Investigating and Promoting Participation in Pre-School Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy through Coaching Parents using Solution-Focused Coaching Methods
Summary
Young children with CP may not participate as much in their community compared to in their home. For a young child with CP, participating may be difficult and limited. Participating in the community is important for children to create meaningful friendships, discover their interests, and find a sense of belonging.
One possible way to help is by using solution focused coaching (SFC). SFC focuses on collaborating with you, the primary caregiver, to create solution-based goals for your child that promote their community participation. We want to learn if this SFC method is helpful to promote community participation for your child and what you think about the experience.
Researcher(s)
Dr. Darcy Fehlings
Call to action
Do you have a young child with cerebral palsy (CP) ages 2 to 5 years and 11 months? Are you interested in improving their participation in your community? Consider participating in a research study to use coaching to promote community participation for your young child with CP.
Who can participate
Young children with CP ages 2 to 5 years and 11 months and their caregiver. Clients and caregivers should be comfortable reading and responding English.
Funding agency
Ontario Brain Institute
What's involved
- One introductory session
- Five weekly 1-hour solution-focused coaching sessions with a trained coach
- Two follow-up assessments
- Optional 1-hour interview to describe your experience
- Total commitment time: 8 to 9 hours
Deadline
Interested in participating
If you are interested in participating in this study or have additional questions, please contact research study member, Daniela Testani, dtestani@hollandbloorview.ca
