Using Crafts and Creative Media in Practice

Question 1

Occupational Therapy Process

Answer 1

• Screening and Evaluation
• Intervention planning
• Intervention implementation
• Re-evaluation

Question 2

Clinical Reasoning Questioning

Answer 2

• What goals or objective do I expect the client to accomplish through this activity?
• Can I/the client relate this activity to broader, occupation-based treatment goals?
• What new skills might this activity help the client learn?
• Could this activity help the client develop new and productive habits?

Question 3

The Inside Story: Our Clinical Reasoning

Answer 3

• Does this activity capitalize on the client’s strengths?
• Is this activity consistent with the client’s culture, gender, age, and interests?
• Is the client satisfied with this activity?
• Is this activity an appropriate use of the client’s time?
• Can this activity be graded/adapted to best suit the client’s abilities and limitations?

Question 4

Application to Theory

Answer 4

• Within our paradigm:
  
  • Humans are occupational in nature
  • Occupational problems supersede skill deficits as a treatment focus
  • Engagement in occupation is the core of therapy
• Clients who are self-motivated or receptive to encouragement to participate in activities and occupations will increase the probability of improving their functional ability and their state of well being

Question 5

Application of Theory

Answer 5

• A theory is a premise to explain or a speculation about a particular phenomenon
• Frames of Reference provide more guidance on ways to address particular problems and are based on theories that help explain how therapy works in practice
• Models and frames of reference are ever evolving and there is overlap among them

Question 6

Occupation-Based and Ecological Approaches

Answer 6

• The therapist looks at the interaction among the client, the task and the environment, at the same time realizing all of these components are dynamic.
• Therapist offer a range of options and encourage clients to choose.
• Activities should be relevant and meaningful and are best done in whole form and not contrived
• Both therapist and client should see the potential to achieve some level of mastery of the craft selected
• A resulting sense of competence or mastery can then be transferred to exploration of the environment outside the treatment setting

Question 7

Sensorimotor Approached

Answer 7

• Intervention using motor behavior models attempts to make an impact on the neurological system through positioning, normal movement patterns, repetition, and tactile and proprioceptive cues
• Sensory processing theory suggest aht Behavior is determined in part by how a person perceives and then responds to various sensory stimuli
• How could you see this approach applied with the use of crafts?

Question 8

Biomechanicaml Approach

Answer 8

• The primary treatment aims in the biomechanical model are preventing deformity, maintaining/restoring musculoskeletal capacity, and compensating for limited motion
• How do we use crafts or activities in this sense?

Question 9

Cognitive Approaches

Answer 9

• Remedial Approaches: assume that discrete skills, such as attention or sequencing, can be improved through repetitious tasks or specific training strategies, then ideally transferred to more functional activities
• These include assorted cognitive strategies models in which clients learn specific tactics, either internal or external that enable them to participate in daily activities more effectively or independently

Question 10

Developmental/Acquisitional Theories

Answer 10

• Humans progress in a orderly way through various growth stages and learn specific skills along the way.
• Occupations such as crafts are thought of as vehicles for attaining stage-specific behavior, that is, for achieving mastery of a developmental stage and skill level
• Treatment environment is arranged to maximize and promote this development
• Change may be gradual