Occupation as end & Occupation as means
OFM
Reasoning Approaches
States of development in practice
Misc.
100

This approach uses occupation to directly address a client’s goals and desired outcomes.

What is occupation-as-end?

100

This model emphasizes that occupation supports the development of skills for daily activities.

What is the OFM (Occupational Functioning Model)?

100

A process of reasoning informed by clinical pathways or routines traditionally used by a therapist to improve function. 

What is procedural reasoning? 

100

This stage marks the beginning of individualizing intervention, as practitioners move beyond procedural skills.

What is advanced beginner? 

100

A lifelong, learning-oriented approach to working with people with diverse cultural backgrounds and a recognition of power dynamics in health care 

What is cultural humility? 

200

When occupation is used as the therapeutic process to improve function, it’s known as this.

What is occupation-as-means?

200

OFM’s primary focus is on a person's ability to achieve this in their environment.

What is competence?

200

Recognizes the client as the expert in their own lived experiences and, as such, produces a process of reasoning to collect critical information on the contexts of their lives and occupations of importance. 

What is interactive reasoning? 

200

Practitioners in this stage view the client holistically and use interactive reasoning to adjust their plans.

What is proficient? 

200

The process used by practitioners to plan, direct, perform, and reflect on client care

What is professional Reasoning? 

300

Donning Pants to get dressed

What is occupation as ends 

300

This element of the OFM represents a persons ability to carry out roles, tasks, and activities 

What is self-efficacy? 

300

Multifaceted and multiperspective reasoning process used to understand clients' needs to address potential shifts in identity because of changes in functional capacity. 

What is conditional reasoning? 

300

This stage is marked by practitioners who rely on intuitive, uses multiple sources to create intervention, articulates evidence, identifies cues 

What is expert?

300

Cultural competence often fails to address this aspect of healthcare relationships, which cultural humility seeks to highlight.

What are power dynamics? 

400

Brushing hair to increase shoulder ROM 

What is occupation as means?

400

The OFM is hierarchical, meaning that this type of ability can impact higher-level occupations.

What are lower-level abilities?

400

Reasoning informed by knowledge gathered through listening to, reflecting on, and empathizing with the client to paint the picture for developing a client-centered intervention plan. 

What is narrative reasoning? 

400

Adheres to textbook theories, relieve on scientific reasoning, follows protocols, focuses on procedural skills 

What is novice? 

400

This type of thinking focuses on what an individual or group lacks, often influenced by implicit bias.

What is deficit thinking?

500

Frying eggs to eat breakfast 

What is occupation as ends? 

500

What were roles and what client wants to, needs to, and is expected to do now 

What is top down assessment approach 

500

Decision making that works within the parameters of the clinical as well as the social restriction of the context, the client, and therapist that includes time, place, and availability of resources

What is pragmatic reasoning? 

500

Sees more facts, individuals intervention, incorporates narrative reasoning 

What is competent? 

500

You are working with a patient recovering from a stroke who has limited mobility in their right arm. As an occupational therapist, you use standardized protocols and therapeutic exercises designed to improve range of motion and strength. You follow specific guidelines based on the patient's diagnosis and progress to determine the next steps in the treatment plan.

What type of reasoning are you using in this scenario, and why is it important to adhere to these protocols during the early stages of rehabilitation?

What is procedural reasoning? 

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