The complexities and synergies of engagement: an ethnographic study of engagement in outpatient pediatric rehabilitation sessions

Purpose To investigate client (youth/caregiver) and service provider engagement in outpatient pediatric rehabilitation therapy sessions.Methods In an ethnographic study, five research assistants attended 28 outpatient sessions, mostly delivered by occupational, physical, and speech-language therapists, and rated signs of client, provider, and relational engagement using the Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement –...