The Performance
Daily activities to support daily life within the home and community
What are IADLs?
This is used to assist with donning socks for clients who are unable to bend down and reach their lower extremities.
What is a sock-aid?
The “application of human factor information to the design of tools, machines, systems, tasks, jobs, and environments for safe, comfortable, and effective human use”
What is ergonomics?
The belief that one has the power to do something.
What is self-efficacy?
Any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
What is assistive technology?
Planning and moving around in the community using public or private transportation
What is community mobility?
This is a type of knife utilized when a person only has use or control of one UE.
What is a rocker knife?
Modifying the task, environment, or tools
Use labor saving tools
Eliminate unnecessary steps/tasks
What is work simplification?
The second stage of motor learning that is characterized by actually performing the task and honing the skills through repetitive practice.
What is the associative stage?
A pencil holder is considered to be this type of assistive technology
Employment interests and pursuits
Employment seeking and acquisition
Job performance
Retirement preparation and adjustment
What is work?
This is used with clients who have tremors and decreased motor accuracy during feeding.
What is a weighted utensil?
These are examples: gathering all materials before beginning a task, sitting when possible, alternating hard tasks with easy tasks, and taking rest breaks are all examples of this.
What are energy conservation techniques?
People learn more when new material is presented through this approach.
What is multimodal approach?
An environmental control unit that controls the client's environment (lighting, temperature, sound) is an example of what type of assistive technology.
What is high tech assitive technology device?
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment.
What is health promotion?
Flat, smooth boards made of wood or plastic that vary in length, weight-bearing capacity, shape and function.
What is a transfer board?
This term refers to the concept of how to best position the body in space and has foundational principles in anatomy and physiology.
What is body mechanics/biomechanics
This technique is used to perform a task from the very beginning of a task, step by step, adding steps as the OTP progresses the client in the acquisition of skills
What is forward chaining?
This group pays for general special education learning materials as well as technology specified in an IEP
Homemaking
Meal prep
Clothing management
Money management
Medication management
What is IADLs?
At beside, over the pot, and in the shower...
What is a 3-in-1 commode?
Breathe in through your nose, pucker your lips and exhale slowly.
What is pursed lip breathing?
Weight management and obesity prevention are examples of
What is health promotion?
A bedside commode, transfer tub bench, wheelchair is called assistive technology and also______
What is DME (durable medical equipment)?