Deck 5: Working With Families

Question 1

How should the therapist provide information and programming to parents?

A) Simply, in original languages
B) With the parent's own words
C) Using professional language
D) According to the physician's prescription

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which statement reflects the role of typically developing siblings in occupational therapy intervention?

A) Occupational therapy intervention targets the child with a disability, and time should not be taken away from the one-on-one intervention.
B) Siblings will only distract the practitioner and result in a less effective intervention.
C) Siblings involved in occupational therapy sessions often elicit maximal effort from their brother or sister.
D) Siblings should be taught home programs to help their brother or sister reach his or her goals.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Parents report that one of the most important things they want for their children with disabilities is friends. Which of the following options is the best that the occupational therapist can provide to a family to facilitate this for their 12-year-old son?

A) Help the family identify community activities that can be done as a family
B) Provide the family with social skills training materials that can be used at school
C) Encourage the family to network with other families in a similar situation
D) Create a circle of typical peers to be buddies/friends

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The occupational therapist is making a home visit to a family in a rural community. The grandmother, mother, and mother's sister are present during the session, with the grandmother bottle-feeding the 8-month-old infant. The occupational therapist is there to work with the family to develop the child's motor skills. What should the therapist do?

A) Wait until the child finishes eating and give the child to the mother to begin therapy
B) Direct her conversation and questions to the mother, grandmother, and aunt
C) Discuss the child's care and treatment with the grandmother and mother
D) Discuss the child's care and treatment with the mother only

Question 5

In what normative event will John, a 6-year-old with Down syndrome, participate in the next year?

A) Cardiac surgery
B) Starting kindergarten
C) Move to a new city
D) Parents getting new job

Question 6

Which statement reflects why fathers who have children with disabilities might be more at risk than mothers?

A) Fathers are less sensitive than mothers to the attitude of others.
B) Fathers have more social supports compared with their spouses.
C) Fathers are frequently unable to attend therapy sessions and thus feel less pressure.
D) Fathers feel isolated and helpless compared with the mother, who is more involved.

Question 7

A therapist receives a referral to evaluate and treat a child with multiple developmental disabilities born to a teenage mom residing in a home for teenage mothers. To what are teenage parents least vulnerable?

A) Misreading their child's behavior because of their immaturity and inexperience
B) Abusing their child with disabilities
C) Becoming impoverished socioeconomically
D) Decreased participation of the child's father in child care

Question 8

Whom should therapists include when providing information and programming?

A) Mother only
B) Father only
C) Mother and father
D) Both parents and other caregivers

Question 9

A therapist has a personal value set that prevents her from condoning same-sex marriages. This therapist receives a referral to provide home-based intervention to twins with developmental disabilities who have same-sex parents. What should the therapist do?

A) Treat the parents and family with respect and dignity despite her values
B) Refuse to treat the children within the home context
C) Refer the family to another therapist
D) Treat the children in a different environment

Question 10

What is the role of the extended family in occupational therapy?

A) They serve as an emotional support but are not considered in intervention.
B) Occupational therapists may encourage extended family involvement with consent of parents.
C) Extended family members may cause the child and parents to become frustrated; therefore therapists should speak only to the parents.
D) Therapists should consider them only at the parents' request.

Question 11

The therapist receives a referral to evaluate and treat a child with multiple disabilities who is the first child of an older mother. At the initial evaluation the therapist should be prepared with which of the following?

A) Information about the child's condition
B) Ways for the parents to cope
C) Skills to help the parents identify their abilities and concerns
D) A list of support groups in the community

Question 12

What is important for the therapist to consider when providing families with home programs?

A) The parent's role as parent
B) Inclusion of the siblings
C) Family routines and habits
D) Not providing a home program

Question 13

What does it mean when occupational therapists take an ecological perspective when viewing families?

A) Consider the occupational therapy clinic as a setting to help the child explore their strengths and weaknesses
B) Consider how families can adapt their home to help their child succeed
C) Analyze the child's strengths and weaknesses for participation in occupations
D) Investigate whether families have access to a range of community activities that will enable them to fulfill their functions

Question 14

A therapist working with a family with a limited income base should use what criteria when making equipment recommendations?

A) Type of insurance the family may have
B) Family use of equipment
C) Maintenance costs
D) Benefits for the child

Question 15

Which statement does not reflect why occupational therapy professionals must be sensitive to the needs of mothers who have children with disabilities?

A) Mothers receive extra attention because they are caring for a child with disabilities.
B) Mothers often become the conduit for communication, responsible for transferring information and expectations between clinic and family.
C) Mothers find themselves caught between the perspectives of both the professionals and family members.
D) Mothers may experience more stress than their husbands because they are typically the primary parent working with the intervention team.