149135 20251017144608.0 doi 10.1080/08856257.2021.1963151 sideral 124683 ART-2022-124683 eng López de la Fuente, M. José Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2516-6053 Coaching SNAs can improve children’ participation in daily living skills: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design study 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) serve an essential role to support children with disabilities; thus, they need efficient training. The one-on-one coaching following a workshop was compared with a control group that only received a workshop. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in two of the five public special education schools in Zaragoza (Spain); seventeen paraprofessionals and thirty-seven children participated voluntarily. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was administered pre and post-intervention to evaluate changes in the participation of children with disabilities. Questionnaires for assessing competencies and needs were issued for both groups of SNAs, and the kinds of goals and the adaptations required were analysed. The intervention was guided by an occupational therapist (OT). Children in the intervention group showed significant gains in goals identified by assistant and therapist. However, both groups of SNAs indicated they had improved their skills. Through collaboration with OTs, SNAs can implement practices that enhance children’ participation in activities of daily living in natural environments. SNAs’ training should be carried out according to their real demands and the needs of the children they support. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 2.6 2022 EDUCATION, SPECIAL 7 / 43 = 0.163 2022 Q1 T1 0.811 2022 Education 2022 Q1 Health Professions (miscellaneous) 2022 Q1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 2022 Q2 4.5 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion García-Foncillas López, Rafael Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0445-2958 Gómez Trullén, Eva M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7876-4735 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 1011 615 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú. Área Medic.Prevent.Salud Públ. 37, 5 (2022), 891-906 Eur. j. spec. needs educ. European journal of special needs education 0885-6257 347603 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149135/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1802046 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149135/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:149135 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:16:14 ARTICLE