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Published on: January 12, 2018
Maternal role preparation
J P Burke1, F Clark, C Hamilton-Dodd
1Adjunct Assistant Professor; Private Practitioner, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Culver City, CA.
Abstract:
The Maternal Role Preparation (MRP) project demonstrates an innovative occupational therapy approach to increasing maternal competence in first time mothers. This four session program provided women with discussion, demonstration, practice and written materials covering topics concerning their infants (attachment, sensory systems, developmental abilities) and themselves (acquiring a new role as mother). Theoretical constructs from Behavioral Pediatrics, Sensory Integration and Occupational Behavior were evaluated for their compattbility and combined under the unifying framework of Occupational Behavior. The program represents an opportunity for occupational therapists to combine sensory integration theory and practice with other compatible treatment perspectives and approaches.
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