topic 3 Flashcards
Occupational analysis considerations
-activities that can be used to develop/restore/maintain skills
Occupation relevant to the person
Contextual factors that provide the space and affordance/opportunities for occupation
Conceptual models help us to focus on different components
Occupational analysis includes
Occupation and its relevance to importance of the person
Components of occupation (tasks and activities) and the demands required to complete these
Values and skills needed to complete tasks and activities
Contexts and circumstances in which occupations take place (how these inhibit or prevent perforance)
International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF)
Internationally recognised framework - understood by most people working in health and social care
Aligns with most conceptual models we use to think about occupation
ICF gives us a language structure we can use to communicate with others who might not have the same understanding of occupation as we may do
ICF
Does not classify diseases and linking these to impairment
The impact (level of health function) are the focus
Views health and function as related to dynamic interplay of different components, rather linked to disease
ICF for assessment
Provides a standard framework and language for focusing your analysis on different components:
- body structures
- body functions
- activities
- participation
- environments
Why is the ICF useful?
Identify occupations important to an individual
Understand what might be preventing occupational performance and engagement by analyzing:
- demands of activity
- body structures and functions
- environments
Take action to close the gap between the three components ^
Occupation focused practice
First - start understanding the occupations that comprise meaningful life events (events that give out lives meaning - roles and occupations)
Identify how that person performs/would like to perform activities that comprise their occupations in the context of daily life
Assess factors that could be causing activity limitations:
- environment
- personal factors
- body functions
- body structures
Tools for understanding an occupational being
- conceptual models of occupation
- ICF
- assessment and analysis tools and techniques
- professional reasoning
Occupation focused practice
Thinking and action in practice, research & education has occupation as the:
- proximal focus of evaluation
- proximal intent of the intervention
Occupation based practice
Thinking and action in practice, research, and education, has occupation as:
- foundation (base) for practice
- therapy engages person in occupations as method of intervention - doing
Occupation - the performance of chosen daily life tasks that offer desirable levels of pleasure, productivity and restoration
Occupation-centered practice
Adopting a profession-specific world view of
- occupation
-what it means to be an occupational being
- occupations place in center of reasoning
- our thinking and actions should be linked to this central paradigm
Taxonomies
Defined as - a method for naming, organising and describing a phenomena, objects or natural events
Classification of everyday occupations need to be identified and groups into features and qualities
Helpful in research and practice - exploring occupations in different aspects of occupational therapy practice
Performance skills
Observable, goal-directed actions where clients engage in daily living
Improved physical function and increased capacity for independent living and greater satisfaction with daily occupation
Critical for evaluating the quality of a persons occupational performance
Embedded within occupational therapy
ICF in practice
Can be used within different contexts and settings
Can be used in conversation to facilitate therapeutic relations and help in occupational processes
Tool to facilitate goal setting by identifying strengths, limitations and needs
Clarifying team roles and facilitate clinical reasoning within a multidisciplinary setting
Personal factors
Cognition/memory
Psychological
Physiological
Sensory
Motor
Spirituality
