Interprofessional Pediatric Seminar on Adaptive Play
Faculty-Led Workshop | North Haven Campus
Play is the way that children learn and grow. For some children with disabilities, their ability to use toys is hampered or impossible.
As an interdisciplinary team during a collaborative all-day workshop, students work together to design and create an adapted toy for a child with different mobility, sensory or cognitive abilities.
Learn how to problem solve as an interprofessional team
Project Goals
Designing adapted toys for children with disabilities.
Encourage collaborative work between students from across disciplines
Project Format
3-hour seminar
Working as a team of 5-8 students, including students from other universities
Given a real case — a child with an adaptive need
Sometimes the child and their parent attend
Sometimes the students are given photos, video and description about the needs of the child
