In Saudi Arabia, occupational therapy services are not recognized in schools. There is a gap and a need for school-based occupational therapists in Saudi Arabia. Some students in Saudi Arabia are not getting the help they need at schools and that might be one reason behind the poor academic performance and the difficulty succeeding in schools. The lack of OTs in schools negatively impacts students because their problems and difficulties in the areas of motor-planning, sensory integration, muscle tone, and emotional regulation are not going to be addressed. The lack of occupational therapy services in schools in Saudi Arabia is an issue that needs to be addressed.
The proposed program is a practical guide for implementing OT services for students in schools in Saudi Arabia to improve the academic performance and to facilitate their learning journey by addressing needs with handwriting, fine motor skills, transitioning from one task to another, lack of self-regulation or emotional regulation, poor attention, disorganization, behavior management issues, social participation, academic issues (reading, writing, math, etc.).
This guide will result in initiating the process to add OT services to schools in Saudi Arabia. Implementing an OT school program in Saudi Arabia will be very beneficial to help students overcome difficulties in the school environment.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46165 |
| Date | 05 May 2023 |
| Creators | Al Habib, Noor |
| Contributors | Stone-Kelly, Lauren, Jacobs, Karen |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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