For several decades, the \u201eRoot Model of Felt Interaction\u201c has been applied in educational and clinical settings. The series FROM THE ROOT TO THE BRANCHES conveys important aspects that have been developed through further research work from the problem area of the transition \u201efrom the root to the branches.\u201c.
\nBut how can interaction in everyday life be captured?
\nIn a typical patient assessment, various services are evaluated, but unfortunately, neither corresponding situations nor information are listed. For example, attention is assessed as if it were something absolute, even primary. There are research findings which, in contrast, view attention as something secondary and dependent on information and understanding.
\nBased on the study described in the book, the effectiveness of the Affolter Model is confirmed:
\nThe selected observable behavioral changes are used to assess the difficulties as well as the existing achievements of brain-damaged patients in everyday life. This confirms developmental psychological findings on the importance of perceived interaction.
\nThe benefits of interaction are dependent on information.
\nTactile information is more important for everyday interaction than visual or auditory information.
\nWhat does this mean for practical work:
\nBrain-damaged patients fail in everyday interactions, daily tasks, social services, and verbal communication. These deficits are SECONDARY. They are caused by PRIMARY deficits, by failures in brain functions due to the brain damage. Therapy must address these, not the secondary ones. It can be expected that as primary functions improve, the secondary effects will gradually disappear. Thus, in our development process, how does a child acquire brain organization: through perceived interaction.
\nThe book mentions examples that illustrate the importance of tactile information. The importance of applying the findings to the patients' performance dependency on information is also supported by some examples.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book from the \u201eFrom Root to Branches\u201c series shows how interaction becomes observable in everyday life \u2013 and how tactile information gains central importance in the Affolter Model\u00ae for therapeutic success and everyday competence. A valuable foundation for everyone working with patients with brain damage.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5339,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[43],"product_tag":[],"zielgruppe":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1431","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-buecher","7":"product_shipping_class-buch","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n