"Fun and Flexibility Factor" survey
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FUN    
1 Is getting a child to laugh and smile a high priority in your therapy sessions? Y/N
2 Do you know each of your students well enough that you could list at least 2 toys, activities, or places that each of your students loves? Y/N
3 Do you view yourself as a playmate/buddy for your students/clients? Y/N
4 Do you walk out of an initial meeting with a parent with a good idea of what his/her child loves to do? Y/N
5 Do you willingly include as many family members as possible in your therapy sessions? Y/N
6 Are your activities so fun that verbal praise becomes significantly less rewarding than the desire to participate in the game? Y/N
7 If a parent is not able to be present for therapy, do you frequently connect with them by phone or writing? Y/N
FLEXIBILITY    
1 Do you ever find yourself in a situation in therapy where the child is in avoidance or shut-down when requested to participate? Y/N
2 Do you frequently use hand over hand as a technique to get children to do what you want them to do? Y/N
3 Is it usually your desire to get a parent to separate from his/her child and wait in the waiting area or observe from a two way mirror? Y/N
4 Can parents usually get more imitating from their child than you can?
Y/N
5 Do your students/clients ever cry in therapy because you want them to expand their tolerance for non-desirable activities?
Y/N
6 When a parent has a different opinion than you about a goal for therapy, do you attempt to convince the parent the errors in his/her thinking?
Y/N
7 Do you have a pre-planned set of activities for each therapy session?
Y/N