Publications
King G., Chiarello, L. A., Phoenix, M., D’Arrigo, R., & Pinto, M. (2022). Co-constructing engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: A multiple case study approach. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(16), 4429-4440. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1910353
King, G., Chiarello, L. A., McLarnon, M. J. W., Ziviani, J., Pinto, M., Wright, F. V., & Phoenix, M. (2022). A measure of parent engagement: Plan appropriateness, partnering, and positive outcome expectancy in pediatric rehabilitation sessions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(14), 3459-3468. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1864036
King, G., Chiarello, L. A., Ideishi, R., Ziviani, J., Phoenix, M., McLarnon, M. J. W., Pinto, M., Thompson, L., & Smart, E. R. (2021). The complexities and synergies of engagement: An ethnographic study of engagement in outpatient pediatric rehabilitation sessions. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(16), 2353-2365. doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1700562
Phoenix, M., Chiarello, L., Pinto, M., & King, G. (2020). Recruitment in pediatric rehabilitation research: Challenges, strategies, impact on evidence-informed care, and a call to action. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 40(4), 365-370. doi:10.1080/01942638.2020.1748984
King, G., Chiarello, L. A., Ideishi, R., D’Arrigo, R., Smart, E., Ziviani, J., & Pinto, M. (2020). The nature, value, and experience of engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Perspectives of youth, caregivers, and service providers. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 23(1), 18-30. doi:10.1080/17518423.2019.1604580
King, G., Chiarello, L. A., Thompson, L., McLarnon, M. J., W., Smart, E., Ziviani, J., & Pinto, M. (2019). Development of an observational measure of therapy engagement for pediatric rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41(1), 86-97. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1375031
King, G., Schwellnus, H., Keenan, S., & Chiarello, L. A. (2018). Youth engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Service providers’ perceptions in a real-time study of solution-focused coaching for participation goals. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 38(5), 527-547. doi:10.1080/01942638.2017.1405864
D’Arrigo, R., Ziviani, J., Poulsen, A. A., Copley, J., & King, G. (2018). Measures of parent engagement for children receiving developmental or rehabilitation interventions: A systematic review. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 38(1), 18-38. doi:10.1080/01942638.2017.1373723
D’Arrigo, R., Ziviani, J., Poulsen, A. A., Copley, J., & King, G. (2017). Child and parent engagement in therapy: What is the key? Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(4), 340-343. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12279
Published Research Tools
Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement – Service Provider version (PRIME-SP)
Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement – Observation version (PRIME-O)
Pediatric Rehabilitation Intervention Measure of Engagement – Parent version (PRIME-P)
Presentations
Peer-reviewed conference presentations:
14. King, G.A., Phoenix, M., & Einarson, K.M. (2023, April). Using the PRIME Engagement Measures for Practice, Education and Research. Workshop delivered at the Empowered Kids Ontario (EKO) Spring Symposium 2023, Toronto, ON. [get the download information here]
13. Einarson, K. M., Elliott, Y., King, G. A, Chiarello, L.A., & McLarnon, M. (2022, November). Self-Report Measures of Engagement for Children and Youth: An Integrative Review. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Bloorview Research Institute Symposium, event held online due to COVID-19.
12. King, G. (2022, March). “In tune and on the same page”: The complexities and dynamics of engagement in rehabilitation therapy. Keynote lecture at the Combined 11th AusACPDM and the 3rd IAACD ‘Better Together’ Conference, event held online due to COVID-19.
11. Chiarello, L., Phoenix, M., Einarson, K., & King, G. (2022, March). The PRIME suite of engagement measures: How can I use them in clinical practice, education, and research? Instructional course at the Combined 11th AusACPDM and the 3rd IAACD ‘Better Together’ Conference, event held online due to COVID-19. [get the access instructions here]
10. Einarson, K. M., King, G. A., Chiarello, L. A., Phoenix, M., D’Arrigo, R., & Pinto, M. (2021, November). Analyzing high-engagement therapy sessions to explore how youth and service providers co-construct engagement. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Bloorview Research Institute Symposium, event held online due to COVID-19.
9. Einarson, K. M., & Chan, E. (2020, November). Building a multidisciplinary collaboration to study engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Experiences, strategies, and lessons learned. Oral presentation at the Children’s Healthcare Canada 2020 Meeting: ‘Building Bridges: The Road to Healthcare Equity’, event held online due to COVID-19. [transcript available here]
8. Einarson, K. M., Pinto, M., Magee, J., & King, G. (2020, November). Using integrated knowledge translation to develop the PRIME-P: A measure of parent engagement in rehabilitation therapy. Poster presentation at the 15th Annual Bloorview Research Institute Symposium, event held online due to COVID-19.
7. Chiarello, L., & Ideishi, R. (2020, February). Rehabilitation therapists’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to engagement of children and parents in therapy. Poster presentation at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA.
6. King, G., Chiarello, L. A., Ideishi, R., D’Arrigo, R., Smart, E., Ziviani, J., & Pinto, M. (2019, November). Engagement in pediatric rehabilitation: Perspectives of youth, caregivers, and service providers. Poster presentation at the 14th Annual Bloorview Research Institute Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
5. Chiarello, L., & Ideishi, R. (2019, September). Facilitators and barriers to engaging children and parents in pediatric rehabilitation. Instructional course at the AACPDM 73rd Annual and IAACD 2nd Triannual Meeting, Anaheim, California, USA.
