Philosophy and Current Practices in OT

Question 1

What is philosphy?

Answer 1

a conscious framework of
assumptions and beliefs that
guides actions. it is a framework for thinking. It upholds all that practioners and researchers do.

Question 2

What are the three Qs?

Answer 2

What is most real? What is knowledge? What is the right action?

Question 3

What is most real?

Answer 3

the science or study of being

Question 4

What is knowledge?

Answer 4

The theory of knowledge

Question 5

What is the right action?

Answer 5

the study of values including what is good, beautiful and morally desirable

Question 6

What are the aspects of Ontology?

Answer 6

• Humans are infused with an innate biological need for occupation.
• Humans are and indivisible whole
• Humans are interconnected with their environment
• through occupations people tranform and are transformed by their actions and environment

Question 7

What are the aspects of Axiology?

Answer 7

• collaborative practice
• occupation- centred practice
• client and environment as a whole

Question 8

What are the core values of Axiology?

Answer 8

• The essential humanity and dignity of all people
• the perspectives and subjective experiences of the client and their significant others
• empathy, caring and genuine engagment in the therapeutic encouter
• the use of imagination and integrity in creating occuational opportunities
• the inherent potential of people to experience well-being

Question 9

Occupation as a therapeutic agent

Answer 9

• promote health and wellbeing
• enhance quality of life
• promote skill development
• improve occupational performace
• facilitate changes in pathology and disease