OT & Industrial : Developing Client-Centered Product to Enhance Occupaonal Performance & Parcipaon

Kimberly S. Mollo, OTD, OTR/L & Robert W. Walsh, MS, OTR/L • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Michael McAllister, MID • The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA the . Objecves Independent Study Course Sample Project: V-Sel V SEL Outcomes/Themes

Client Constraints: Prototyping: Client Input: Final Product Rendering: • Recognize the needs and benefits of broadening • Independent Study Course inter-professional collaborations outside traditional • OT Post Feedback

occupational therapy models of teaching, learning, • The course added to knowledge

and practice. and encouraged critical thinking/

• Identify components required to create, conduct, reasoning

and integrate effective inter-professional occupational Strongly Agree: 64%

therapy and collaboration Agree: 36%

• Describe outcomes to measure effectiveness at the Goal Attainment Pre to Post: • Freedom in the design studio student, client, and inter-professional levels. DECREASED PAIN AND FATIGUE (-2) TO +2 Prototyping INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY (-1) TO +2 took getting used to! • Challenging to locate appropriate Project Summary ClientIndependent Study Course Sample Project: Constraints Simple Stch reliable/valid assessment tools to capture pre/post outcomes Prototyping: COPM: Pre Outcome : COPM Project Inclusive is a collaboration Toy and Charette Client Constraints: COPM: Post = Before between the Occupational Therapy Students are assigned a short pediatric = After • ID Post Feedback • Comfort interacting with (OT) Department at Thomas fictional case story based on a Performance 1 Final Prototype 10 Small living Avoids traveling far LE Impairments Satisfaction 1 individuals with a disability Jefferson University and the disability. An ID student is paired 10 Comfort 4 10 Pre: Somewhat Industrial Design (ID) Department with 7 OT students; the team is Point of Entry Problem: Support 4 Final Prototype 10 Designing a Sewing Machine Pedal that does not Post: Very at the University of the Arts in given 3 weeks to create a chunky Completion 10 require ones feet, and leaves both hands free 10 Philadelphia, PA. monkey toy prototype. In week 3, Final Prototype: student teams are given 10 minutes Client Input: • OT & ID Post Themes Combining disciplines provides each to present their prototype to the • Largest logistical barrier: finding/ OT students with exposure to design audience “Shark Tank” style. IMPROVE THE OLD EXPAND USER GROUP HANDS FREE scheduling time to meet thinking, prototyping, and concepts • Duration of project was too short: of mass production. ID students Independent Study Course 8-12 weeks is more realistic learn structured interviewing, OT and ID students collaborate • Need better role delineation: understanding of living with a 1x week over 6-10 weeks to employ efficiency/direction for disability, and familiarity of OTPF an empathic design framework. completing project deliverables was at times confusing Thomas Jefferson University Dept of Occupational Therapy / UArts Industrial Design Toy / Game Design Workshop language and process. Combining The students use structured interviews Toy and Game Design Charee Sample Projects Thomas Jefferson University Dept of OccupationalThomas Jefferson UniversityTherapy Dept of Occupational / UArts Therapy / UArts Industrial Industrial Design Toy /Design Game Design Workshop Toy / Game Design Workshop Team 12: Michael'sTeam Pool 12: ToyMichael's Pool Toy OT and ID gives clients innovative and iterative discussion coupled with Team 12: Michael's Pool Toy 1. Michael is an 8 y/o male with Duchenne muscular dystrophy • Toy and Game Design Charette opportunities to maximize their environmental observational research (uses power WC for mobility). He and his family live in Florida where they have an in-ground pool in their backyard. Michael spends most of • OT Post Themes function and overall quality of life! within each client’s work/home his free time swimming with his siblings & friends in the summer; however, it has become increasingly more difficult for him to be in the • Loved the design process environment. With feedback from water due to fatigue and his parents are worried he now poses a safety 1. risk. Michael does not want to lose this valuable playtime with peers. • Another realm for OT: larger lens! OT/ID partnerships can be their client, students identify a design Help Michael be able to swim safely with his friends. small-scale projects (2-3 week toy/ problem causing occupational • New way to think/look at problems 2. Courtney is a 9 y/o female with mild cerebral palsy. She game designs based on fictional case dysfunction. Teams conduct research, experiences increased tone bilaterally and uses a rollator walker to ambulate. Her FM movements are slow but WFL, grasp is also tight stories) or larger-scale projects sketch, brainstorm ideas, prototype, but WFL. Her grandparents bought her a Wii this past Christmas; she • ID Post Themes is frustrated that her rollator walker often “gets in the way” and thus (6-10 week independent study). and render potential solutions for prevents her from playing the majority of the sports games effectively. • Learned how to guide a large She is adamant that she doesn’t want to sit on the couch to play. feedback and input. By the end, teams Help Courtney engage in her Wii sport(s) games safely. team of OTs develop a new product usable or • Designing for various populations, 2. potentially usable by their client to not just typical clients enhance occupational participation. • OT & ID: Post Themes All renderings and photos presented on this poster were created by our students for their final presentations in the course. We graciously thank our students and clients for their hard work and contributions to this poster. V*Sel: Sarah Jamieson & Sarah Sadofsky (OT); Hyunhwa Kim & Andi Maddalo (ID); Vi • Need > 3 weeks (Client). Simple Stitch: Megan Stromer & Briana Elson (OT); Jude Yao Marks & Lena Feliciano Harrison (ID); Glenda (Client). Michael’s Pool Toy: Wes Young (OT), Libby Gephart (OT), Shana Caplan (OT), Katie Storms (OT), Iris Chiu (OT), and Allie Looney (ID). Wii Game Console: Debbie • Let’s do it again. Sign me up! Greenwald (OT), Samantha Kampmeier (OT), Jillian Permar (OT), Michaela Scotten (OT), Hannah Werblin (OT), Allie Ziff (OT), and Diana Smith (ID).