Camille Vaughn OT 425

Theories give OT practitioners a way of knowing why they are using a specific intervention. What I admire about the occupational therapy profession is how clients are always viewed in a holistic way, looking at their individual environment, occupational performance, and personal interests. One model I particularly like is the Kawa Model. The Kawa Model gives the occupational therapist a more concrete way of looking at each individual's life, and the factors that play a role in it. Therapists need to be able to explain why they are doing a certain treatment so that the clients can also have a clear understanding of the intervention. The Kawa Model looks more at the cultural context, making it useful for any client. It makes clear occupational therapy's overall purpose, ways of understanding a client's circumstances, and explaining why a particular intervention will be helpful within their personal context. This model compares life to being a river, flowing through time and s...

The OTPF is a crucial guide used to provide efficient, accurate occupational therapy. Occupational therapists can use this as a tool to guide their decisions and thought process in their evaluations, interventions, and outcomes. The OTPF is based on a "top-down approach," meaning that the OT evaluates each client in a holistic way before getting down to the specific problem that the he or she is facing. OTs use the OTPF to classify their client's occupations into specific domains. This helps the therapists include activities and occupations that are meaningful to their clients in their therapy.   I think the OTPF provides a great way for all occupational therapists to have the same foundation in their practices and even give them a way of easily communicating with the same lingo.