Key Terms
Improving clients ability to perform
Remediating
OT & OTA perform task or treat at the same level and held the same results or findings
Service Competency
therapeutic use of everyday life occupations with persons, groups, or populations for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation
Occupational Therapy
re-education program designed to overcome disorganized habits, modify other habits and construct new ones
habit training
father of OT
William Rush Dunton Jr.
basic units of action
Tasks
complete a 2 yr associate degree, pass the NBCOT, obtain licensure; education focuses on science and process of OT and implementing intervention based on plan entered by occupational therapist
Occupational Therapist Assistant
OTs and OTAs
OT Practitioners
person should be seen as complete and unified whole
holistic
put Moral Treatment into practice in the US
Benjamin Rush
these are associated with the occupation
Activities
must successfully graduate with a masters or entry level doctoral degree; receive education and training in theory, evaluation, and research
Occupational Therapist
came up with the holistic perspective
depression and lack of motivation became apparent
Industrial Revolution
created the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO); most evidence based model of practice of OT
Dr. Gary Kilhofner
encourages the client to challenge themselves to create lasting physical, social, or emotional changes; mutual trust between client and therapist
Therapeutic Relationship
practice whereby occupational therapy services focus on those things that are meaningful and valuable to an individual, group, or population
creation of reconstruction aides
WWI
reconstruction aides
this act established in 1990 allowed individuals to have the ability to enter all buildings
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
process of gathering information and data to analyze the clients occupational therapy needs
Evaluation
daily life activities in which people engage including activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), health management, sleep and rest, education, work, play
Occupations
all people even those with challenges have a human right to compassion, consideration and kindness
moral treatment
Mother of OT
Eleanor Clark Sleagle
William Morris
Arts and Crafts Movement