Abstract/Notes: The Montessori Method for dementia is a specific approach to dementia care that can be implemented as an alternative to pharmaceutical intervention with its focus on purposeful and meaningful doing. Montessori-based interventions that were found effective in increasing self-feeding for people with dementia included activities requiring hand-eye coordination, scooping, pouring and squeezing. For this project, there were five participants from a residential care facility. This study consisted of doing activities or exercises to simulate eating right before mealtime. This occurred three times per week for eight weeks. The broad long-term purpose of this project was to increase participation in the daily occupation of self-feeding for people with dementia in residential care facilities. Montessori-based occupational therapy interventions could provide caregivers with an evidence-based strategy to deal with eating difficulties of people with dementia.

Language: English

Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2015

Abstract/Notes: The aim of this practice-based thesis was to create a guidebook for Montessori Droppen (kindergarten in Haparanda, Sweden), about how to use creative methods in their working environment. The guidebook provides tools for using creative methods through theory and exercises for three-to-five-year-old children. The development of the guidebook adapted the phases of a product development process, and the employees accompanied in its making. As a result of this practice-based thesis, the guidebook includes basic information about Montessori pedagogy, group dynamics, creative methods and pedagogical documentation. Additionally, the guidebook handles the basic principles of leading exercises in creative methods. The exercises in creative methods are themed under six main topics: play & imagination, movement and body awareness, strengthening of expression, development of self-esteem, group work and the child’s own strong points. The guidebook is illustrated with pictures and drawings that clarify how the exercises should be carried out. The guidebook is mainly designated for the employees of Montessori Droppen, but, since it is informative, it can also be used by trainees. Further development ideas for this guidebook were, for example, to do themed guidebooks that concentrate on one certain way to implement creative methods (music, arts, drama) or, for example, training projects, where the employees could test the guidebook’s exercises themselves. It would be also possible to extend the guidebook to include different age-groups. / Opinnäytetyöni tarkoituksena oli luoda opas luovien menetelmien käytöstä haaparantalaiselle Montessori Droppen –päiväkodille. Oppaan tarkoituksena on antaa valmiuksia teorian ja harjoitteiden kautta luovien menetelmien ohjaamiseen 3–5 -vuotiaille päiväkotiryhmässä. Oppaan syntyminen mukaili tuotekehitysprosessin vaiheita, ja sen luomiseen osallistuivat myös toimeksiantajan työntekijät. Toiminnallisen opinnäytetyön tuloksena syntynyt opas sisältää perustiedot montessoripedagogiikasta, ryhmädynamiikasta, luovista menetelmistä sekä pedagogisesta dokumentoinnista. Lisäksi siinä käsitellään luovien menetelmien ohjaamisen perusperiaatteita. Itse luovien menetelmien harjoitteet on jaoteltu kuuteen eri alakategoriaan, jotka ovat leikki & mielikuvitus, liike & kehon-tuntemus, ilmaisun vahvistaminen, itsetunnon kehittyminen, ryhmätyö sekä lapsen omat vahvat puolet. Lisäksi opas on kuvitettu harjoitteita havainnollistavilla kuvilla ja piirroksilla. Opas on tarkoitettu lähinnä Montessori Droppenin työntekijöille, mutta informatiivisuudeltaan sen käyttö on mahdollista myös esimerkiksi harjoittelijoille. Oppaasta syntyneitä jatkokehitysehdotuksia olivat esimerkiksi vain tiettyyn luovien toteuttamistapaan (musiikki, kuvataide, draama) syntyneet teemaoppaat tai esimerkiksi vaihtoehtoisesti koulutuskokonaisuudet, joissa työntekijät pääsisivät itse kokeilemaan oppaasta löytyviä harjoituksia. Lisäksi myös oppaiden laajentaminen eri ikäryhmiin olisi mahdollista.

