AOTA Treatment Planning & Protocols 2

Question 1

When designing a sensory diet for a child with sensory modulation disorder, the OT should prioritize activities that are:

Accepted Answer

Child-directed, predictable, and matched to the child's arousal needs

Answer

A sensory diet should be individualized, child-directed, and calibrated to the child's current arousal level to support self-regulation.

Question 2

A therapist using the Alert Program® as part of sensory integration treatment is primarily targeting:

Accepted Answer

Self-awareness and self-regulation of arousal states

Answer

The Alert Program® ('How Does Your Engine Run?') teaches children to identify and self-regulate their arousal/alertness levels.

Question 3

In Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI), the therapist's role during treatment is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Collaborating with the child to create a 'just-right challenge' within a therapeutic relationship

Answer

ASI requires the therapist to dynamically collaborate with the child, adjusting activities in real-time to present challenges that are neither too easy nor too difficult.

Question 4

A protocol for treating gravitational insecurity would most appropriately begin with:

Accepted Answer

Heavy proprioceptive input to the feet and joints while the child is firmly grounded

Answer

Gravitational insecurity treatment begins with grounded, predictable proprioceptive and linear vestibular input at low intensity to build the child's sense of safety.

Question 5

Which outcome measure is most appropriate for evaluating changes in sensory processing patterns following ASI intervention?

Accepted Answer

Sensory Processing Measure (SPM)

Answer

The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) directly assesses sensory processing patterns across environments and is appropriate for tracking intervention outcomes.

(AOTA) AOTA Sensory Integration Certification Practice Test

(AOTA) AOTA Sensory Integration Certification Practice Test

AOTA Treatment Planning & Protocols 2