Therapy Observation Report
Client’s Intials: CH Clinician’s Initials: KK
Child
Length of observation: .75
CLIENT Category: HI
1. What do you think the goals of the session were?
The client will follow one step commands.
The client will expressively use one and two word phrases.
The client will answer “wh” questions.
The client will answer yes/no questions saying “yes” or “no.”
The client will imitate sounds/words
2. What were the conditions for each performance?
-when provided with verbal directions
-using spontaneous speech
-when given two choices
-when provided with a visual cue
3. What behaviors of the client did you observe?
The client followed the one step command of giving Mr. Potato Head a high five.
The client imitated “yes.”
He shook his head no, then imitated “no.”
He pointed to his head, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and feet.
He said “mommy.”
The client pointed and said “eyes.”
He said “bye bye.”
The client answered the clinician saying “mommy.”
He answered the clinician saying “Kara.”
The client was moving around in his seat.
4. What behaviors of the clinician did you observe?
The clinician explained to the parent why she uses “ing” on verbs.
The clinician told the client to give Mr. Potato Head a high five.
She asked the client “do you have shoes on?”
The clinician then pointed to the client’s pants and said “are these socks?” She then said say “no.”
The clinician pointed to the mom and said “who is that?”
She then asked “what’s my name?”
The clinician told the client to point to Mr. Potato Head’s eyes.
5. What do you think the client’s behaviors indicated?
I think the client was excited to be in therapy with the clinician. The client seems further along with his receptive skills compared to his expressive skills. By pointing to the different body parts, it shows that the client understands what the clinician tells/asks him to do. He did pretty well with answering the yes/no questions appropriately. New vocabulary has seemed to replace some of the gesturing he first used (Kane, Schopmeyer, & Mellon, 2004) . He seems to be very smart, and catches on to new concepts pretty quickly.
6. What do you think the clinician behaviors indicated?
The clinician explains why they are doing things, for the mom to understand and do them when they are at home. The clinician seems to be working on simple commands with the client. She starts simple, and slowly builds on it. She also seems to be working on the most concrete concepts with the client. By providing the client with visual and verbal cues, she is trying to ensure that the client will be successful. She explained the therapy techniques to the mother and why she was doing them, probably so the family could continue the techniques at home.
7. Discuss the materials used in the therapy session. How did the clinician use them?
Cue cards- used to increase vocabulary, help articulation/imitation of sounds/words
Mr. Potato Head-following directions, identify body parts
8. Provide at least 1 additional comment or question.
The client was cooperative and seemed to enjoy therapy. The mother was also in the therapy room with the clinician and the client during the session.
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1.Voice: This piece is in the clinician’s voice.
2.Audience: The audience would be anyone who would read the observation report, such as a clinical supervisor or the clinician performing the therapy.
3.Say Back: The author is showing the results of the client’s tested receptive skills. She is explaining how the client responds to the clinician and what the clinician does in therapy to evoke responses from the client.
4.Bless: Your work is very organized and shows appropriate goals for a child who has been implanted. I can tell that you put a lot of thought into this genre while developing both receptive and expressive goals for the client.
5.Address: You could say that the mother/father was in the room and that the clinician explained things she/he could do at home with their child to work on receptive and expressive skills. Great work Kara!
Comment by arfalbo — October 28, 2006 @ 11:42 am
Voice: This observation report is written in the voice of an observer, be it a student observer like ourselves or another clinician.
Audience: The clinician or clinical supervisor.
Say Back: This observation report shows the goals for therapy with this implanted child as well as the conditions for those goals. This report also shows several behaviors of the client including pointing to body parts and expressively saying “mommy.” Clinician behaviors of how she works with the client are also described, as well as the obersever’s interpretations of the client and clinician’s behaviors.
Bless: This report is very clear and easy to follow. I like that you wrote your interpretions in paragraphs. On my forms I usually just bullet my interpretations, but the paragraph makes it easier to follow. I also like that you used Mr. Potato Head! That is a great tool for identifying body parts! Your goals seem very appropriate for an implanted child.
Address: I agree with Alyssa, that as the observer, maybe you could say somewhere that mom and dad were in the room and mention how the clinician involved them in the session, or how she counseled them to continue with therapy at home. Good job!
Comment by Lacie Deeds — October 30, 2006 @ 10:58 pm