Pediatric Rehabilitation: 3. Facilitating Family-Centered Treatment Decisions

Moberg-Wolff, Elizabeth; Kim, Chong Tae; Murphy, Nancy; Trovato, Melissa; Kim, Heakyung

doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.12.003

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Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages S19-S25, March 2010

Pediatric Rehabilitation: 3. Facilitating Family-Centered Treatment Decisions

Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff, MD
- Department of PM&R, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N92nd St, Suite CCC 350, Milwaukee, WI 53201; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI^⁎
- Address correspondence to: E.M.-W.
Chong Tae Kim, MD, PhD
- Department of PM&R and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA^†
Nancy Murphy, MD
- Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT^‡
Melissa Trovato, MD
- Department of PM&R, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD^§
Heakyung Kim, MD
- Department of PM&R and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia^∥

Objective

This self-directed learning module focuses on the role of accurate diagnosis, psychological support, and family integration of children who have chronic impairments such as pain, spasticity, or cognitive disability. It is part of the study guide on pediatric rehabiliation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pediatric medicine. The role of therapeutic, medical (traditional and nontraditional) and psychological interventions that improve family and individual function are emphasized. The goal of this article is to refine a learner's knowledge of the impact family-centered care can have on the medical, psychological, financial, and functional capabilities of families to improve treatment decisions in the context of children with disability.