Individualization

Therapy for any individual needs to be specialized to meet specific needs of that person. When a broad treatment plan is applied to all clients, it may actually be detrimental to their overall health. Therefore, it is vital that the therapist who is working with a client makes sure to take their individuality into account.

I recently read a blog from a mother, Stephanie, of a child, Hazel, born with Down Syndrome. The way she talks about the activies she participates in with her children is inspiring and readers can really see how therapy is individualized for Hazel to help her grow and develop. 

For example the following was pulled from Stephanie's blog:

As Hazel grows and masters old skills, we change the activities we do in Occupational Therapy. Here are some of the toys that are in our OT bin right now.

Once again, I cannot stress enough the importance of individualization of treatment for clients because they are human and all people learn, grow,and develop via their own schedules and methods.

Stephanie. (2015, January 2). Occupational Therapy - What's in the Bin? [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://www.chasinghazel.com/home?tag=Occupational%20Therapy