These groups are task oriented and structured to simulate the nonfamilial groups encountered the normal development process.  

Learning principles such as feedback and reinforcement are used

The therapist assesses the clients level and places in appropriate group; orients clients to group's goals, structure and norms; type of leadership based on level or group

An understanding of this model can help an OT appreciate how childhood experiences and intrapsychic factors impact a person's functioing. 

Provides awareness of defence mechanisms and maladaptive coping mechamisms 

Long-term care facilities for people with mental illness

School based OT for kid with behavioral issues

1. Highly structured

2. Provide concrete expectations 

3. Provide concrete goals

FOR: Psychodynamic

Structure: 

Goals: Develop ego, gain emotional and spiritual insight

Leadership:  Facilitative

Activities: 

Structure: Loosely structured, task oriented

Activities: Creative/expressive media, free choice of tasks/activities

FOR: 

Structure: highly structured 

Goals: Specific, observable measureable

Leadership:  

Activities: Educatioal sessions, worksheets, skill learning and practice

FOR: Behavioral Cognitive

Leadership: Directive

FOR: 

Structure: 

Goals: Skill mastery, altering life structure, making transitions, est. growth facilitating environments

Leadership:  Directiveor facilitative

Activities: Graded tasks addressing age appropriate activities, life review

FOR: Developmental

Structure: Structured around age-specific tasks and skills

FOR: 

Structure: Highly structured sequence of ___ activities 

Goals: Stimulate- (4)

Leadership:  Directive

Activities: Movement, sensory stim. activities/games with minimal or graded cognitive demands

FOR: Sensorimotor

Structure:  sensorimotor

Goals: Stimulate 1) Development of CNS 2) Adaptive functioning 3) Normalize movement patterns 4) Sensory integration

Leadership:  

Activities: 

FOR: MOHO

Structure: 

Goals: Restore order to daily occupations, Re-establish roles, Develop healthy routine; Person-Environment Fit

Leadership:  

Activities: 

FOR: 

Structure: Grouped by common or expected roles. Members choose structure

Goals: 

Leadership:Facilitator or adviser  

Activities: Everyday tasks (work, play, selfcare). Establishing/Restoring meaningful roles in family, social groups and community

Mosey's developmental groups address role acquisition for individuals who have difficulty in performance of tasks of their major social roles.

Name the 5 developmental groups:

Members work on common short term tasks that require some interaction, cooperation, and competition.

The task is very important.

The leader provides or assists the group in selecting the tasks. Leader also responds to social-emotional needs of the group.

Group members select and undertake long-term task through joint interaction.

Completing the task is important but responding too the social-emotional needs of other members is emphasized.

Usually same sex groups. Focus on reciprocal social-emotional satisfaction AND task accomplishment.

Leader in an advisory position.

Heterogeneous group that must maintain a balance between productivity and personal need satisfaction.

Leader is a coequal.

A client with cognitive and socioemotional dysfunction due to psychological or physical trauma yet have fair verbal skills and can interact with others would benefit from this type of group. The therapist facilitates, supports and guides the groups. Task is a means to an end.

Task oriented

The goal of this type of group is to teach & develop clients group interaction skills using learning principles (feedback and reinforcement) as the basis. The therapist assesses the clients level and places in appropriate group; orients clients to group's goals, structure and norms; type of leadership based on level or group

Developmental

The purpose of this group is to help members acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes to perform a specific activity. Clients have minimal group interaction skills (parallel level). The leader selects, structures and grades suitable activities to teach needed skills. Leadership role on a continuum (structured, supportive, resource advisor)

Thematic