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Product

Cultivating Engagement and Participation in School Age Girls with Developmental Disabilities

Center:

NY-Rose F. Kennedy Center, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2015

Contact Information:

Elizabeth Ridgway
[email protected]
718-839-7101

Product Description:

The "Power Puff Girls" is an innovative program individually tailored for school age girls with developmental disabilities to promote full engagement in life. The girls work together cooperatively to develop fun, shared activities in occupational and physical therapy emphasizing their strengths, cultivating their sense of belonging and importance, and developing competence to successfully overcome participation challenges.

Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities, Participation, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Product/Publication Type(s):

Conference presentations and posters presented

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Students

Alternative Format:

Visual Format or Large Print

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

[email protected]

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A