Child Behaviors/ why a child might require OT

A 5-page paper, typed, doubled space, following APA format will be completed. The topic will be related to trends in healthcare treatment. Students are required to choose an article link from the AOTA link provided within CANVAS and choose a main topic after reading the article. The professor will approve the submitted topic chosen and the student will write a paper based on the topic approved by the professor. A grading rubric will delineate the expectations of the paper for grading purposes.
The research paper must contain the following components:
5 pages, not including the reference page or the title page. 1 point will be deducted from the final grade if the paper is more than 5 pages or less than 5 pages. An abstract is not needed.
Use at least 5 references throughout your paper, 2 of which must be a peer-reviewed research journal.
American Psychological Association (APA-6th edition) in-text citation and a reference page.
The association of this topic with occupational therapy intervention/services.
The current role of occupational therapy providers with this area of interest. If a role is
not currently established, is this an area that occupational therapy practitioners should be involved? What could be that role?
Format of paper:
From the article approved by professor, you will do the following:
You will take the major topic of the article and complete a paper on the topic (Ex: home care, sensory processing disorder, CVA intervention, etc). The paper topic will be organized in the following manner:

Introduction—Provide a definition of the topic chosen. What is the background/history of this topic?

Issue(s) with topic—provide information on the status of this area of interest. Is this an area where there is conflicting opinion/research on the efficacy of the intervention or area of interest? Is there uniform research that points to the efficacy of the intervention or area of interest? Is the research inconclusive? Include in this portion of your paper research from journal articles/books to support your presentation of the status of this area of interest. In this area, the status can be a general perspective of the topic and not specifically related to occupational therapy.

Role of occupational therapy with this area of interest: The association of this topic with occupational therapy intervention/services. What is the current role of occupational therapy providers with this area of interest? If a role is not currently established, is this an area that occupational therapy practitioners should be involved? What could be that role?

Conclusion—Summarize your paper in this section. What have you learned from this topic? Is what you learned the same or different from what you expected when you chose this topic? What will you utilize from what you have learned as you practice as an occupational therapy assistant?

Complete a PowerPoint presentation of your Final Paper Topic.

PowerPoint presentation must contain 7-10 slides of what was learned about your Final Paper topic.