Planning Rehabilitation

Therapists often question who the client is when dealing with adolescents and their parents. A cross-sectional survey was done with 14 families to determine how rehabilitation goals differ between parents and adolescents. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was administered to each adolescent and parents). Parents identified 261 issues and adolescents identified 138 with an 8.77% level of agreement. Priorities were determined and the percentage of agreement was 10.94%. The results of this survey support clinicians' reports about discrepancies between parents' and adolescents' rehabilitation goals and warrant further exploration. The development of strategies for including adolescents in the rehabilitation partnership is recommended.