Exam #1 Flashcards
(144 cards)
What is occupational therapy?
- it is not just the things that we do in our lives
- occupation is everything
Humans are occupational beings
We are engaging in daily occupations that meet our needs for survival, growth, that contribute to health and well-being
Ex.) sleep, food, engaging with others
Epistemology
What knowledge do we have in the profession
Axiology
What is the right action
How do we translate knowledge into practice
Collaborative process - collaborated with clients - client centered care
Occupation based practice
Everything we do is centered around occupation
Cornerstones of OT practice
(BUCK)
- behaviors
- use of self
- core values
- knowledge
Language of OT
Client centered, evidence based practice, holistic approach, occupations, interventions
participation
involvement in a life situation
Life course perspective: unanticipated changes
- Global pandemic
- Car accident
- Disability
- Illness
- Can be very stressful and can lead to maladaptive occupations
Life course perspective: characteristics of an individual
- Important to consider that we are changing throughout the life span
- Race, gender, socioeconomic status
Infancy - primitive reflexes/motor
Birth - 1 year
- grasp, roll, sit, crawl
- “protective reflexes”
Ex.) rolling baby head first, at one point they should be able to develop a reflex to help keep their head up, arms forward
Holistic viewpoint
Considers a person’s background, beliefs, values, roles, routines, habits, and professions as well as everything that is happening in the environment where these activities are taking place
Core Values in OT’s Axiology
- The essential humanity and dignity of all people
- the perspectives and subjective experience of clients and their significant others
- empathy, caring, and genuine engagement in the therapeutic encounter
- the use of imagination and integrity in creating occupational opportunities
- the inherent potential of people to experience well-being
Transformation of occupations: Transformation
- change
- how an occupation might change you as you grow throughout your life
- can occur due to an illness or disability
Transformation of occupations: discontinuation
- discontinue dark occupations
- as we get older, there are certain things that we discontinue doing such as playing with toys
What is occupational therapy?
- takes on a holistic perspective
- evidence practice deeply rooted in science
Ordinary occupations can be our…
ADL's: preparing coffee in the morning or brushing our teeth IADL's: driving to class in the morning - can become significant/special if we lose the ability to do these things
Special occupations can be….
A special event that we engage in/celebrating in an achievement
Occupations occur in contexts
- all occupations happen in some sort of environment
- How, what where
- observe the environment that is either a barrier to the occupation or a facilitator that is not allowing that occupation to happen
- make suggestions on how to modify the environment or a different environment to make occupations more successful
Social context - (time) what time do you shower?
Physical context - What is the lightning, seating, noise like?
Natural environments - schools, homes
Occupations can be maladaptive
- don’t always equate to health
“Dark side” of occupation
Understanding Occupations
Use occupation as the primary goal for therapy
The thing that we want to achieve from the occupational therapy process
Ex.) client is able to engage in some sort of occupation that they are not currently doing and that they want to get back into doing because they have experienced some sort of illness or injury
“End” goal of therapy is…
Participation in some sort of valued occupation (what client wants to do)
-keep it occupation based
Ex.) being able to put clothes back by themselves after a stroke
Occupation as means…
Using occupation itself to help remediate some sort of impairment
Ex.) patient goal is to put their clothes on by themselves
- What skills are needed in order to put clothes on by themselves?
Philosophy of OT
Allows us to have a core understanding of OT around the world
- develop professional identity
- combination of our beliefs, values, perspectives and principles