A Case Study on the Effect of Therapentic Recreation Program on Physical Development for Children with Development Disabilities

Abstract

I have conducted a case study in this study for the purpose of improving physical function by changes of task performing competence using gross&fine motor skills and coordination of children with developmental disabilities. The population of this study is four children with developmental disabilities who have age ranging from 6 years old to 8years old and go to T center. The research team are total five person who consist of a researcher, four research assistants. 12 sessions of the program have been completed once a week for 90 minutes. I have written a assessment report by using intake sheet and GRST (General Recreation Screening Tool) for assessing the population, made out SPP which focused on functional intervention service and made up 5 point scale by task analysis using individual performance sheet. Generally, it has shown that the gross&fine motor skills and coordination got to be improved from 11th session for A child, gross&fine motor skills did from 8th session and coordination for 9th session for B child, gross&fine motor skills did from 5th session and coordination from 9th session for C child and gross&fine motor skills did from 7th session and coordination from 8th session for D child. In considering the conclusion of this study comprehensively, the therapeutic recreation program conducted for the children with developmental disabilities for 12 weeks effects positively on improvement of their gross&fine motor skills and coordination.