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The Participation and Environment Project is a collaboration between researchers in the United States and Canada. The project started off with the development of a new measure of participation and environment for children and youth with and without disabilities, which included 3 phases:
The Participation and Environment Project Team is currently in the process of developing the "Participation Knowledge Hub" - an evidence-based resource for translating knowledge about participation of children and youth with disabilities. The Participation Knowledge Hub will be hosted on the CanChild website, and will include tip sheets, success stories and other information about child and youth participation. The materials are being developed for a diverse group of users, including parents, service providers and researchers.
For more information, please contact Rachel Teplicky, project coordinator
Participation (PEM-CY)
Coster, W., Law, M., Bedell, G., Khetani, M., & Anaby, D. (April 2012). The Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) - An innovative measure for home, school, and community. CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research Webinar Series, Hamilton, ON.
Bedell, G., Coster, W., Law, M., Liljenquist, K., Kao, Y.C., Teplicky, R., Anaby, D., & Khetani, M.A. (2012): Community participation, supports, and barriers of school-age children with and without disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.09.024.
Law, M., Coster, W., Bedell, G., Anaby, D., Khetani, M., Teplicky, R., & Liljenquist, K. (September 2012). Participation profiles at home, school and in the community: A comparison of children and youth with and without disabilities. Research paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Toronto, ON.
Bedell, G. (September 2012). Measuring and promoting participation of children and youth with acquired brain injuries. Invited keynote address presented at the Pediatric Rehabilitation Conference sponsored by Alyn Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Bedell, G. (September 2012). How to assess and facilitate participation of children in social, family and educational environments. Invited roundtable discussion presented at the Pediatric Rehabilitation Conference sponsored by Alyn Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Law, M., Coster, W., Bedell, G., Anaby, D., Teplicky, R., & Khetani, M. (June 2012). Participation in occupations: Profiles for children with and without disabilities. Research paper presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Quebec City, QC.
Anaby, D., Law, M., Coster, W., Bedell, G., Khetani, M. Teplicky, R., Liljenquist, K., Gleason, K., & Kao, Y.-C. (June 2012). Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth: Psychometric Findings. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference, Quebec City, QC.
Bresnahan, J., Hamilton, A., Hollebone, S., Lakatos, H., Memole, L., & Bedell, G. (April 2012). Parent Needs & Strategies for Promoting Child Participation. Poster presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Chen, W.-C., Drew, N., & Bedell, G. (April 2012). Environmental Factors Affecting Participation of Children with and without Disability. Poster presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Khetani, M.A., Bedell, G., Coster, W., Law, M., Teplicky, R., Liljenquist, K., Gleason, K., Kao, Y., Anaby, D., & Cousins, M. (October 2011). Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY): Descriptive and Psychometric Findings. Research paper presented at the Occupational Therapy Association of Colorado Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
Bedell, G. M., Coster, W. J., Law, M., Teplicky, R., Khetani, M. A., Liljenquist, K., Gleason, K., Kao, Y.-C., Anaby, D., & Cousins, M. (April 2011). Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY): Descriptive and Psychometric Findings. Poster presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Bedell, G. M., Khetani, M. A., Coster, W. J., & Law, M. (April 2009). Developing Measures of Participation and Environment for Children with Disabilities: Parent Perspectives. Research panel presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Houston, TX.
Khetani, M. A., Bedell, G. M., Coster, W. J., & Law, M. (March 2009). Environmental Influences on the Social Participation of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Parent and Child Perspectives Informing Measurement Development. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Gatlinburg Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Bedell, G., Coster, W., Law, M., Liljenquist, K., Kao, Y.-C., Teplicky, R., Anaby, D., & Khetani, M. (2013)Community participation and environmental supports and barriers of school age children with and without disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 94(2), 315-323. Abstract
Law, M., Anaby, D., Teplicky, R., Khetani, M., Coster, W., & Bedell, G. Participation in the home environment among children and youth with and without disabilities. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2), 58-66. Abstract
Coster, W., Law, M., Bedell, G., Khetani, M.A., Cousins, M., & Teplicky, R. (2012). Development of the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth: Conceptual basis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(3), 238-46. Abstract
Coster, W. J., Bedell, G., Law, M., Khetani, M. A., Teplicky, R., Liljenquist, K., Gleason, K., & Kao, Y. (2011). Psychometric evaluation of the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY). Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(11), 1030-7. Abstract
Bedell, G. M., Khetani, M. A., Cousins, M., Coster, W. J., & Law, M. (2011). Parent perspectives to inform development of measures of children's participation and environment. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 92, 765-773. Abstract
