Literature Review of Therapeutic Interventions
Students will
conduct a literature review the therapeutic intervention strategies available in early childhood intervention that target young children with developmental disabilities. Students willselect 3 of the interventions listed below and provide a describe of the target population for each, treatment procedures/ intervention strategies,challenges, strengths,affiliated professional organizations, level of training required to conduct the intervention (e.g. on the job training,certification, undergraduate, graduate training) and cultural issues that may affect the efficacy of the treatment. Students will describe each of the following therapeutic intervention strategies:
Applied Behavior Analysis
Floortime
Relationship-Development Intervention (RDI) Developmental,
Individual Differences,
Relationship Based Model (DIR)
Sensory Integration
Developmental Optometry
DevelopmentallyAppropriate Practice (DAP)
Auditory Integration Training: Berard, Tomatis, Samonas
Myofascial Release (MFR) and Cranial-Sacral Therapy (CS)
Nutritional Supplements/Diets
Students will include at least 2 peer-reviewed journalarticles that support the efficacy of each of the modalities. A 10-12page paper, not including title page and reference section, is required. The articles referenced by the student in the paper should be listed in the Reference section at the end of the paper. Course materials (readings from books and journals) should also be incorporated in the paper.
The student should also address at the end of the paper how the information researched and obtained willassist them in their current or future work in the field. The entire paper should be written according toAPA Publication Manual 6 th Edition guidelines.
