Basic Functional Agency Requirements
Have to either have a physical disability or visual impairment
Physical Disabilities
Cerebral Palsy- it affects body movement, muscle control, coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture as well as balance. It is also important to note that it can affect fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and oral motor functioning (About Cerebral Palsy, n.d.). Some strengths associated with cerebral palsy is the ability to develop their social interaction skills over time with others in the right environment (Adolfsson, 2014). This specific strength can be seen within the agency because of how involved the sports teams and coaches are. Specific areas of functional improvement for this disability would be improving fine motor control, self-care, visual perception, and upper body strength and stability (Proctor & Geralis, n.d.).
Traumatic Brain Injury- usually results from a jolt or blow to the head that was violent in nature (Traumatic Brain Injury, 2019). A strength that is important with this type of disability is more cognitively based than anything. The strength that most people with TBI’s need is having a positive view and outlook on everything that has happen as well as just having a strong character strength as well (Hanks, R. A., Rapport, L. J., Waldron-Perrine, B., & Millis, S. R., 2014). Some of the areas of functional improvement for this disability would be working on gross and fine motor skills, relearning basic everyday task (based on the severity of injury), and working on emotional control as well.
Spinal Cord Injury- damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves that causes permanent change in sensation in strength, sensation, and any bodily functions that are below the injury site (Spinal Cord Injury, 2019). A strength that is important when it comes to someone that has a spinal cord injury would be their determination to get better. The strength that they have is when they are doing strength training which actually supplies positive benefits to their bodies by helping with their muscles and joints as well as decreasing the chances of things like osteoporosis (Strength Training in Spinal Cord Injury, n.d.).
Visual Impairment
Visual impairment is a condition that impacts someones ability to perform everyday activities successfully (Visual Impairments, n.d.). The strengths that individuals have with visual impairments is that most of the time their other senses are increased. The functional improvements of this disability would be using adaptive equipment that would allow them participate better during activities or working closely with technology developed specifically for individuals with visual impairments.
References
About Cerebral Palsy. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.cerebralpalsy.org/about-cerebral-palsy
Adolfsson, M. (2014). The development of social strengths in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 56(4), 300-301. doi:10.1111/dmcn.12354
Hanks, R. A., Rapport, L. J., Waldron-Perrine, B., & Millis, S. R. (2014). Role of character strengths in outcome after mild complicated to severe traumatic brain injury: a positive psychology study. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 95(11), 2096–2102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.017
Proctor, K., & Geralis, E. (n.d.). Occupational Therapy for Cerebral Palsy – Improve Daily Skills. Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/treatment/occupational-therapy/
Spinal Cord Injury. (2019, September 17). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/spinal-cord-injury/symptoms causes/syc-20377890
Strength Training in Spinal Cord Injury. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.physio-pedia.com/Strength_Training_in_Spinal_Cord_Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury. (2019, March 29). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20378557
Visual Impairments. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/visual-impairments/
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Identify Population & Participant Requirements The student identifies the populations served by the agency and basic functional requirements.
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Population Descriptions For up to 5 disability groups, the student identified characteristics, strengths and functional needs by domain.
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References The student properly cites all sources utilized to complete this assignment.
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Mentor Approval The mentor reviewed the student’s work against the provided rubric criteria and approved their work in writing on the blog post.
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For the populations that you’ve selected that we serve, this is a good summary for each.
In general, the severity of each and their functional needs varies greatly. One individual with Cerebral Palsy may be able to ambulate while another has severe muscle tone and low fine motor function. This makes can make programming for a specific sport for a specific disability group that much more challenging and crucial that the CTRS has a wide knowledge of the disability group being served.
Good work. I approve.