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Area of Science:

  • Community participation and inclusion
  • Occupational therapy interventions
  • Disability studies

Background:

  • Children with disabilities (CWD) experience reduced community participation compared to peers without disabilities, often due to insufficient support.
  • Occupational performance coaching (OPC) is an evidence-based intervention designed to empower adults to support CWD's community engagement.
  • Faith-based settings, like churches, represent significant community environments where CWD inclusion can be fostered.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of occupational performance coaching (OPC) delivered to adult volunteers in enhancing the inclusion of children with disabilities (CWD) within a church community.
  • To assess the impact of OPC on the participation levels and social networks of CWD in a faith-based setting.
  • To determine the feasibility of implementing OPC as a strategy for promoting community inclusion for CWD.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving a cohort of Sunday school children with and without disabilities.
  • Adult volunteers received occupational performance coaching (OPC) training.
  • Data collection included standardized measures such as the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), alongside assessments of social networks.

Main Results:

  • Participants demonstrated significant improvements, with an average increase of 3 points on the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS).
  • The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) revealed average gains of 3.2 points in total performance and 3.6 points in total satisfaction.
  • Positive changes were observed in the social networks of children with disabilities, indicating enhanced community integration.

Conclusions:

  • Occupational performance coaching (OPC) is a feasible and effective intervention for increasing community inclusion for children with disabilities (CWD).
  • Collaborating with community partners, such as volunteers in faith-based organizations, can successfully facilitate the participation of CWD.
  • The findings support the broader application of OPC to enhance social participation and community integration for individuals with disabilities in diverse settings.