Effects of a Task Oriented Intervention With Two Goal-setting Approaches

Effects of a Task Oriented Intervention for Children With Disabilities, Based on Children's or Parent's Goals, a Randomized Study.

A randomized trial investigating if effects of a goal-directed task oriented intervention is influenced by who takes the decision and establishes the goal (the child or the parent) and whether establishing a goal per se influence performance and goal-achievement. The main hypothesis are that children's participation in the goal-setting process would positively influence goal achievement, children's self-identified goals would be achievable and that both groups would achieve goals that were the target of a goal-directed intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• enrollment in pediatric rehabilitation, age between 5-12 years and any type of disability but functioning at or above a 5 year old level in receptive language.

Exclusion Criteria:

• involvement in another block of intensive intervention during the 5-month study period