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OT Process and OTPF Overview

Learning Objectives

  • Define Occupational therapy.
  • Describe Occupational therapy process.
  • Recognize the client in OT.
  • Recognize the OT domain

Introduction

  • The occupational therapy process is the term used to describe the entire interaction between client and therapist and all steps that comprise that process as explained in the practice framework.

Occupational Therapy

  • Occupational therapy (OT) is a specialized field that focuses on helping individuals regain or develop the skills necessary to perform daily activities independently.

Occupational therapy Process

  • The OT process is a structured sequence that guides the delivery of occupational therapy services, ensuring effective patient care.

Occupational therapy clients

  • Occupational therapy practitioners use the occupational therapy process with clients.
  • In OT process, a client is defined as a person, group, or population.

Occupational Therapy Clients: Person

  • Person: An individual (e.g., client, family member, caregiver, teacher, employee)

Occupational Therapy Clients: Group

  • Group: Two or more persons that share a common purpose or have similar characteristics or occupational challenges (e.g., family members, workers, students).

Occupational Therapy Clients: Population

  • Population: A large number of people that share common context-related characteristics, health concerns or risks, or occupational challenges (e.g., all persons with heart disease, all individuals who are incarcerated, all individuals who experience housing insecurity).

OTPF

  • OTPF classification
  • Domain: Occupations
    • Client factors
    • Performance skills
    • Performance patterns
    • Contexts and environments
  • Process: Evaluation
    • Intervention
    • Targeting outcomes

OT Domain and Process

  • OT Domain and Process (Overview)
    • Domain
    • Occupations
    • Client factors
    • Performance skills
    • Performance patterns
    • Contexts and environments
    • Process
    • Evaluation
    • Intervention
    • Outcomes
  • Goal: Achieving health, well-being, and life participation through engagement in occupation.

Connections and Implications (derived from the content)

  • Real-world relevance: OT focuses on enabling independence in daily activities and participation in meaningful life roles.
  • Practical implications: A client-centered approach that considers person, group, or population contexts; alignment of evaluation, intervention, and outcomes across settings.
  • Ethical/philosophical implications: Emphasizes engagement in meaningful occupation and participation, which implies respect for client autonomy and context-sensitive care.

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