Clinical, professional and therapeutic reasoning Flashcards
Define reasoning
A cause, explanation or justification to do something
Define thinking
A person’s ideas or opinions
Define therapeutic/professional reasoning
How OTs actually think while practising
A metacognitive process
Process of planning, directing, performing and reflecting
What is the whole body process
Using observations, sensory experiences and theoretical knowledge to identify client and contextual factors; a bigger/holistic picture
Define frames/scripts
Receiving, storing and organising information of a phenomena
First stage of professional reasoning
Formulating an impression = OT tries to develop an understanding based on fairly brief knowledge (records, referral details)
Second stage of professional reasoning
Information gathering and planning = more detailed assessment driven by gaps in knowledge
Third stage of professional reasoning
Monitoring = continual evaluation and improvement
Define scientific reasoning
Using applied logical and scientific methods (hypothesis, testing, patterns)
What is scientific reasoning used for?
Understanding the condition
Selecting interventions in client’s best interest
How is scientific reasoning recognised in practice?
Impersonal
Focus on evidence of what ‘typically occurs’
Define diagnostic reasoning
Investigating and analysing the cause/nature of the condition
What is diagnostic reasoning used for?
Recognising and explaining the conditon
Selecting interventions
How is diagnostic reasoning recognised in practice?
Personal and impersonal
Explains conditions using science-based info
Define narrative reasoning
Understanding the meaning that a condition has to an individual