6 PRODUCTIVITY

Question 1

PRODUCTIVITY INCLUDES

Answer 1

Vocational activities.
Home management.
Care of others.
Educational activities.

Question 2

WORK

Answer 2

Involves ability to carry out activities society considers to be ‘productive’.

Involves ability to carry out activities society considers to be ‘productive’.

At a paying job, at home, leisure activities, in schools, and communities.

Question 3

DEVELOPMENTAL VARIAITON

Answer 3

For children, play is their work…then eventually school.
For adults, much of their time is spent in work activities.

Question 4

PAID EMPLOYMENT

Answer 4

Highly valued.
One of the most important social roles.

Question 5

PAID EMPLOYMENT FULFILLS

Answer 5

Financial achievement or security.
A sense of competence and accomplishment.
Socialization and status within society.
Self respect.
Identity.
A sense of meaning and purpose.
Pleasure and gratification.

Question 6

PAID EMPLOYMENT IMPACTED BY

Answer 6

Physical Injury.
Mental disorder / medical condition.
Developmental / behavioural disability.
Repetitive strain disorder.
Aging.
Social environment.
Physical environment.

Question 7

FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT WORK

Answer 7

Mourn the loss of opportunity.

Question 8

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Answer 8

A process that enables people with functional, psychological, developmental, cognitive and emotional impairments or health conditions to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to employment or other useful occupation.

Question 9

OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION

Answer 9

Ergonomic oversite, injury prevention.
Job demand analysis (JDA).
Prework screen development (PWS).
Vocational evaluations.
Functional capacity evaluations (FCE).
Workstation evaluations and associated modified-duty activity.
Work hardening and work conditioning.
Transition services from school to work.

Question 10

ERGONOMICS

Answer 10

Applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that they can work safely.

Engineering controls. (fail safe, all stop button)
Work practice controls. (work manual)
Administrative controls. (looking at risk factors, putting in safety measures)

Question 11

JOB DEMAND ANALYSIS

Answer 11

Prework Screening.
Vocational Evaluation.
Functional Capacity Evaluation.

Question 12

WORKSITE EVALUATION

Answer 12

Name of the requestor of the evaluation.
Name of the employee.
Injury or reason for request.
Names of all attendees and their titles.
Identified challenges to safe work performance and the associated recommendations/accommodations.
Recommended resources to help the recommendations be implemented.

Question 13

WORK IS DIVIDED INTO (6)

Answer 13

1. Work behaviour.
2. Work skills.
3. Work aptitudes.
4. Work hardening.
5. Work conditioning.
6. Work adjustment.

Question 14

1. WORK BEHAVIOUR

Answer 14

Include the abilities to:
Cooperate.
Attend to a task.
Make decisions.
Be motivated to do tasks.
Attend appointments or be able to follow a scheduled time to attend a specific place.
Accept supervision.
Follow established norms for dress and appearance.
Be punctual, responsible and organized.
Produce as required.

Question 15

2. WORK SKILLS

Answer 15

Vocational skills:
The skills required to do a specific job.

Work skills involves:
Physical skills needed to do the job.
How one relates to information, people and things.
What general / specific education is required.

Question 16

3. WORK APTITUDES

Answer 16

Gross motor coordination.
Manual dexterity/fine motor coordination.
General intelligence.
Ability to understand and use numbers.
Written and verbal communication.

Question 17

4. WORK CONDITIONING

Answer 17

The work-related physical conditioning:
Strength.
Endurance.
Flexibility.
Coordination.
Aerobic fitness.

Question 18

5. WORK HARDENING

Answer 18

Multidisciplinary, graded return to work program.
Goal: achieve full capacity of worker to meet job demands.
Work simulation activities.
Education related to good ergonomic movement patterns.
Psychosocial (affective) interventions that address topics such as stress.

Question 19

6. WORK ADJUSTMENT

Answer 19

Help people who have been unemployed or injured workers who cannot return to their former jobs.

Designed to assist individuals to:
Understand the meaning, value and demands of work.
Modify or develop attitudes, personal characteristics, and work behaviors.
Attain a functional level of vocational adjustment.

Question 20

SERVICE PROVISION PROCESS

Answer 20

1. Referral.
2. Screening.
3. Interest assessment.
4. Evaluation.
5. Program implementation.

Question 21

1. REFERRAL

Answer 21

Self refer, physician, other providers, WCB, insurer.

Question 22

2. SCREENING

Answer 22

Is client appropriate.

Question 23

3. INTEREST ASSESSMENT

Answer 23

Explore and identify objectives.

Question 24

4. EVALUATION

Answer 24

Physical: FG, ROM, strength, postural control, FM coordination (dexterity).
Cognitive: attention, initiation/termination.
Affective: social conduct, time management.
Work skills and tolerances.
Work habits and interpersonal skills.
Work related capacity.

