What is Caregiver-Mediated Intervention?

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While our service providers cannot be in-person with your family, your child already has a highly therapeutic set of hands available at home- yours! Research has consistently shown that child development is uniquely influenced by day-to-day interactions with caregivers. Our goal is to empower your family to harness these daily routines and maximize your child’s potential. This is the process of implementing individualized intervention strategies at home. When therapeutic activities are built into existing family routines, children can build new skills every single day.

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Caregiver-mediated intervention: when caregivers implement individualized intervention strategies at home to support their child’s development and improve their child’s skills

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We work collaboratively with caregivers using a ‘parent-coaching’ communication approach. This framework not only teaches you how to use therapeutic strategies, but also helps you understand the nuances of your child’s development and problem-solve through tricky situations. Your physical therapist may join you during morning playtime and help you set up the playspace to encourage your child to roll. Your occupational therapist can join you during lunchtime to help introduce sensory strategies to make meal time more successful and enjoyable. Your speech therapist can join your family during your morning routine to help encourage communication as your child gets ready for the day. 

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It may be intimidating at first to help your child learn to move in and out of sitting or to make changes to your mealtime routine, but we are here to support you every step of the way. We believe that every family is capable of using caregiver-mediated intervention. The knowledge that you bring to the table about your child is just as important, if not more so, than our clinical knowledge. We may be experts in child development, but you are the expert on your child’s development. During every virtual visit, our service providers will help you reflect on each activity, teach you new techniques, and hear your concerns. It is our goal that you leave each visit empowered with the knowledge and confidence to carryover the strategies we practiced in your family’s daily life. 

Here at Ladder Health, we are ready to support your child’s development. Our team of licensed physical, occupational, and speech therapists is on call to help achieve your family’s goals. Visit us here to get started!