Terapi Okupasi (Occupational Theraphy) untuk Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus (Down Syndrome) (Studi Kasus Pada Anak Usia 5 – 6 Tahun di Balai Pengembangan Pendidikan Khusus Semarang)
Abstract: Child with down
syndrome have one of them character is muscle weak, short fingers and short
feet. Cause of there certainly the children hard to doing activity gross and
fine motor skills. One of method therapy is repair occupation therapy. The
formulation of the problem in this study (1) how to application therapy
occupation to children of special need (down syndrome) on BP-DIKSUS Semarang.
(2) What of media and infrastructure to needed when therapy occupation to
children special need (down syndrome). (3) How are form evaluation therapy
occupation to children special need (down syndrome). Purpose of research is
knowing application therapy occupation. Media and infrastructure needed and
form of evaluation therapy occupation to children down syndrome Balai
Pengembangan Pendidikan Khusus Semarang. This type research used in this study
is a qualitative case studies that form the research procedure that produce
descriptive data in the form of words, written or spoken words of people,
people and observed behavior. The process accumulation data by means of
observation, interview, notation, and documentation. Based on this research
study indicate therapy occupation that on Balai Pengembangan Pendidikan Khusus
Semarang is therapy process (opening and pray, colleague activity and kernel
activity), the activity adjusted purpose to realized, be reward and punishment,
before the child to treated occupation previous child behavior treated, therapy
occupation more given to pre academy, pre motor skill and independence self.
Media and infrastructure presence CCTV, tools of gross motor skill is sensory
integrity that is (a pool ball, slide, stairs), tools of gross motor skill
(puzzle, tassel, sewing tools, color cube), the facility of children got (book
related, report, absent card), spot of therapy not appropriation yet. Though form
of evaluation on Balai Pengembangan Pendidikan Khusus Semarang is ordinary
evaluation. The problem is therapy schedule once in one week, a form of
evaluation like a report and book related, and home program. Based of
conclusion suggested (1) therapy to raising application and evaluation
appropriate of basic and to adding supported therapy media. (2) parent more
consistent to send the children and get insight about therapy occupation.
Author: Ria Dewi Irawan
Journal Code: jppaudsdgg160010
