Sanders, DavidLazarus, SandyStruthers, PatriciaSchool of Public HealthFaculty of Community and Health Sciences2013-08-072026-06-102007/05/092007/05/092013-08-072026-06-102005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/23391Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThis thesis investigated the education support services provided by occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Changes in the education policy in South Africa to an inclusive education system have major implications for the way therapists provide support. Therapists have been challenged to move from a medical model of support with a focus on highly specialised treatment for a small number of individual learners with disabilities, to a system, including all learners, teachers and parents. The aim of this research was to develop an appropriate and integrated approach for therapists to support schools within an inclusive and health promoting schools framework in South Africa.enInclusive educatioSouth AfricaMainstreaming in educationWestern CapeChildren with disabilitiesEducationOccupational therapy for childrenPhysical therapy for childrenSpeech therapy for childrenHealth promotionThesisUniversity of the Western Cape