Occupational Therapy Framework Quiz

Study Notes

The framework is divided into two main sections: the OT Domain and the OT Process.
The OT Domain outlines the scope of the profession and the areas where members have expertise.
The OT Process is a dynamic, occupation-based and client-centered approach employed in delivering OT services.

Introduce the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
Introduce the Occupational Therapy (OT) practice framework document.
Introduce the OT services.
Introduce the OT Domain.
Introduce the OT process.

Created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and endorsed by 191 members in 2001.
Classifies health and health-related domains from a body, individual, and societal perspective.
Includes environmental factors as functioning and disability occurs in context.
Provides a standard language and a conceptual basis for defining and measuring health and disability.
Emphasizes "health" and "disability" as a new way of thinking about the experience of every human being (and not just minorities).
Recognizes disability as a universal human experience.
Shifts focus from cause to impact, placing all health conditions on equal footing.
Accounts for social aspects of disability, not just medical or biological dysfunction.
Evaluates environmental impact on a person's functioning.

Shows a visual representation of the ICF model.
Health condition (disorder or disease) is a central concept.
Body functions and structure influence Activity, and then Participation.
Encompasses contextual factors, which include Environmental Factors and Personal Factors.

Occupations: Everyday activities like ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), IADLs (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living), health management, rest, sleep, education, work, leisure, and social participation.
Contexts: Habits, routines, roles, rituals, personal factors, and environmental factors
Performance Skills: Motor skills, process skills, and social interaction skills
Client Factors: Values, beliefs, spirituality, body functions, and body structures.

An official document of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
Summarizes interconnected concepts that define and guide OT practice.
Expresses OT's contribution to promoting the health of individuals and communities.
Has gone through 4 editions : Printed in 2002, 2008, 2014 and most recently in 2020.
Revisions refine the document and language and include current and emerging OT practice.

OT services are provided to clients.
Clients may be individuals, families, caregivers, teachers, employers, relevant others.
Organizations such as businesses, industries, or agencies.
Populations within a community for example refugees, veterans, people facing homelessness and chronic health conditions .

Selecting goals, developing intervention approaches.
Choosing appropriate methods for service delivery, involving professional collaborations.
Implementing interventions such as using occupations and activities, education, and advocacy
Monitoring client response through ongoing evaluation and reevaluation.

Outcome measures are to be selected early in the OT process.
The measures must be valid, reliable, sensitive to change in clients' occupational performance, and congruent with client goals.
Use outcome measures to understand progress, adjust goals and intervention plans.
Evaluate progress, and decide about next steps like modification or discontinuation of services, with follow-up options.