Language: Finnish

Published: Joensuu, Finland, 2012

Abstract/Notes: Opinnäytetyömme aiheena oli kuvailevan kirjallisuuskatsauksen avulla löytää montessoripedagogiikan ja toimintaterapian kuntoutuskeinoja muistisairaiden kanssa työskenneltäessä. Tutkimuskysymyksemme olivat 1) Mitä Montessoripedagogiikan menetelmiä käytetään muistisairaiden kuntoutuksessa? 2) Mitä keinoja toimintaterapiassa käytetään muistisairaiden kuntoutuksessa MOHO-mallin kautta tarkasteltuna? 3) Voiko montessoripedagogiikan kuntoutuskeinoja hyödyntää toimintaterapiassa? Opinnäytetyömme toteutettiin kuvailevana kirjallisuuskatsauksena. Aineistoa hankittiin Cinhal, Pubmed, Cochrane library, ProQuest Central, Taylor & Francis, Ovid ja ScienceDirect tietokannoista. Kirjallisuuskatsaus koostui 12 aineistosta, jotka valikoituivat eksplisiittisesti. Aineiston analyysimenetelmänä käytettiin teemoittelua. Aineistoista esiin tulleiden tulosten mukaan muistisairaan kuntoutus koostuu ympäristön muokkauksesta, tehtävien ja toimintojen muokkauksesta, virheettömästä oppimisesta, hoitohenkilökunnan ja omaishoitajien kouluttamisesta ja muistisairaan henkilöhistoriaan tutustumisesta. Tulosten perusteella montessoripedagogiikan käyttämät kuntoutuksen keinot ovat samankaltaisia toimintaterapiassa käytettyjen kanssa, vaikkakin toimintaterapia tarjoaa laajemman valikoiman kuntoutuskeinoja. Montessoripedagogiikalle ominainen keino, jota toimintaterapian aineistossa ei mainittu oli ympäristön muokkaukseen liittyvä ympäristön valmistelu haluttua toimintaa varten. Opinnäytetyömme tulosten perusteella toimintaterapiassa ja montessoripedagogiikkassa käytetyt kuntoutuksen keinot ovat samankaltaiset keskenään. Tuloksia tarkastellessa huomaa toimintaterapian tarjoavan yksilöllistä ja ryhmämuotoista kuntoutusta. Toisin kuin montessoripedagogiikkassa, kuntoutus keskittyy kokonaisen yhteisön kuten vanhainkodin asukkaiden kuntoutukseen muuttamalla hoitohenkilökunnan työskentelytapoja. Toimintaterapiassa voidaan hyödyntää tiettyjä montessoripedagogiikan kuntoutuksen keinoja, kuten ympäristön valmistelua. Kuntoutuskeinojen ollessa hyvin samankaltaisia on jatkossa tärkeää tutkia montessoripedagogiikan ja toimintaterapian kuntoutuskeinojen vaikuttavuutta, jotta voidaan luoda ymmärrystä vaikuttavimmista kuntoutuksen muodoista muistisairaiden kanssa työskenneltäessä. [The topic of our thesis was to use a descriptive literature review to find rehabilitation methods of Montessori pedagogy and occupational therapy when working with memory patients. Our research questions were 1) What methods of Montessori pedagogy are used in the rehabilitation of memory sufferers? 2) What methods are used in occupational therapy in the rehabilitation of people with memory problems when viewed through the MOHO model? 3) Can the rehabilitation methods of Montessori pedagogy be used in occupational therapy? Our thesis was implemented as a descriptive literature review. Data were obtained from Cinhal, Pubmed, Cochrane library, ProQuest Central, Taylor & Francis, Ovid and ScienceDirect databases. The literature review consisted of 12 materials that were explicitly selected. Thematic analysis was used as the data analysis method. According to the results that emerged from the data, the rehabilitation of a person with memory loss consists of modifying the environment, modifying tasks and activities, error-free learning, training nursing staff and caregivers, and getting to know the personal history of the person with memory loss. Based on the results, the means of rehabilitation used in Montessori pedagogy are similar to those used in occupational therapy, although occupational therapy offers a wider range of rehabilitation means. A method characteristic of Montessori pedagogy, which was not mentioned in the occupational therapy material, was the preparation of the environment related to the modification of the environment for the desired activity. Based on the results of our thesis, the rehabilitation methods used in occupational therapy and Montessori pedagogy are similar. Looking at the results, you can see that occupational therapy offers individual and group rehabilitation. In contrast to Montessori pedagogy, rehabilitation focuses on the rehabilitation of an entire community, such as the residents of a nursing home, by changing the working methods of the nursing staff. In occupational therapy, certain rehabilitation methods of Montessori pedagogy can be used, such as preparing the environment. As the rehabilitation methods are very similar, it is important in the future to study the effectiveness of the rehabilitation methods of Montessori pedagogy and occupational therapy, in order to create an understanding of the most effective forms of rehabilitation when working with memory patients.]

