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intro to OT
Occupational therapy
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07/11/2016

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identify current issues facing OT's?
Definition
limited funding (especially for schools), infringement of PT including some of the scope and domain of OT, policy and legislature changes.
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describe emerging areas of practice in OT?
Definition
technology and assisted living development and consulting
ergonomics consulting, needs of children and youth, driver assessments, community health and wellness, aging in place.
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discuss policy on OT practice
Definition
OT is regulated on county, state, and federal level, and OT's need to be aware of current and changing policy. They need to know laws that have been enacted over the years.
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characterize settings in which OT practitioners are being employed?
Definition
administration- public, private- non profit, private for profit
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what are the 3 spheres of practice?
Definition
Biological
psychological
sociological
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biological sphere contains what type of agencies?
Definition
hospitals, clinics, home health agencies.
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psychological sphere contains what type of institutions?
Definition
state, community mental health centers, supervised living, long term care.
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social sphere contains what type of institutions?
Definition
schools, day treatment, sheltered workshops.
Term
what are the levels of care in OT?
Definition
Acute- sudden onset, trauma, acute on a chronic condition.
subacute- longer length of stay, specialized services, rehab, burn unit, transitional care unit.
Long term care- patients are medically stable, custodial care
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what are non traditional settings?
Definition
correctional facilities, industrial settings, hospice, community transition, senior centers and homeless shelters.
Term
explain the meaning of occupation in the context of OT?
Definition
Activities of everyday life, named, organized, and given value and meaning by individuals and a culture. Occupation is everything people do to occupy themselves, including looking after themselves…enjoying life…and contributing to the social and economic fabric of their communities.
Term
explain adaptation as used in OT?
Definition
Humans have the capacity for change
Adaptation takes place as part of the normal developmental process, in the process of adjusting to stress or change
Activity and occupation are used to promote adaptation
Adaptation comes from within the individual
Role of OTA is to arrange the environment to facilitate a specific adaptive response
Every individual has potential to grow, adapt, and change
Term
explain means and ends as they relate to OT?
Definition
Means is the use of specific occupation to bring about a change in the clients behavior, occupation can be equivalent to activity.
Ends is the desired outcome or product of the intervention and it is derived from the persons values, experiences and culture.
Term
what are the 5 categories of OTPF domain?
Definition
Occupation
Client Factors
Performance Skills
Performance Patterns
Contexts & environment
Term
types of occupations
Definition
ADL
IADL
Rest & Sleep
Education
Work
Play
Leisure
Social Participation
Term
Habits
Routines
Rituals
Roles
Definition
performance patterns
Term
Cultural
Physical
Social
Personal
Temporal
Virtual
Definition
contexts and environment
Term
Values = principles considered worthwhile to the client

Beliefs=cognitive content held as true

Spirituality=personal quest for understanding answers to ultimate questions about life, meaning and the sacred
body function
body structures
Definition
client factors
Term
Model of Human Occupation
(MOHO)
Definition
-Best researched model in OT
-MOHO views occupational performance in terms of volition, -habituation, performance and environment
--Volition: person’s motivation, interests, values and belief in skill
Term
Core of this model is spirituality (broadly defined as anything that motivates or inspires a person)
Person, environment (which includes institutions), and occupations are other parts to this model
Emphasizes client-centered care (understanding the patient’s desires and wishes for intervention and outcome)
Getting to know the patient is crucial to this model
Definition
CMOP (canadian model of Occupational performance
Term
Describes the interactive nature of the human being
Person: includes the physical, social and psychological aspects of the individual
Environment includes the physical and social supports, and those things that interfere with the individual’s performance.
Occupation refers to the everyday things people do and in which they find meaning.
Performance refers to the actions of occupations.
Definition
PEOP (person-environment-occupation-performance)
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