The rapport-building, working relationship, and the ongoing working relationship
Overlapping stages of the therapeutic relationship
3 tools available to the OTA when a client is behaving oddly or presenting with a symptom - self, environment, activity
What are reponse variables?
Washing your hands, use of protective barriers and infection control of common areas.
What are universal precautions?
In a group, a sense of solidarity members feel towards each other
What is cohesiveness?
One of Taylor's 6 therapeutic modes, characterized by the use of praise and constructive feedback
What is encouraging?
This symptom can result from almost any diagnoses aside from social deviancy
What is anxiety?
Examples of this include gloves, face shields, and gowns
What are protective barriers?
Task roles, group maintenance roles, and egocentric roles what category of roles?
What are functional roles of a group?
Within the therapeutic relationship, a situation where the patient relies on the therapist for something that they cannot do
What is constructive dependence?
This symptom is characterized by elation of mood, irritability, distractibility and increased activity level
What is mania?
A client who becomes aggressive, requiring the OTA to call for more staff, remove other patients from the area and to attempt to calm the patient, and use restraints as a last resort
What is an assaultive client?
This group skill level develops between ages 2-4 years and is characterized by shared activities for a short time and without taking others' reactions into account
What is the project level group?
In OT's Code of Ethics, placing the interests of the patient above your own
What is patient-centered focus?
This symptom may result from the diagnoses of schizophrenia, manic & depressive psychoses, and substance-related disorders
What are hallucinations?
A patient is attempting to leave the facility without being discharged or notifying the facility?
What is elopement?
This written plan for a group contains a description of the purpose, methods, curriculum, and evaluation of group members
What is a group protocol?
Therapeutic quality of stating relevant things in a way that is simple, direct and concrete
What is specificity?
For patients experiencing this symptom, it is not advised to approach them from behind or to whisper in front of them
What is paranoia?
First aid can be applied by the OTA for this type of injury as long as it is not 2nd or 3rd degree or covering a large area.
What are burns?
This group level is defined by members taking on roles as needed, developed between 15-18 years of age and requires little leadership from the OTA
What is a mature level group?