapist
  Childrens Hospital Colorado
  Centennial, Colorado
• JB

  Jessie Brown, PT, DPT

  Physical Therapist
  Children's Hospital Colorado
  Denver, Colorado
• 

  Emily Kernan, MS, CCC/SLP

  Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist
  Children's Hospital Colorado
  Denver, Colorado

A dynamic interdisciplinary therapy model for pediatric inpatient rehabilitation weekend programming that focuses on preparing families and patients, across all levels of functioning, for discharge from an inpatient pediatric setting. A two part program (group and caregiver coaching) that focuses on interdisciplinary goal setting, social involvement and caregiver hands on education to improve discharge readiness.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to define and outline a two-part interdisciplinary pediatric rehabilitation weekend program.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to implement a hands on caregiver approach to improve skill development and discharge readiness throughout a patient's rehabilitation stay.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe how to incorporate brain injury in pediatrics, of all ages and levels of functioning, during a group setting through an interdisciplinary model.