Standardized tests.

Question 25

5. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Answer 25

Doing the treatment.

Question 26

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT

Answer 26

Supported employment is competitive work in an integrated work environment.

Question 27

HOME MANAGEMENT

Answer 27

Meal preparation.
Home maintenance.
Laundry.
Shopping.
Money management.
Travelling.

Question 28

MEAL PREPARATION

Answer 28

Planning a meal.
Obtaining food.
Preparing food.
Serving meal.
Cleaning up.

Question 29

PRECAUTIONS: MEAL PREPARATIONS

Answer 29

Remove sharp or hot objects from view OR restrict access.
Monitor client when beside hot stove.
Watch for distractibility, impulsive or repetitive actions that may be dangerous.
Supervise in kitchen: do not leave alone OR monitor every 2-3 mins OR every 10 mins OR be available OR daily checks.
Check awareness for proper use of appliances.

Question 30

HOME MAINTENANCE

Answer 30

Involves cleaning, tidying, arranging, sorting
Light and heavy work.
Range of behaviours.
Client does not participate TO.
Client will recognize and solve problems in home maintenance activities and follow social convention.

Question 31

PRECAUTIONS: HOME MAINTENACE

Answer 31

May have to store toxic household cleaners and / or sharp tools that may be harmful.
Check quality of cleaning results.
Supervise use of cleaning supplies.
Watch for excessive use of cleaning agents.
Identify household hazards posed by electrical, gas, appliances, toxins, poisons, improper trash disposal and storage of sharp objects.

Question 32

LAUNDRY

Answer 32

Behavior range: (level of function)
Ct. doesn’t do laundry, total assistance provided, unaware of wet clothing and it’s affect on comfort, unaware of dirty/wrinkled/torn.

Ct. plans solutions to new laundry problems, considers hazards of storage, cleaning agents, needs of others. Allow adequate time for completing laundry and anticipates events.

Question 33

PRECAUTIONS: LAUNDRY

Answer 33

Remove toxins from view OR restrict access to toxins and hot irons.
Watch for ineffective or harmful results of involvement in laundry tasks (e.g., problems with sequencing, sorting, overloading).
May resist changes in routine.

Question 34

SHOPPING

Answer 34

Behavior range: (level of function)
Client walks aimlessly without noticing merchandise.

Client shops within a set of priorities, anticipates and accepts consequences for big purchases, compares products based on price/quality and other factors, plans for long term shopping needs, and anticipates needs of others.

Question 35

PRECAUTIONS: SHOPPING

Answer 35

Stimuli at malls may overwhelm client
May wander and get lost.
May pick up, drop, take merchandise
May resist assistance with shopping
Tolerance range: 30-90 minutes
Client may insist on unrealistic or impractical purchases
Client may overspend if unlimited access to funds (credit cards, etc.)
May have trouble getting to stores when they’re open

Question 36

MONEY MANAGEMENT

Answer 36

Behavior range: (level of function)
Client doesn’t handle money and may not recognize that transactions are occurring

Client plans use of money by considering income and expenses including infrequent bills; plans for long term security; uses materials and resources, or consults others to learn about money management

Question 37

PRECAUTIONS: MONEY MANAGEMENT

Answer 37

Client may lose or give away their money
May not recognize the need for assistance and resist help
May overspend if access is given to bank or credit card accounts
May resist following recommended procedures – may only alter actions after undesirable consequences have occurred.

Question 38

TRAVELLING

Answer 38

Behavior range: (level of function)
Client lies on bed or mobile surface or sits in wheelchair that provides complete support while pushed by OTA/caregiver. There is no observable awareness of movement

Plans travel methods and routes by considering several possible actions; factors considered includes the needs of others, limitations of time and expense, implications for family or job, safety, operates motor vehicle safely

Question 39

PRECAUTIONS: TRAVELLING

Answer 39

Check restraints on clients when traveling (lock car doors)
Discomfort may result in striking out or attempt to leave chair
May propel wheelchair into walls, furniture, or other people
Watch for impulsive actions when in community – wandering, getting on bus/elevator
Anxious in environments that are full of stimulation
Advise against operation of motor vehicles

Question 40

CARE OF OTHERS

Answer 40

Providing for children, spouse, parents, pets, or others, such as giving physical care, nurturing, communicating, and using age appropriate activities.

Question 41

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Answer 41

Participating in learning env’t (school, community, or work sponsored activities), exploring educational interests, attending class!!,managing assignments, contributing to class / group assignments.

Question 42

CHILDREN PRODUCTIVITY

Answer 42

Play
School:
Attend school
Learn:
Fine motor
Visual Motor
Sensory Processing.