Lecture 13: Tools of OT Flashcards
What is the definition of tools of healthcare professionals?
The instrument of change used in intervention.
What are the nine categories of “Activity” ?
- ADL
- IADL
- Health management
- Work
- Education
- Play
- Leisure
- Social participation
- Rest and sleep
What are the two ways “Activity” can be used?
- As therapeutic means
- As therapeutic end
What are the four means to restore abilities in “Activity”?
- Remedial
- Purposeful
- Functional
- Adjunct methods
What are the two key elements that bring therapeutic value/change in OT?
- ‘Doing’: during patient’s participation and planned end results
- Alignment with the individual’s or group’s abilities and cultural & social background
What is the second tool of OT?
Environment
This tool can be simulated or natural.
What concept does “Environment” involve?
Transfer of learning/generalisation.
What are the two forms that “Environment” can be divided into?
- Physical
- Social
What is the third tool of OT?
Self
a catalyst for change.
What does the teaching and learning process in OT involve?
- Designing the process & environment
- Assisting the learner only when needed
- Providing skill training
What are the two abilities that are essential for a person to participate and adapt in the teaching and learning process in OT?
- Generalization: apply skills to other situations
- Discrimination: determine appropriate behavior in different situations
What is ‘just right challenge’ in OT?
Creating the level of demand appropriate to stimulate therapeutic change.
Name one teaching technique used in facilitating learning in OT.
- Feedback
- Cueing
- Trial & error
- Repetition
- Fading
- Coaching
- Grading of activity
- Visual supervision
- Hands-on supervision
What does conscious use of self involve in OT?
Planned interaction with the patient to alleviate fear or anxiety and provide support.
planned use of personality, insights, perceptions, judgments
What is the role of empathy in the OT process?
Identifying with and understanding another person’s situation, feelings, and motives.
What are the five phases that the therapeutic relationship intersects with the OT process?
- Develop rapport & empathy
- Establish trust
- Develop a collaborative relationship
- Sustain the therapeutic relationship
- Therapeutic relationship endures
Differentiate between empathy and sympathy.
- Empathy: Identify with and understanding another’s feelings
- Sympathy: Sharing another’s feelings
What is the rationale for developing trust in the OT process?
The client’s individual recovery process requires professional expertise and an empathic partner.
What are the key skills required by OT for establishing a therapeutic relationship?
- Interpersonal skills
- Communicative skills