Language: Finnish

Published: Helsinki, Finland, 2021

Abstract/Notes: Barbara Luborsky explores the commonalities between occupational therapists and Montessori guides, such as their focus on the prepared environment, following the child, task analysis, and multi-sensory learning. She describes many types of sensory processing disorders including their symptoms, treatment, and the many resources and adaptations that are available to help children succeed. When an OT is familiar with the Montessori philosophy and practice they can positively collaborate with the teacher and parents to develop strategies for the child's independence. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Building the Inclusive Montessori Community," Phoenix, AZ, January 16-19, 2014.]

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Abstract/Notes: The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of occupational therapy for children with disabilities in Montessori education. For this, the study examined the features of work activities in Montessori education, which focused on the meaning and property, preceding principles and laws, and work level and organization of work activities. As well, the study examined the principles of concentration and normalization education, self-correction and individualized learning, sensitivity and motor education, and free activity and inter-social relationship education in Montessori education. Education for children with disabilities, especially, ADL training and occupational training considered as main contents in remedial education for people with disabilities, especially, children with multiple disabilities are particularly focused in Montessori remedial education. Children in Montessori Education not only are self-satisfied, but also do actual experience through spontaneous activities by learning motor, coordination, independence, and so on. Montessori Education has the meaning of occupational therapy, the domain of which includes functional O.T., diversional O.T., and pre-vocational O.T.. Montessori work education through activities has the function of occupational therapy mentioned above. Especially, according to the principles of Montessori work education, children with disabilities are able to learn work attitude, work behavior, and work basic function necessary for pre-vocational education through work activities. / 본 연구의 목적은 작업활동을 통한 Montessori교육의 장애아 작업치료로서의 의의를 밝히는데 있다. 이를 위하여 Montessori교육에서 작업활동의 의미와 특성, 작업활동의 선행원칙과 법칙, 작업의 단계와 조직화를 중심으로 Montessori교육에서의 작업활동의 특성을 고찰하였다. 그리고 Montessori작업활동의 원리로서 집중화 및 정상화교육의 원리, 자기교정교육 및 개별학습의 원리, 감각 및 운동교육의 원리, 자유활동 및 사회성교육의 원리를 알아보았다. Montessori 교육은 장애아 직업전 작업치료로서의 의의를 지닌다. 작업(치료)교육의 영역에는 신체의 기능증진을 위한 작업치료(fuctional O.T.), 심리재활을 위한 작업치료(divertional O.T.) 및 직업재활을 위한 작업치료(prevocational O.T.)가 있다. 활동을 통한 Montessori 작업교육은 이상과 같은 작업치료의 기능을 한다. 특히 Montessori 작업교육의 원리에 따라 장애아동들은 직업교육이전에 필요한 작업에 임하는 자세, 태도, 행동 및 작업기초 기능을 작업활동을 통해서 학습할 수 있다.

Language: Korean

DOI: 10.20971/kcpmd.2014.57.3.1

Language: English

Language: English

ISSN: 0277-9064

Language: English

Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1983

Language: English

Abstract/Notes: This article introduces some of the theoretical principles that inform the use of play in the treatment of children with disabilities. A number of competing definitions of play and its functions are briefly discussed. Both educationalists and child psychotherapists make claims for the value of play but tend to offer quite different explanations of why it helps vulnerable children, whilst animal ethologists stress the role of play in promoting survival and adaptation. Some of the key ideas of historically important play theorists, including Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Froebel, Montessori and Piaget, are mentioned.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1177/030802269205500309

ISSN: 0308-0226, 1477-6006