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Prescriptive Check List for Positioning Multihandicapped Residential Clients: A Clinical Report

Ms. Stephens was Director of Physical Therapy, Western Carolina Center, Morganton, NC, when this article was written. She is now Physical Therapist, Indian Children's Program, 2401 12th St, NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (USA).
Ms. Lattimore is a doctoral student, Department of Human Development and Family Life, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Positioning is an important aspect of the management of severely multihandicapped patients. Many problems arise in providing this intervention consistently in a residential facility. A check list is presented that provides client-specific positioning information and an objective method of evaluating how well the positioning is being carried out.

Key Words: Physically handicapped • Positioning • Residential facilities

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