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Relaxation with Children: An Evaluation of Workshops for Teachers, Parents and Students
Author(s) -
ESDAILE SUSAN
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1987.tb01559.x
Subject(s) - occupational therapy , relaxation (psychology) , psychology , medical education , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , mathematics education , medicine , social psychology , sociology , social science , psychiatry
This paper outlines the development and implementation of five workshops which the author conducted for teachers, parents and fourth year occupational therapy students, between March and November, 1985. The aim of the workshops was to promote the use of relaxation‐inducing activities with children in group, and individual, situations. The participants' experience in the workshops was evaluated and analysed with Kruskal‐Wallis ANOVA, using the SPSS‐X package. Qualitative data was also obtained. The results of the evaluations and their relevence to occupational therapy practice are discussed.