Parent Medicated Treatment Flashcards
What did Study 1 of the video feedback show
significant improvement in symptoms initially but at 3 years, not much of a difference
What did Study 2 of the Parent Medicated Treatment Show
Pivotal Response Treatment saw large gains in verbal communication and used more verbal initiation by the end
Parents found it easy to implement
What did study 3 of parent medicated treatment show
JASPER had large improvements immediately and longer term
PEI group did a good job alleviating stress
What is JASPER
Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation
Parents are taught to recognize a child’s current development level of play and provide strategies to keep them engaged
What is PEI
Psychoeducational intervention
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Strenghts of Parent Medicated Treatment
Improvement in relationship between parent and child
Increased parental confidence in assessment of child’s disorder/treatment
Improvements in child’s symptoms
Weaknesses of Parent Medicated Treatment
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Parents treat their children differently
What is music terhapy
Incorporates a professional to build a therapeutic relationship
Goal of accomplish…
What is music therapy not?
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Music therapy targets
Very broad goals and what it treats – group chose autism because it is very prevalent and relevant
What challenges does music therapy address
Communication, social skills, emotional regulation, motor skills and coordination, cognitive skills
Drawback of Music Therapy
Does not completely improve upon DeficitsDD, Access and Availability, Limited Evidence, Sensory Sensitivities, Communication Barriers with Nonverbal patients
Different ways of administering music therapy
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy – makes use of improv in the core musicality inherent in all children
Specific goals are identified through assessment via music engagement scale and weekly 30 minute sessions with 2 therpaists
What are the typical steps of adminstering nordoff robbins music therapy
Primary therapists plays piano//guitar, co therpaists leads children in the the room followed by a singing greeting (music represneintgs how the child is presenting themselves)
Therapist creates different formats and assesses the responses looking for areas of improvmenet
Pre-comporsed piece may be presented based on teh child
The session ends with a goodbye song
Who is music therapy used with
Child, and therapist
