| FUN |
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|
| 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 |