Are you constantly wondering how to be more evidence-based when working in a school setting?   

In this episode of the OT Schoolhouse Podcast, we discuss how using client-centered top-down approaches will allow for more evidence-based practices and what top-down approaches look like with children in the schools. We are speaking with the creator of the CO-OP approach, Helene Polatajko, Ph.D., OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS, OC, and the creator of “A Guide for Implementation: Using the Principles of CO-OP to Frame a Top-Down Approach with School-Aged Children,” Lara Collins Barros, OTD, OTR/L.

What you’ll Learn

• Listeners will learn the principles and guidelines of the CO-OP approach
• Listeners will learn how the CO-OP was developed
• Listeners will learn the difference between the behavioral approach and the cognitive approach 
• Listeners will learn more about top-down approaches
• Listeners will learn about guided discovery and what a supportive adult is

Resources

CO-OP approach website

TEDx - The Problem with Cookie-Cutter Therapy 

University of Toronto course

(CO-OP) Principles for Participation A Guide for Implementation: Using the Principles of CO-OP to Frame a Top-Down Approach with School-Aged Children

Developmental Coordination Disorder - CanChild.ca

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