Tsad Kadima as a Family Centered Service

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TSAD KADIMA AS ATSAD KADIMA AS A

FAMILY CENTEREDFAMILY CENTEREDSERVICESERVICE--

PARENTSPARENTSPERCEPTIONSPERCEPTIONS

Davidovich OritDavidovich Orit

Dr. Schenker RonyDr. Schenker Rony


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Family Centered ServiceFamily Centered Service--

FCSFCS FcsFcs isis anan approachapproach andand philosophyphilosophy toto

providingproviding servicesservices toto childrenchildren withwith specialspecial

needsneeds andand theirtheir familiesfamilies.. TheThe familyfamily isisseenseen asas aa vitalvital andand naturalnatural partnerpartner

throughoutthroughout thethe coursecourse ofof thethe childchild

developmentdevelopment

CanChildCanChild CenterCenter forfor ChildhoodChildhood DisabilityDisability research,research, 20042004


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Premises of FCSPremises of FCS

ParentsParents knowknow theirtheir childrenchildren bestbest andandwantwant thethe bestbest forfor theirtheir childrenchildren

EachEach familyfamily isis uniqueunique OptimalOptimal childchild functioningfunctioning occursoccurs withinwithin aa

supportivesupportive familyfamily && communitycommunity contextcontext

CanChildCanChild CenterCenter forfor ChildhoodChildhood DisabilityDisability research,research, 20042004


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Advantages of FCSAdvantages of FCS

AdvantagesAdvantages onon thethe familyfamily levellevel

IncreasingIncreasing thethe qualityquality ofof lifelife forfor allall familyfamily membersmembers

(Raina(Raina etet al,al, 20062006))

BetterBetter psychologicalpsychological wellwell-- beingbeing

(Ireys(Ireys etet al,al, 20012001,, inin:: LawLaw etet al,al, 20032003))

AdvantagesAdvantages onon thethe childchild levellevel

DevelopmentalDevelopmental gainsgains and/and/ oror skillskill developmentdevelopment

(Lammi(Lammi && Law,Law, 20032003))BetterBetter psychologicalpsychological adjustmentadjustment

(Pless(Pless etet al,al, 19941994 inin:: KingKing etet al,al, 20042004))

AdvantagesAdvantages onon thethe systemsystem levellevel

SatisfactionSatisfaction withwith carecare (Cohen,(Cohen, 19991999))


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Tsad KadimaTsad KadimaTsadTsad KadimaKadima (A(A stepstep forward)forward) isis anan IsraeliIsraeli organizationorganization

whichwhich worksworks forfor thethe advancementadvancement andand educationeducation ofofchildrenchildren andand adultsadults withwith motormotor disabilities,disabilities, accordingaccording totothethe ConductiveConductive EducationEducation approachapproach..

TsadTsad KadimaKadima waswas establishedestablished byby parentsparents andand isis ananorganizationorganization withwith anan FCSFCS orientationorientation.. TheThe familyfamilycentralitycentrality isis aa guidingguiding principleprinciple inin thethe philosophyphilosophy ofofTsadTsad KadimaKadima.. TheThe familyfamily isis perceivedperceived asas anan essentialessentialcomponentcomponent inin thethe educationaleducational-- rehabilitativerehabilitative

environmentenvironment inin whichwhich thethe childchild functionsfunctions..

Schenker,Schenker, 20052005


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Aims of the studyAims of the study

11.. ToTo measuremeasure parentsparents perceptionsperceptions ofof thethecarecare theythey andand theirtheir childrenchildren receivereceive atat

TsadTsad KadimaKadima22.. ToTo identifyidentify strengthsstrengths andand weaknessesweaknesses ofofTsadTsad KadimaKadima inin deliveringdelivering FCSFCS

33.. ToTo measuremeasure thethe correlationcorrelation betweenbetween

parentsparents perceptionperception ofof thethe carecare theythey andandtheirtheir childchild receivereceive andand variablesvariables suchsuch asastypetype ofof cp,cp, GMFCSGMFCS level,level, sociosocio--economiceconomic statusstatus etcetc..


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Research methodsResearch methods

SubjectsSubjects:: 2929 familiesfamilies toto childrenchildren agesages 11--88whowho receivereceive formalformal servicesservices inin thetheeducationaleducational-- rehabilitativerehabilitative frameworksframeworks ofof

TsadTsad KadimaKadima MethodologyMethodology:: Anonymous Anonymous questionnairesquestionnaires

werewere sentsent toto allall parentsparents ((7474)) duringduring MayMay--JuneJune 20062006.. 3131 questionnairesquestionnaires werewere handedhanded

in,in, butbut 22 ofof themthem werewere notnot filledfilled inin properlyproperlysoso thethe researchresearch populationpopulation includedincluded 2929childrenchildren whichwhich makemake upup onlyonly 3939%% ofof TsadTsadKadimaKadima populationpopulation


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Research instrumentResearch instrument

InstrumentInstrument:: TheThe MeasureMeasure ofofProcessesProcesses ofof CareCare(MPOC(MPOC-- 5656),), whowho waswas developeddeveloped byby King,King, SS..,,Rosenbaum,Rosenbaum, PP..,, King,King, GG..((19951995))..

TheThe MPOCMPOC isis aa 77 pointpoint scalescale reliablereliable andand validvalidmeasuremeasure ofof parentsparents perceptionsperceptions ofof thethe familyfamily--centeredcentered behaviorbehavior ofof serviceservice providersproviders

TheThe measuremeasure consistsconsists ofof fivefive scalesscales::

EnablingEnabling && partnership,partnership, providingproviding generalgeneralinformation,information, providingproviding specificspecific information,information,coordinatedcoordinated && comprehensivecomprehensive care,care, respectfulrespectful&& supportivesupportive carecare..


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ResultsResults

MPOC scales averagesMPOC scales averages

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MPOC averages accordingMPOC averages according

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ConclusionsConclusions TsadTsad KadimaKadima providesprovides anan FCSFCS toto aa greatgreat extentextent

inin 44 outout ofof 55 scalesscales accordingaccording toto parentsparentsperceptionsperceptions

InIn providingproviding generalgeneral informationinformation scalescale parentsparents

needsneeds areare notnot perfectlyperfectly metmet

NoNo correlationcorrelation waswas foundfound betweenbetween parentsparentsperceptionperception andand variablesvariables ofof typetype ofof cp,cp, GMFCSGMFCSlevel,level, sociosocio-- economiceconomic statusstatus etcetc..

MPOCMPOC analyzeanalyze accordingaccording toto ageage groupgroup indicatesindicatesthatthat inin thethe kindergartenkindergarten groupsgroups parentsparents perceivedperceivedthethe serviceservice asas lessless satisfactorysatisfactory thanthan dodo parentsparents ofofchildrenchildren inin nurserynursery andand schoolschool groupsgroups


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Study's limitations &Study's limitations &

future directionsfuture directions SmallSmall samplesample

ConvenienceConvenience samplesample

ConductedConducted onlyonly inin thethe HebrewHebrew languagelanguage

FutureFuture directionsdirections

MeasuringMeasuring serviceservice providersproviders perceptionperception ofof thethecarecare theythey provideprovide atat TsadTsad KadimaKadima

IdentifyingIdentifying thethe specialspecial needsneeds ofof parentsparents totochildrenchildren inin kindergartenkindergarten ageage

ComparingComparing thethe resultsresults withwith otherother treatmenttreatmentcenterscenters

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