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KMID : 1035420230110010113
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2023 Volume.11 No. 1 p.113 ~ p.120
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A Study on the Effects and Needs of Educational Programs on Awareness and Preference for Sensory Integration Intervention : Focusing on college students in the department of occupational therapy
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Kim Si-Eun
Jang-Cheul
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study aimed to investigate occupational therapy students’ perceptions of sensory integration therapy and the effect of an educational program on these perceptions and future preferences.
Methods : The subjects were 200 occupational therapy students in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do. A primary survey was first conducted to shed light on students’ perceptions of sensory integration therapy, followed by an education program on sensory integration provided through an online video. After this training on sensory integration therapy, an additional survey assessed the students’ preferred employment routes and intention to take educational courses on clinical sensory integration therapy in the future. A secondary survey was then conducted, using the same form as the primary survey, to identify changes in the students’ perceptions of and preferences for sensory integration therapy. A frequency analysis using descriptive statistics was employed to identify the subjects’ general characteristics, employment-related preferences, and intention to take courses on sensory integration, and a paired samples t-test was used for a comparative analysis of the students’ perceptions before and after the education program.
Results : In terms of the students’ perceptions of sensory integration therapy, the variables of efficiency, facilitation, and expertise showed statistically significant differences before and after the educational program, which resulted in a positive change in their overall perceptions of the therapy after the program. In relation to their preferred employment routes after the program, 100 students (50 %) answered the “field of adults,” and 100 (50 %) of students answered the “field of children.”
Conclusion : The findings of this study demonstrated that sensory integration education positively influences occupational therapy students’ preferences for and perceptions of sensory integration therapy. Additional research is recommended to organize a more systematic education program and investigate employees in organizations related to children with disabilities.
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KEYWORD
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education, sensory integration, student’s awareness
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