Person-Environment-Occupation PEO MOP

Person-Environment-Occupation PEO

goal of interventions to promote change in the child, occupation, and environment to optimize occupational performance

key components of PEO

person, environment, occupation, occupational performance, transactive dimension

person

physical, cognitive, and affective components bound together by spirituality

environment

contexts in which we perform occupations: physical, social, cultural, institutional

occupational performance

results from the interaction between P E O

transactive dimensions

the client's perception of their own occupational performance

OT's role in PEO

enabling occupation. This happens when the

therapist and client create the goals together. The OT will use their skills and knowledge to help the client create goals that are meaningful to them

Theorists of PEO

Occupational Therapists in the Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Function in PEO

occupational performance results from a good fit between the person-environment and occupation

Dysfunction in PEO

changes that can facilitate or cause problems with occupational performance

Change & Motivation: PEO

Based on Maslow's belief that individuals are intrinsically and naturally motived to: improve their own life, put their best foot forward, strive for perfection, achievement, sense of well-being

Assessment PEO

Client and therapist identify occupational strengths and issue in occupational performance. Can be done by interview or assessment

Intervention in PEO

focuses on modifying the person, environment, occupation, or a combination of all three to improve occupational performance and participation

Intervention guidelines

address occupational challenges, enable meaningful occupation, use client-centered goals, draw from multiple disciplines, use clinical reasoning

Therapy in PEO

biomedical, client-centered rehab, community rehab, and independent living