Welcome
Welcome to Module 10 of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Infants Course: Play.
This module will provide an overview of play as an occupation of infancy. Knowledge and understanding of the factors contributing to development of play skills will be covered. Important infant practice concepts and examples are also included.
Learning objective
This module aims to provide an understanding of
- play as an occupation of infancy
- the importance of circles of communication and imitation in development
- the contribution of functional motor and cognitive skills relating to play
- development of skills at each play stage.
- strategies to encourage mastery and motivation in play.
Learning outcomes
Following completion of this module the learner should be able to recall:
- intervention options to promote play participation and engagement
- how vision relates to infant skill development
- strategies to promote reciprocal interaction and imitation
- sequences of skill acquisition
- the importance of the hand in play and strategies to facilitate hand play
- stages and strategies to promote cognitive and perceptual play
- strategies to promote imitative play.
