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Amiya Waldman-Levi1, Naomi Weintraub2
1Amiya Waldman-Levi, PhD, OTR, was Faculty/Lecturer and Researcher, School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, at the time of the study; amiyawl@gmail.com.
Objective:
We examined the efficacy of a crisis-based intervention in improving mother-child interaction and children's play functioning for families who had experienced domestic violence.
Method:
Using a pretest-posttest two-group control study design, we assigned the intervention group (n=20 mother-child dyads) to the Family Intervention for Improving Occupational Performance (FI-OP) program and the control group (n=17 dyads) to a playroom program. Both programs consisted of eight 30-min sessions. We videotaped dyads during free play and used standardized tools to assess interactions, play skills, and playfulness.
Results:
After the intervention, mother-child interaction was significantly better in the FI-OP group than in the playroom group. The children in the FI-OP group also demonstrated significantly greater improvement in play skills, but not in playfulness.
Conclusion:
FI-OP is a promising program for improving aspects of mother-child interaction and children's play functioning among survivors of domestic violence.
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