Context Focused Approach

There are several specific differences of using child focused approach or context focused approach when treating a patient with Cerebral Palsy. Both approaches have different assessment process such as context focused is observing and videotaping the child performing certain task as well as using the context-focused framework to classify any barriers. Whereas the child-focused begins with assessing the child’s motor and behavioral function as well as their functional areas of performance. Goal setting for each approach is diverse as well. For the context-focused approach the parents are defining the goals for their child whereas the therapist is setting the goals after conversation with the child’s parents and teachers in the child-focused approach. Context-focused approach’s primary treatment intervention is changing constraints identified within the task and/or environment. Whereas the child-focused approach focuses more on the remediation using neurodevelopmental and other therapy techniques at the level of body function and structure. Child is encouraged to develop more normal movement patterns that will assist him/her achieving the desired goals. Goals will be set …show more content…
The parents of the child will be defining the goals based on the assessment of COPM. This will help the therapist to decide what is meaningful to the client. Next, the therapist and the parents will identify constraints by viewing a recording of the child performing a certain task such as brushing their teeth or playing with a toy. Next treatment will be focused on changing the constraints and environment to help the child achieve their goal-related task. If the child is having trouble playing with a toy on the ground because they have no trunk stability to stay right side up, then the therapist will place the child in a chair with belts to help with the trunk