Occupations
The way an occupation is categorized can vary from person to person depending on the ________.
Context
In the OTPF, Contexts includes ______ factors and _________ factors.
Personal factors and environmental factors
Jamal automatically checks his phone right after waking up. This is an example of a _______.
Habit
The OTPF-4 defines "Grips" as the ability to effectively pinch or grasp task objects so the objects do not slip.
Which of the three performance skill categories does this skill belong to?
Motor skills
Name a personal client factor (value, belief, etc.) that you have already written, or plan to write, on your poster.
A value, belief, or example of spirituality
A body function or body structure that you need to engage in an occupation.
After her hand injury, Maria rethinks her future and priorities to align with new values.
Is this an example of doing, being, or becoming?
Becoming
Julia is 12 years old, attends a public middle school, uses a wheelchair, and has a pet cat.
Identify the personal factor above.
Age: 12 years old
Every weekday, a high schooler wakes up at 7:30am, brushes his teeth, quickly gets dressed, and grabs a granola bar on the way out the door.
This is an example of a ________.
The performance skills listed in the OTPF are ___________ performance skills, meaning they are transferable across many occupations.
Universal
Anatomical parts of the body, such as organs, limbs, and their components are defined as body _________ in the OTPF-4.
Structures
Using OTPF language, name 3 of the 9 overarching occupation categories.
ADLs
IADLs
Health Management
Rest/Sleep
Education
Work
Play
Leisure
Social Participation
As OTs, we frequently work with clients whose ________ is disrupted. This refers to their day to day environment and overall situation, normally taken for granted and often unnoticed.
Lifeworld
Identify the four categories of performance patterns described in the OTPF.
Habits, routines, roles, rituals
________ skills refer to how effectively a person organizes objects, time, and space, including sustaining performance, applying knowledge, and adapting performance.
Process
Reflect on Miracles for Malachi
Articulate one core belief held by his family that has shaped the trajectory of Malachi's life.
Malachi is capable of leading a meaningful life, despite disability
God has a plan/miracles are possible
Their family was specially chosen for this journey
An OT leads a class of 4th-grade students in a workshop teaching appropriate writing posture. None of the students have any diagnosed musculoskeletal conditions.
Identify the type of client and level of prevention:
A) Population; Primary Prevention
B) Individual; Secondary Prevention
C) Individual; Tertiary Prevention
D) Group; Primary Prevention
D) Group; Primary
A therapist incorporates traditional ceremonies and community gatherings into an intervention plan for an Indigenous client. Which personal factor is being considered?
Cultural identification and cultural attitudes
In the blog Miracles for Malachi, Leah shares that she is primarily responsible for the medical and personal care of her sons, while Jake works full time.
Which performance pattern category do these concepts fall under?
Roles
Using OTPF language, identify ANY one social interaction skill that a person might use when interacting with a cashier at a grocery store.
Approaches/starts
Concludes/disengages
Produces speech
Gesticulates
Turns toward
Looks
Questions
Replies
Expresses emotions
Regulates
Transitions
Disagrees
Thanks
Describe 1-2 ways the client factors of "values, beliefs, and spirituality" differ from personal factors in the OTPF.
Client factors reside "within" the client
Personal factors are the background of a person's life (demographics/experiences)
Client factors can change
Personal factors usually do not
***Group Question***
Choose one of the nine overarching areas of occupation and list two examples of subcategories that fall under it using OTPF language.
ADLs- Bathing, toileting, dressing, eating, feeding, functional mobility, grooming, sexual activity
IADLs- Care of others, care of pets, child rearing, communication management, driving/community mobility, financial management, home establishment/management, meal prep, religious expression, safety/emergency maintenance, shopping
Health Management- Social/emotional health promotion, Symptom management, communication with healthcare system, medication management, physical activity, nutrition management, personal care device management
Rest/Sleep- Rest, sleep preparation, sleep participation
Education- Formal education participation, information personal education needs/interest exploration, information educational participation
Work- Employment interests and pursuits, employment seeking, job performance, retirement preparation, volunteer exploration, volunteer participation
Play- Play exploration, play participation
Leisure- Leisure exploration, leisure participation
Social Participation- Community participation, family participation, friendships, intimate partner relationships, peer group participation
***Group Question***
Give 2 examples that would fall under environmental factors in the OTPF.
Physical geography
Plants and animals
Climate
Light
Air quality
Food, objects, assistive tech
Money
Support and relationships
Attitudes of other people
Services, systems, and policies
***Group Question***
Define the following:
1. Tempo
2. Temporality
3. Time use
1. Tempo: The pace of life or time pressure; tied to biological rhythms & flow
2. Temporality: Our subjective sense of time- how past, present, and future shape meaning in occupations
3. Time Use: What we do with our time & why- patterns of daily activities, participation, and balance
*** Group Question***
Explain how performance skills differ from body functions.
Performance skills= observable actions (what the person actually does when completing an occupation)
Body Functions = Physiological functions of body systems, internal and not always observable
***Group Question***
Explain how the occupation of "stargazing" could be considered a part of a client's spirituality.
Expressing values and beliefs + supportive setting= greater personal meaning.
Example:
Values: Curiosity, lifelong learning, nature
Beliefs: Observing the night sky strengthens his sense of connection to the universe
Supportive environment: A quiet, dark location away from city lights