presented by Heather Kuhaneck
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Heather Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/ L, FAOTA
Heather Kuhaneck, PhD OTR/L FAOTA, has practiced in pediatrics for over 25 years in rural and inner city schools, outpatient clinics specializing in OT using sensory integrative intervention, early intervention settings, inpatient settings, and privately in children’s homes. She currently is an associate professor at Sacred Heart University, teaching the pediatric content of the occupational…
Read full bio1. Answers to the “W” Questions of Play
This chapter will answer all of the “W” questions in relation to play: Who plays? What is play? Where does play occur? When does play occur? Why does play occur? Each answer will be supported with evidence from the literature.
2. The Use of Play in Occupational Therapy - Our History, Our Role, and What the Literature Tells Us About Our Current State of Play
This chapter will briefly explore this history of the use of play in occupational therapy and will discuss the role of OT in play as promoted by our national association AOTA and leaders in the profession through their writings. Recent research documenting the actual use of play in occupational therapy in the US and internationally will highlight the barriers therapists must overcome.
3. Strategies for Enhancing Play
This chapter will discuss the role of play in child development, theoretically and empirically. Specific evidence documenting the importance of play for children will be highlighted to allow therapists to use this evidence to defend their choices for intervention approach. For each of the barriers discussed in Chapter 2, specific strategies to overcome them will be provided here with the goal of encouraging therapists to more frequently use play in their sessions, no matter their practice area.
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