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Table 1 Summary of school-based occupational therapy programs

From: Effects of school-based occupational therapy program for children with disabilities in elementary school in Korea: a case study

Session

Subject

Purpose

Program

1

Group

Improving social skills through voluntary participation

Pre-evaluation

Observation & Rapport formation

-Free play

-Greetings and conversations

-Physical activity

2

Group

School assignment experience and skill improvement

Handicraft activity

-Holding a pencil, Writing, Drawing

-Self-expression

-Follow the rules & instructions

3

Group

Improve peer interaction

Improve body function

Adjusting to school facilities

Outdoor activity

-Follow the rules & instructions

-Picking up leaves and twigs as directed

-Sticking leaves and branches together on paper

-Gluing, Coloring, Writing

-Self-expression

4

Subject A

Improve attention

Activity (using Balls, Boards)

Subject B

Understanding Your Emotions

Emotional card activity

5

Subject A

Improve attention

Training in the use of eating utensils

Activity (using Spoons, Clays, Wooden blocks, Water)

Subject B

Understanding Your Emotions

Emotional card activity

6

Group

Improving sensory processing function

Adjusting to school facilities

Occupation participation

Activity: Auditorium - Playground - Cafeteria

-Complete missions in each location of the school

-Stretching, Slide, Swing, Bowling

-Receive snacks on trays in the lunchroom

-Follow the rules & instructions

7

Group

Improving sensory processing function

Improve attention

Adjusting to school facilities

Occupation participation

Activities: English Class - Health Room - Library

-Complete missions in each location of the school

-Stretching, Slide, Swing, Bowling

-Making a Halloween candy bag (gluing, pasting)

-Social interaction (receive candy from the school infirmary)

8

Group

Improving sensory processing function

Improve performance pattern (motor, process, communication)

Occupation participation

Activity (using Balls, landing nets, steppingstones, baskets, swings)

9

Group

Improving sensory processing function

Improve performance pattern (motor, process, communication)

Occupation participation

Gross motor activity

-Hand-foot coordination, Balance, Proprioception stimulation

Handicraft activity

-Coloring, Fine motor function

10

Group

Post-evaluation

Improve voluntary participation

Post-evaluation

Free play