This article presents a case story of how an occupational therapist worked with Joe, a junior high student with Asperger’s Syndrome, to develop better organizational skills. Self-regulated learning strategies were used to teach Joe how to keep track of his assignments as well as his grades. In addition, the case story provides a clear example of how these strategies could be used to teach organ...

An Occupational Therapist is therefore a member of a skilled profession parallel with that of a nurse who has completed both general and mental hospital training. Until this is accepted as a sine qua non, this great aid to recovery will remain in its infancy. At present some mental hospitals have realised their need and have made appreciable use of the method, and anyone who wishes to see it in...

The Model of Human Occupation, used as a frame of reference in the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, helped identify how major disruptions in habituation and volition can affect a person's ability to perform and adapt in his or her environment. Careful application of this model promoted a more holistic view of John's life-style and guided me, as his occupational therapi...

BACKGROUND Stroke can advesely affect movements, sensations, alertness, awareness, coordination, and judgement, all of which may impair the ability to drive a car. DISCUSSION Many stroke patients consider driving to be essential to their quality of life and want to drive if at all possible. Thus, the physician may be challenged with a tough decision about whether a patient should be allowed t...

Cognitive rehabilitation is a therapeutic approach to improve cognitive functioning after central nervous system insult. It includes an assembly of therapy methods that retrain or alleviate problems caused by deficits in attention, visual processing, language, memory, reasoning, problem solving, and executive functions. Cognitive rehabilitation consists of tasks designed to reinforce or reestab...

Participation is often the comprehensive objective of treatment but also an indication of the extent to which the process of occupational therapy is client-centred. The purpose of this study was to explore levels of participation during occupational therapy among clients in the area of mental health from the occupational therapists' perspectives. Additionally the authors sought to identify fact...

Introduction Hand Therapy is a sub speciality area within the field of orthopaedics rehabilitation that encompasses hand therapists that may have a background as occupational therapist or physiotherapist. It requires advanced continuing graduate education, clinical experience and independent study. Available hand therapy programs are time-consuming, expensive and inaccessible. The authors conce...

Spiritual fulfillment in the professional role of occupational therapy practitioner is hindered by the ethical consideration of maintaining an objective client-therapist relationship. Objectivity is a disengaged perspective that depersonalizes human relationships. It operates on the tacitly performed, reductionistic assumption that all truth can be structurally represented and verified. However...

Abstract Date Presented 03/31/2022 OTs play an important role in addressing the psychosocial needs of military veterans a variety treatment settings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is evidence-based psychotherapy that aligns well with current occupational therapy practice framework. This study aims to identify therapist knowledge perspectives regarding integration ACT components into i...