Occupations (& Activities)
Examples include taking a shower, brushing teeth, OR eating breakfast.
ADLs (Activities of Daily Living)
Principles, standards, or qualities that are considered worthwhile by the client who holds them
Values
Examples of this include the ability to start an activity, continue to participate in the activity, and end the activity.
Processing skills
Specific, automatic behaviors that may be useful, dominating, or impoverished
Habits
Daily occupations occur within specific surroundings, including geographic terrain, plants, buildings, and even furniture
Physical environment
Examples include applying and removing cosmetics, brushing and styling hair, and caring for nails.
Personal hygiene/grooming
“The aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals…experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred”
Spirituality
Emotional dysregulation may impact an individual’s ability to respond appropriately during occupations, which could impact this area of performance skills
Social interaction skills
Sets of behaviors that are expected by a society and shaped by culture and context
Roles
Demographics, such as age, gender, or socioeconomic status
Personal context
Examples include activities that support daily life within the home and community.
IADLs (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)
Cognitive content that is held to be true by an individual.
Beliefs
Sally gets frustrated in her physical education class because she gets easily fatigued and has to take frequent breaks. She demonstrates difficulty in this motor skill area.
Endurance
An example of this includes:
John wakes up every morning at 6am, takes a shower, gets dressed, makes coffee, and sits down to read the morning news.
Routine
Customs, beliefs, activity patterns, behavioral standards, and societal expectations that influence an individual’s identity and activity choices
Cultural context
Examples include providing care for others, providing care of pets, and child rearing.
IADLs (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)
“Physiological function of body systems (including psychological functions) and anatomical parts of the body”
Body Functions and Body Structures
A child is given the task of coloring a picture, cutting it out, and gluing it to a piece of paper. If the child forgets the directions, and struggles to color within the lines, he/she is demonstrating difficulty within these performance skill areas.
Motor skills and processing skills
Symbolic actions with spiritual, cultural, or social meanings ascribed to them
Rituals
SOTA holding an event (pre-covid 19) where 1st year students and 2nd year students can get to know one another
Social environment
Actions designed and selected to support the development of performance skills and performance patterns to enhance occupational engagement.
Activities/Purposeful activities
Specific capacities, characteristics, or beliefs within a person that influence occupational performance.
Client factors
Aspects of an activity or occupation needed to carry it out, including relevance and importance to the client, objects used and their properties, space demands, social demands, sequencing and timing, and required actions and performance skills are part of this
Activity demands
A client has the skills and resources to engage in healthy meal preparation; however, the client continues to struggle with poor nutrition as she continues to cook the same (unhealthy) meals she always has. This is likely due to a deficit in this area.
Habits/routines
Daily Double! (this could be related to any key OT concept!)
The concept that all persons have the rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations
Occupational justice