Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Reflection

   I choose the article Effectiveness of a Cognitive-Functional Group Intervention Among Preschoolers With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity: A Pilot Study.  The purpose of the study was to test functional improvement after a group cognitive-functional occupational therapy intervention for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  This was a unique group experience because the parents and children were involved in the group.  The parents alternated weekly between participating in the group with their children or with the center's social worker and joining the child for the last 5 minutes.  I really liked this format because the parents were highly involved in the intervention.  They even monitored their child's progress at home and I felt that was a very useful method to encourage transferability.  

   This is one of the first specific articles I have read that utilizes group therapy.  They met the  outcomes they were hoping for and the group interventions aided in that.  It was informing to read about utilizing a group in a research study and seeing how that could be carried out.  I think further research could be done on how group sessions are effective intervention methods so that more people know their efficacy. 

Rosenberg, L.,  Maeir, A., Yochman, A., Dahan, I.,  and Hirsch, I. (2015).   Effectiveness of a cognitive–functional group intervention among preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A pilot study.  American Journal of Occupational Therapy 69(3).  doi: 10.5014/ajot.2015.014795.