s are especially important for children with disabilities and high needs. The occupational therapist will evaluate, provide and facilitate a method for intervention according to the client's particular situation. By evaluating the child, the therapist is better informed and can determine if the client has age appropriate skills. In early intervention, these skills include getting dressed and playing. "Occupational therapy can provide intervention that helps children to develop appropriate social, play, and learning skills. The therapist aids the child in achieving and maintaining normal daily tasks..." (1). An occupational therapist must also provide a method of intervention. In most cases, "Intervention may include developmental activities, sensory integration, and play activities"(1). Intervention is important because it builds a foundation for the client and the world around him or her. The therapist will assist in such interventions to ensure improvement with the client.
             It is important for this aspect of therapy to be successful, because it impacts the possibility of a productive life. " For a client with mental illness, the goals are based on the ability to function independently... the occupational therapy program focuses on areas such as managing time, working productively with others, and enjoying leisure"("A Career in Occupational Therapy" 1). Since the shift in thinking towards disabilities, it is a main concern for occupational therapists to "provide services that assist people with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential, live in the community and take up their rights as full citizens (" Beyond Good Practice" 1). One of the most effective ways to reach this maximum potential, and prove the effectiveness of the therapist's involvement, comes from hands- on intervention.
             In hands- on intervention, the occupational
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