One group pre-test, post-test design

Children will participate in a weekly 60 minute group that focuses on the devilment of social skills by incorporating activities that require team work. Part of the intervention will incorporate the equine to better understand non-verbal body language. It should be noted that each child will have two agreed upon goals developed that are agreed upon by the child and the parent and will be of emphasis during each group.

Parent/ guardian and Teacher forms which have 63 items that measure the following domains of executive functioning: Inhibit, Self-Monitor, Shift, Emotional Control, Initiate, Working Memory, Plan/Organize, Task-Monitor, and Organization of Materials. The individual items are categorized under one of three behavioral indices: Behavioral, Cognitive, and Emotional. There is also an overall Global Executive Composite. Poor executive functioning has been found to adversely effect the development of social skills.The Parent/ guardian and Teacher forms will be used in this study to gain the perspective of people who know the child at home, but also someone who knows them in a community setting without parent/ guardian's present. This assessment will be completed prior to the first session and following the last session. The BRIEF-2 has high internal consistency and test-re-test reliability.

The Social Profile is an observational assessment that evaluates behavioral interactions in activity and cooperation of groups. This assessment can allow the evaluator to assess one child's interaction and cooperation, or abilities of the entire group.

1. What do you view to be the benefits of the collaborative occupational therapy Interactive Vaulting program for your child?
2. Can you describe any changes in emotions or behaviors in your child during or after participating in the program?
3. Can you describe any relationships that have developed or changed during or after participating in the program?
4. What challenges did you or your child face related to participating in the vaulting program?
5. Would you recommend this program to someone else? Why or why not?
6. Do you plan on having your child participate in future sessions?

Fieldnotes will be recorded by each researcher. a Open coding will be initiated and a codebook will be developed, as sessions progress, to identify executive function and participation behaviors during the activities noted across children. Behaviors will be tracked for frequency each session, and field notes will be kept regarding group activity and situational information when the behavior(s) occurred.