Question | Answer |
Activity Demands | The aspects of the task that influence the performance by the person. These demands include the objects used & their properties, space demands, social demands, sequencing & timing, required actions, required body functions, & required body structures. |
Client Factors | The body functions & the body structures that reside within the person. |
Altruism | The unselfish concern for the welfare of others. |
Context | The conditions that surround the person. Ex. cultural, physical, social, personal, spiritual, temporal (deals w/time, timing), & virtual. |
Dignity | The importance of valuing the inherent worth & uniqueness of each person; demonstrated by an attitude of empathy & respect for self & others. |
Equality | The value that all individuals are perceived as having the same fundamental human rights & opportunities. |
Freedom | The value of allowing each individual the right to exercise choice & to demonstrate independence, initiative, & self-direction. |
Justice | The value of upholding of such moral & legal principles as fairness, equity, truthfulness, & objectivity. |
Truth | Faithful to facts & reality. |
Prudence | The ability to govern & discipline oneself through the use of reason. |
Performance in areas of occupation (occupational performance) | A broad category of human activity that are typically part of daily life.
Areas include: ADL, IADL, education, work, play, leisure, & social participation. |
Performance Skills | The features of what a person does during an activity.
Skills are separated into categories: motor skills, process skills, & communication/ interaction skills. |
Performance Patterns | The habits, routines, & roles that a person adopts. |
Person-first Language | The identification of a person as the 1st descriptor & the disease as a 2nd descriptor. |
Practice Framework | Outlines the language & constructs that describe the OT profession's domain of concern.
The domain defines the area of human activity to which the OT process is applied. |
Evidence-based Practice | Practice founded on research that supports its effectiveness.
Research that supports OT practice methods. |
What are the 6 aspects of the Practice Framework? | 1. Performance in areas of occupation
2. Performance skills
3. Performance patterns
4. Context
5. Client factors
6. Activity demands |
What are the 7 core values of OT? | 1. Altruism
2. Dignity
3. Equality
4. Freedom
5. Justice
6. Truth
7. Prudence |
Philosophical Assumptions (8) | They guide OT practitioners in providing client-centered therapy that meets the needs of the client & society. |
Values, beliefs, & spirituality; body structures & functions | formulate the client factors |
Occupation | the concept that refers to human involvement in activities that will result in productive & purposeful outcomes |