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Background: To advance occupational therapy knowledge and practice in Southeast Asia, it is pivotal that quality master’s degree programs in occupational therapy are in place. Such a program must respond to the needs of the region in terms of occupational therapy education, practice, and scholarship. By recognizing the diversity of the occupational therapy education and training in the region, it has become possible to consider alternatives in establishing a graduate program in occupational therapy through partnerships and consortia. In order to make an informed decision to decide whether co-creating a master’s program in occupational therapy through an international consortium within the region is possible or not, a needs assessment is warranted. Objectives: To describe the profile of occupational therapists living and working in the Southeast Asian region who would like to pursue a master’s degree in occupational therapy via an international consortium. Materials and methods: An online survey design was used to produce data that would be used to inform the co-creation of an international master’s program in occupational therapy. The survey questionnaire was designed specifically for this study and included three sections: 1) information and consent form; 2) demographic information; and 3) information about the need for and preferences on a master’s program in occupational therapy. Participants were recruited through professional organizations and various social media platforms of national and international occupational therapy groups. Results: Eighty-five final-year occupational therapy students and 143 occupational therapists from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and other countries completed the survey. Majority (62%) of the respondents was interested in pursuing a master’s degree in occupational therapy because they perceived that an advanced degree can enable specialization in practice, promote personal and professional development, and help generate new knowledge for the field. The characteristics of the envisaged international master’s program must be: 1) completed ideally in 1.5 to 2 years, 2) taken by part-time students who are also working practicing, 3) delivered via a hybrid arrangement (i.e., online and face-to-face) with a fixed weekly schedule, and 4) matriculated for USD 1,000 per semester. Conclusion: While this cross-sectional survey cannot encapsulate the totality of occupational therapists’ needs in terms of their professional development, the survey provided an empirical basis to inform decisions in the creation of a master’s program in occupational therapy jointly offered by an international consortium of Southeast Asian universities.

Abstrak   Latar Belakang. Anak dengan kondisi Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) di usia sekolah banyak yang mengalami keterbatasan pada kemampuan Sosial. Social Skills merupakan bagian penting yang dapat mendukung peningkatan dalam area tumbuh kembang lainnya. Aktifitas permainan ular tangga memiliki basis bukti dan memiliki makna yang menyenangkan bagi anak ASD. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Permainan Ular Tangga Terhadap Peningkatan Social Skills dan Playfulness anak ASD di sekolah Al Firdaus, Surakarta. Metode. Penelitian dilakukan dengan jumlah 25 anak ASD dengan usia 6-9 tahun. Alat pemeriksaan yang digunakan instrument Autism Social Skill Profile untuk mengetahui kemampuan sosial dan Test of Playfulness untuk mengetahui keminatan anak dalam sebuah permainan. Penelitian ini menggunakan purposive sampling dengan bentuk penelitian pre eksperimental dengan rancangan one group pre and post test design. Pada uji normalitas menggunakan shapiro-wilk dan uji hipotesis menggunakan paired sample t test dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 23. Hasil. Hasil uji analisis penelitian menggunakan uji analisis parametrik dengan analisis paired sample t-test dengan data interval. Berdasarkan hasil paired sample t-test didapat hasil Sig. 0.000 hasil value tersebut <0,05, dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan terdapat pengaruh permainan ular tangga dalam meningkatkan sosial skills dan peminatan dalam bermain pada anak kondisi ASD di PYP Al – Firdaus Surakarta. Kesimpulan. Penelitian yang telah dilakukan peneliti menunjukan bahwa setelah diberikan sebuah tindakan intervensi berupa permainan ular tangga anak ASD mengalami peningkatan dalam social skills dan playfulness di Sekolah Al – Firdaus Surakarta. Kata kunci: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Permainan Ular Tangga, Autism Social Skill Profile (ASSP), Test of Playfulness (ToP)

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Aquatic Aerobic Activity, Land Based Activity, Motor Control. Cerebral palsy (CP) is characterized by sensorimotor disorders of motor control (gross motors and fine motor) as well as posture. Aquatic aerobic activity is designed to give sensorimotor stimulation through a series of activities undertaken in the pool. Indicators of sensorimotor function improvement in CP can be evaluated through changes in the motion control capabilities, basic motor control in the setting of functional posture, and the ability to perform functional activities. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of aerobic aquatic activity towards the development of motor abilities, basic motor control, and occupational performance skills in children with CP. The study design was performed according to quasi-experimental design with control group pretest-posttest design. The study population was patients with CP that received rehabilitation treatment in occupational therapy unit YPAC Surakarta. Sampling using quota sampling with a sample size of 30 people. Analysis of data using paired samples t-test, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney using SPSS version 16.0. The average value of the change scores Bobath Chart and GMFM post-intervention aquatic aerobic activity amounted to 4.07 and 7.33, while the post-intervention land-based activity amounted to 0.80 and 1.53. The test results paired sample t-test for Bobath Chart scores and GMFM scores before and after intervention showed p-value <0.05. The results of the comparative analysis showed a significant difference (p-value <0.05) between the changes Bobath Chart scores and GMFM scores between the intervention group aquatic aerobic activity with land-based activity. Performance and satisfaction scores increased by 0.13 and 0.47 (aquatic aerobic activity) and 0.07 & 0.27 (land-based activity). Aquatic Aerobic Activity results in significant effect towards basic motor control, gross motor and occupational performance skills in children with CP.