Thursday, February 25, 2016, I attended a home visit with a family on my own, who is enrolled in the IPP program. The family who is enrolled in the IPP program are seeking services due to the child not eating solid foods and is still relying on a special liquid formula. The child is two year old boy and participates in therapy at least twice a week. The therapists who is providing services was not present during the home visit, but her role is very important.
Purpose of the Session Every week the mother, child, and therapists, Beth Pruitt, works on the young boy’s feeding habits. Since the child is not comfortable with people or things approaching his mouth, the task is to make the child feel more safe at things that approach his mouth area. …show more content…
Immediately to the right the family has made an play area for both children, filled with books, a teepee, cars/trucks, baby dolls, chair and table set, and a marker board. Although the home visit was rescheduled she was very inviting and quickly prepared the area in which therapy is usually completed. I was shocked that the mother would want to work on the therapy. Although I don 't work in this capacity, I was eager to see how the home visit would go without Beth. During the home visit, I was ambitious to make this visit meaningful and assumed my role as the previous visit. I allowed the mom to take charge. During the interaction, the child seemed more distracted and not very participatory compared the visit conducted by Beth. The young boy could have been having a different morning, mom said he may be becoming sick or that he could be missing Beth’s …show more content…
She offered for me to assist her in working with the child. She apologized for the her one looked and began to prepare his table and chair with therapy tools and snacks. She also put on Elmo, because it creates another distraction for the child. A therapy that was done was making the child feel content with objects approaching his mouth and entering his mouth without gagging. The mom and I did these things repeatedly throughout the 30 minutes of therapy. The mother introduced the applesauce snack several ways. She placed it on the mouthing probes and toys, with the child’s pacifier, and through her finger. During the therapy visit the child did more gagging and more defensive moves versus the times in which Beth is there. After the thirty minute timer rang, the young boy said, “all done” and the therapy ended. Also during the visit the mom and I spoke with one another about the child and how he grew up, she also talked about her family and their relocation to
Purpose of the Session Every week the mother, child, and therapists, Beth Pruitt, works on the young boy’s feeding habits. Since the child is not comfortable with people or things approaching his mouth, the task is to make the child feel more safe at things that approach his mouth area. …show more content…
Immediately to the right the family has made an play area for both children, filled with books, a teepee, cars/trucks, baby dolls, chair and table set, and a marker board. Although the home visit was rescheduled she was very inviting and quickly prepared the area in which therapy is usually completed. I was shocked that the mother would want to work on the therapy. Although I don 't work in this capacity, I was eager to see how the home visit would go without Beth. During the home visit, I was ambitious to make this visit meaningful and assumed my role as the previous visit. I allowed the mom to take charge. During the interaction, the child seemed more distracted and not very participatory compared the visit conducted by Beth. The young boy could have been having a different morning, mom said he may be becoming sick or that he could be missing Beth’s …show more content…
She offered for me to assist her in working with the child. She apologized for the her one looked and began to prepare his table and chair with therapy tools and snacks. She also put on Elmo, because it creates another distraction for the child. A therapy that was done was making the child feel content with objects approaching his mouth and entering his mouth without gagging. The mom and I did these things repeatedly throughout the 30 minutes of therapy. The mother introduced the applesauce snack several ways. She placed it on the mouthing probes and toys, with the child’s pacifier, and through her finger. During the therapy visit the child did more gagging and more defensive moves versus the times in which Beth is there. After the thirty minute timer rang, the young boy said, “all done” and the therapy ended. Also during the visit the mom and I spoke with one another about the child and how he grew up, she also talked about her family and their relocation to