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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Category - Implementing Interventions

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Felix, your new 3-year-old student, runs around the therapy room and jumps on all the equipment in an unsafe manner. He does not respond to verbal or visual commands. How can you adapt the therapy room to keep Felix safe?
  1. Strap Felix into a chair, so that he cannot get up by himself.
  2. Block off all equipment except the item you want to use with Felix, so he cannot run from item to item.
  3. Ask Felix’s mother to stay for therapy sessions.
  4. Give Felix rewards for safe behavior.
Explanation
Answer: B. Since Felix is very young and does not know how to behave safely in his environment. So you would adapt the therapy room by blocking off all equipment - except for the item you want to use with Felix at a particular time. Rewards for safe behavior may be used at some point, but the reward system must be taught to Felix before it will be effective.
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