Most of the occupational therapy students received the knowledge of family-centered services when they studies in universities, however, the experience of family-centered practice during internships is limited. The purpose is to design a family-centered teaching model and to examine the effects of the teaching model. The positive results showed on students' perceptions and children's occupational performance.
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The 49 interns' family-centered behaviors including four types of behaviors were measured by the self-reported questionnaire of "Measure of Processes of Care for Service Providers"
Timeframe: at the beginning and the end of the internship; an average of 12 weeks
The performance and satisfaction scales of occupational performance for 45 children in both groups were assessed by a semi-structured interview questionnaire of "Canadian Occupational Performance Measure" reported by their caregivers.
Timeframe: at the beginning and the end of the internship; an average of 12 weeks