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Aubri Shea Brodfuhrer Students Author: Aubri Shea Brodfuhrer, Email: a.brodfuhrer@usa.edu   Show MyInfo popup for Aubri Shea Brodfuhrer
week 10 Original post: Wed 11/13/2013 at 9:15 PM

Evidence-based practice is used to support the interventions used for the variety of clients seen in this setting. As a clinic that provides outpatient, home health, and school-based therapy services, the therapists have to be diligent to stay updated on the newest techniques and changing research to support each intervention.  I have gained much insight on the use of old and new evidence-based interventions as I work with therapists who have been practicing for over 30 years and some who are just finishing their first year.  Periodically, therapists from Pediatric Therapy Works (speech, physical, and/or occupational therapists) attend continuing education courses or seminars and present an in-service during staff meeting to educate the other therapists on a particular area. With the wide variety of diagnosis and ages seen in this setting, I am constantly asking other therapists and searching research and evidence supporting specific interventions, both new and old, for my clients. Below is an example of one research article used to support the use of multi-sensory interventions for children with autism.

Dawson, G. & Watling, R. (2000). Interventions to facilitate auditory, visual, and motor integration in autism: A review of the evidence. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 30(5), 415-421.

Dr. Bonnie Decker Faculty Author: Dr. Bonnie Decker, Email:   Show MyInfo popup for Dr. Bonnie Decker
Re: week 10 Posted: Wed 12/4/2013 at 3:05 PM, in reply to Aubri Shea Brodfuhrer
Hi Aubri: thanks for the post. The problem with most 99% of the newest techniques, especially MOST continuing education courses, are that they are NOT based on research. They are based on "what makes sense" or "here's something I do that worked with my clients" - but the treatment has never been objectively studied (this happens all the time in peds!). As a result, therapists are using techniques that have never really been objectively studied to find out the exact characteristics of the subjects and/or the exact procedures to use to get the best result. You chose a great article to include. Unfortunately, the article is now above 15 years old (published in 2000 and it probably took about 1 1/2 years to write!). Look at all that has happened in the meantime . . . !
 
Dr. Decker