Reflection On Negotiation

1. This reflection took place in the gym between myself, the Occupational Therapist (OT) and Zane a 3-year-old boy. Zane has significant cognitive and physical delays. The OT was working on Zane’s ability to balance sitting down because his parents have decided to enroll him in school. The OT sat Zane at the edge of a blue bench and she sat down behind him to support him. The OT also had another bench to the right of him so that he could support himself and I sat to the left of him. We put a pole where there were rings in front of Zane. I took some off and let Zane take a ring one at a time and put it on the pole. Meanwhile the OT sat behind Zane, holding his hips letting him try and balance himself as he reached for the rings and put them on the pole. We also put some on the bench to his right and allowed him to work on picking them up and handing them to me. Then we worked on getting Zane to reach down …show more content…
This observation occurred between the OT, Kean, and Kean’s mother. Kean is a 8 year old boy who has ADHD and minor physical delays. According to the OT Kean’s mother home schools him. We were sitting in the OT room at the table. The OT and Kean began to do heavy work at the table. The OT began by making Kean sit in the chair and with the resistance band tied to the bottom of it she had him push his feet against it and count to 10 and repeat it 3 times. Next, still sitting down on the chair, the OT had him bend down, grab the band and pull it up for 10 seconds 3 times. Lastly, the OT made him hold to the side of the chair and push himself up and hold for 10 seconds 3 times. She turned to Kean’s mom and let her know that the purpose of those exercises was to get him focused and ready to sit down and work. Kean’s mother told the OT that the breathing and counting exercises that she gave them previously had been very helpful not only for Kean but for herself as well. Kean’s mother also told Kean to remind her about breathing next time he sees her getting