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Promoting Clinical Reasoning: Clinical Application of the "F-words Lens Tool" for Children With Disabilities
Ricardo Rodrigues de Sousa Junior1, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Ginny Paleg
1Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Dr Ribeiro Leite, Dr Souto, and Dr Rodrigues de Sousa Junior); Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical and Functional Performance, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (Dr Chagas); Graduate Program in Decision Models and Health, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil (Dr Longo); Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil (Dr de Campos); CanChild Centre for Childhood-Onset Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (Mrs Teplicky, Dr Paleg, Dr Chagas, and Dr Ribeiro Leite); Facultad de Educación, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain (Mr Hidalgo-Robles); College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Dr Paleg).
Purpose:
To introduce a clinical reasoning tool that helps clinicians and families collaboratively identify intervention components in pediatric rehabilitation.
Key Points:
This special communication presents the F-words Lens Tool, designed to integrate the F-words for Child Development framework with the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System to enhance clinical reasoning in pediatric rehabilitation. The tool supports families and clinicians in selecting and evaluating intervention components based on the child's goals.
Recommendations:
Clinicians should use the F-words Lens Tool to ensure interventions align with the child's functional goals and actively involve families in the clinical reasoning process.
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