OTPF 4th Edition Flashcards
Occupational Therapy
The therapeutic use of everyday life occupations with persons, groups, or populations (the client) for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation.
Occupational Therapy Practitioner
Both OTs and OTAs
Groups
A collection of individuals having shared characteristics or a common or shared purpose
Populations
Aggregates of people with common attributes such as contexts, characteristics, or concerns, including health risks
Community
A collection of population that is changeable and diverse and includes various people, groups, networks, and organizations
Client
Refers to persons, groups, and populations
Domain
Outlines the profession’s purview and the areas in which its members have an established body of knowledge and expertise
Process
Describes the actions practitioners take when providing services that are client centered and focused on engagement in occupations
Overarching Statement
Achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation
Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absense of disease or infirmity
Well-Being
A general term encompassing the total universe of human life domains, including physical, mental, and social aspects
Participation
Engagement in desired occupations in ways that are personally satisfying and congruent with expectations within the culture
Engagement in Occupation
Performance of occupations as a result of choice, motivation, and meaning within a supportive context
Cornerstone
Something of great importance on which everything else depends
Occupations
The everyday activities that people do as individuals, in families, and with communitites to occupy time and bring meaning and purpose to life.
Personalized and meaningful engagement in daily life events by a specific client
Activity
A form of action that is objective and not related to a specific client’s engagement or context and, therefore, can be selected and designed to enhance occupational engagement by supporting the development of performance skills and performance patterns
Occupational Performance
The accomplishment of the selected occupation resulting from the dynamic transaction among the client, their contexts, and the occupation
Co-Occupations
Two or more individuals sharing a high level of physicality, emotionality, and intentionality
Can be parallel or shared
Interdependence
Reliance that people have on one another as a natural consequence of group living
Context
The environment and personal factors specific to each client that influences engagement and participation in occupations
Environmental Factors
Aspects of the physical, social, and attitudinal surroundings in which people live and conduct their lives
Natural Environment and Human-Made Changes to the Environment
Animate and inanimate elements of the natural or physical environment and components of that environment that have been modified by people, as well as characteristics of human populations within that environment. Engagement in human occupation influences the sustainability of the natural environment, and changes to human behavior can have a positive impact on the environment.
Products and Technology
Natural or human-made products or systems of products, equipment, and tehcnology that are gathered, created, produced, or manufactured
Support and Relationships
People or animals that provide practical physical or emotional support, nurturing, protection, assistance, and connections to other persons in the home, workplace, or school or at play or in other aspects of daily occuptions
Attitudes
Observable evidence of customs, practices, ideologies, values, norms, factual beliefs, and religious beliefs held by people other than that client
Services, Systems, and Policies
Beliefs, structured programs, and regulations for operations provided by institutions in various sectors of society designed to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations
Personal Factors
Unique features of a person that are not part of a health condition or health state and that constitute a particular background of the person’s life and living
Personal Factor Components
Chronological age
Sexual orientation (sexual preference, sexual identity)
Gender identity
Race and ethnicity
Cultural identification and attitudes
Social background, social status, and socioeconomic status
Upbringing and life experiences
Habits and past and current behavioral patterns
Psychological assests, temperment, unique character traits, and coping styles
Education
Profession and professional identity
Lifestyle
Health condititions and fitness status
Occupational Justice
A justice that recognizes occupational rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations for all persons in society, regardless of age, ability, gender, social class, or other differences
Performance Patterns
The aquired habits, routines, roles, and rituals used in the process of engaging consistently in occupations and can support or hinder occupational performance
Time Management
The manner in which a person, group, or population organizes, schedules, and prioritizes certain activities
Time Use
The manner in which a person manages their activity level, adapts to changes in routines, and organizes their days, weeks, and years
Habits
Specific, automatic adaptive or maladaptive behaviors
Routines
Established sequences of occupations or activities that provide a structure for daily life. These can also promote or damage health
Roles
Sets of behaviors expected by society and shaped by culture and context
Rituals
Symbolic actions with spiritual, cultural, or social meaning
Performance Skills
Observable, goal-directed actions and consist of motor skills, process skills, and social interaction skills
Motor Skills
How effectively a person moves self or interacts with objects, which includes positioning the body, obtaining and holding objects, moving self and objects, and sustaining performance
Process Skills
How effectively a person organizes objects, time and space, which includes sustaining performance, applying knowledge, organizing time, organizing space and objects, and adapting performance
Social Interaction Skills
How effectively a person uses both verbal and nonverbal skills to communicate, which includes initiating and terminating, producing, physically supporting, shaping content of, maintaining flow of, verbally supporting, and adapting social interaction
Client Factors
Specific capacities, characteristics, or beliefs that reside within the person, group, or population and influence performance in occupation.
Values
Principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile by the client who holds them
Belief
Something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion
Spirituality
A deep experience of meaning brought about by engaging in occupations that involve the enacting of personal values and beliefs, reflection, and intention within a supportive contexutal environment
Dynamic and often evolving
Body Functions
Physiological functions of body systems (including psychological functions)
Examples: the sensory, musculoskeletal, mental ( affective, cognitive, perceptual) cardiovascular, respiratory, and endocrine functions
Body Structures
Anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs, and their components
Example: the heart and blood vessels tha support cardiovascular function
Occupational Therapy Process
The client-centered delivery of occupational therapy services. The three-part process includes 1) evaluation and 2) intervention to achieve 3) targeted outcomes and occus within the purview of the occupational therapy domain
Service Delivery Approaches
Used when providing skilled occupational therapy services, of which intra- and interprofessional collaborations are a key component
Direct Services
Provided directly to clients using a collaborative approach in settins such as hospitals, clinics, industry, schools, homes, and communities
Include interventions completed when in direct contact with the client through various mechanisms such as meeting in person with a client, leading a group session, and interacting with clients and families through telehealth systems
Indirect Services
Practitioners providing consultation to entities such as teachers, multidisciplinary teams, and community planning agencies
Occupational therapy practititioners can advocated indirectly on behalf of their clients at the person, group, and population levels to ensure their occupational needs are met.