Title: (DOC) Common Theories, Models of Practice and Frames of Reference Used in Occupational Therapy | Beka Brown - Academia.edu
Headings: Common Theories, Models of Practice and Frames of Reference Used in Occupational Therapy
Common Theories, Models of Practice and Frames of Reference Used in Occupational Therapy
Beka Brown
Common Theories, Models of Practice and Frames of Reference Used in Occupational Therapy

Content: Environment in itself influences occupation, be it physical, social or societal. MOHO is a client-centered and holistic model, which focuses on the idea that through participation in occupations humans can increase in their adaptive response. The goal therefore, is to "engage people in occupations that restore, reorganize or maintain their motivation, patterning and performance capacity, therefore their occupational lives" by providing opportunities for the person to themselves accomplish their own change. To apply MOHO in a school district setting it is all about looking at the aspects of occupation and then applying them in interventions through a frame of reference. Volition would be a child's favorite thing to talk about, how much self-confidence they have and/or any cultural factors involved. Habituation would involve observing or reviewing reports of their emotional response to situations, and applying the rules and expectations of what it means to interact in a classroom with classmates. Performance would be what skills are needed to act within a classroom, such as social skills and handwriting. The environments include the classroom, the playground, the gym, and the lunchroom, with both the physical and the behavioral expectations included in each one. Occupational AdaptationOccupational adaptation is sometimes seen as a frame of reference but is better used as a model of practice or a theory because of its large concepts and versatility in application. The focus of occupational adaptation is on the person, the environment and their interaction with each other and the assumption that within occupational adaptation "occupation is used to promote adaptation and adaptation is accomplished to perform occupation" (Dirette, 2005), or, that adaptation will lead to further adaptation.