4. Fiss, A., McCoy, S., & Chiarello, L. (2018, February). Adaptive behaviour and mastery motivation in children with Cerebral Palsy. Educational session at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
3. King, G., Chiarello, L., Ideishi, R., McLarnon, M., & Ziviani, J. (2017, March). Therapy engagement: What is it? How does it manifest and enhance therapeutic interventions with children and families? Workshop presentation at the 2017 AOTA Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
2. Poulsen, A. A., Ziviani, J., Copley, J., King, G., & D’Arrigo, R. (2016, October). Understanding and improving therapeutic engagement: The PRIME project. Oral presentation at The Northern Territory and Queensland Division Occupational Therapy Conference: Practitioners for the Future, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1. King, G. (2016, June). Engagement of children, youth and families in therapy. Keynote presentation at the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood-onset Disabilities: Challenge the Boundaries, Stockholm, Sweden.
Selected non-peer-reviewed presentations:
Chiarello, L. (2018, May). Family-centered care and engagement. Presentation at Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Center for Family Intervention Science Speaker Series, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (Link)
Keenan, S., King, G., Magee, J., Smart, E., & DeFinney, A. (2017, January). Engagement in therapy: Conversations about clinical practice and client and family experiences. Presentation at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Video without audio description) (Video with audio description)
Resources
Related publications by the research team (names of research team members are in bold):
Biddiss, E., Chan-Viquez, D., Cheung, S., & King, G. (2021). Engaging children with cerebral palsy in interactive computer play-based motor therapies: Theoretical perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(1), 133-147. doi:10.1080/09638288.2019.1613681
Boyd, R. N., Ziviani, J., Sakzewski, L., Novak, I., Badawi, N., Pannek, K., . . . Rose, S. (2017). REACH: Study protocol of a randomised trial of rehabilitation very early in congenital hemiplegia. BMJ Open, 7(9): e017204. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017204
Cuskelly, M., & King, G. (2013). Know the child: Maximizing engagement and persistence in therapy. In J. Ziviani, A. A. Poulsen, & M. Cuskelly (Eds.), The art and science of motivation: A therapist’s guide to working with children (pp. 193-224). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
D’Arrigo, R. G., Copley, J. A., Poulsen, A. A., & Ziviani, J. (2020). Strategies occupational therapists use to engage children and parents in therapy sessions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 67(6), 537-549. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12670
Igoe, D., Peralta, C., Jean, L., Vo, S., Yep, L. N., Zabjek, K., & Wright, V. F. (2011). A pilot evaluation of the test-retest score reliability of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire in preschool-aged children. Infants & Young Children, 24(3): 280-291. doi:10.1097/IYC.0b013e31821bd7c8
James, S., Ziviani, J., King, G., & Boyd, R. N. (2016). Understanding engagement in home-based interactive computer play: Perspectives of children with unilateral cerebral palsy and their caregivers. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 36(4), 343-358. doi:10.3109/01942638.2015.1076560
King, G., Currie, M., & Petersen, P. (2014). Child and parent engagement in the mental health intervention process: A motivational framework. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19(1), 2-8. doi:10.1111/camh.12015
King, G., Desmarais, C., Lindsay, S., Piérart, G., & Tétreault, S. (2015). The roles of effective communication and client engagement in delivering culturally sensitive care to immigrant parents of children with disabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37(15), 1372-1381. doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.972580
King, G., Keenan, S., McDougall, C., & Oake, M. (2020). Investigating a participation-based friendship intervention for youth with disabilities: Effects on goal attainment, social self-efficacy, and engagement. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 40(2), 152-167. doi:10.1080/01942638.2019.1646376
King, G., Mcdougall, C., Kingsnorth, S., & Pinto, M. (2022). Program factors influencing parents’ engagement in a friendship-making intervention for youth with disabilities. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(9), 1620-1630. doi:10.1080/09638288.2020.1861115
King, G., & Ziviani, J. (2015). What does engagement look like? Goal-directed behavior in therapy. In A. A. Poulsen, J. Ziviani, & M. Cuskelly (Eds.), Goal setting and motivation in therapy: Engaging children and parents (pp. 70-79). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Miller, L., Ziviani, J., Ware, R. S., & Boyd, R. N. (2016). Does context matter? Mastery motivation and therapy engagement of children with cerebral palsy. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 36(2), 155-170. doi:10.3109/01942638.2015.1076556
Poulsen, A. A., Ziviani, J., & Cuskelly, M. (Eds.). (2015). Goal setting and motivation in therapy: Engaging children and parents. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Smart, E., Aulakh, A., McDougall, C., Rigby, P., & King, G. (2017). Optimizing engagement in goal pursuit with youth with physical disabilities attending life skills and transition programs: An exploratory study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(20), 2029-2038. doi:10.1080/09638288.2016.1215558
Ziviani, J., Poulsen, A. A., & Cuskelly, M. (Eds.). (2013). The art and science of motivation: A therapist’s guide to working with children. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Ziviani, J., Poulsen, A., King, G., & Johnson, D. (2013). Motivation and paediatric interventions: Is it a predisposition, a mechanism for change, or an outcome? Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 55(10), 965-966. doi:10.1111/dmcn.12179
