Week 4 Flashcards
Occupational perspective of health:
Focuses on what makes and keeps people well, rather than focusing on what causes them to be ill. Derived from occupational science.
Describe occupational science and it’s core ideas:
The study of the occupations people do and what they get out of it, group and individual meaning
1- People are viewed as occupational beings, having the capacity and need to participate in occupations
2- People’s occupations sustain or undermine their health and wellbeing… while their state of health allows or inhibits participation in occupations
3- Contextual factors are critical… shape the occupations that people do and their patterns of participation.
Describe the occupational science diagram
Scientific knowledge + clinical experience & expertise + client circumstances + practice context = Evidence-based practice
Explain the ICF
Created to integrate both models of disability. Classification system through people’s strength and weaknesses, focusing on health and functioning rather than disability and impairment. Shift from the cause of disability to the impact.
Why is the ICF important for OT’s?
Highlights the relationship between occupation as health. Use model to support an occupational perspective of health. We modify the factors to help reduce their disability/injuries. Also strong emphasis on environment which supports OT interventions on environment adaptations.
Describe the difference between reflection and reflexivity:
Reflection: Thoughtful questions about something you want to understand. Achieves some learning, but learner is still the same person.
Reflexivity: Thoughtful questions about yourself. An individual’s considered response is concerned with ability of service users to process info. and create knowledge to guide life choices. Why you choose particular frames and tools for thinking? Achieves learning and leaves the learner changed.
