KNOW ABOUT

OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
 M. KARTHIK B.O.T., M.Sc.,
 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
 Dr. KMH, VIJAYA OT CENTRE
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
 Diverting and directing mans participation in
selected tasks to restore, reinforce and enhance
performance
 Facilitate those skills essential for adaptation&
productivity, diminish or correcting pathology and
to promote and maintain health
 Therapeutic use self care, play and work activities
to increase independent functioning, enhancing
development and prevent disability.
 BEGINNINGS OF OT
 Originated for mental health rehab
 Moral treatment----Arts& Crafts
movement----Occupation work----
Occupational therapy[1914]
 1st book in OT- Willard & Spackmans
Occupational Therapy
 FOCUS AREAS OF OT
INTERVENTION
 PERFORMANCE AREAS
– ADL
– WORK& PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
– PLAY/ LEISURE ACTIVITIES
PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS
- SENSORIMOTOR COMPONENTS
- COGNITIVE& COGNITIVE INTEGRATIVE
COMPONENTS
- PSYCHOLOGICAL& PSYCHOSOCIAL
COMPONENTS
 3 MAJOR AREAS OF OT
PROGRAM
 Identification of functional deficits&
capacities
 Development of functional capacities
through activities
 Integration of functional abilities into daily
living tasks
 APPROACHES OF OT
INTERVENTION
REMEDIAL
COMPENSATORY
 ASSESSMENTS OT USE
 Functional assessment
 Sensorimotor assessment
 Cognitive perceptual assessment
 Environmental assessment
 Psychological assessment
 Prevocational assessment
 Job analysis
FRAMES OF REFERENCE IN
OT
 Behavioural
 Biomechanical
 Cognitive
 Developmental
 Neurodevelopmental
 Sensory Integration
 Model of human occupation
 FRAMES OF…… CONTD…
 Rehabilitaion
 Psychodynamic
 Spatiotemporal
 Occupational adaptation
 TOOLS OF PRACTICE
 Activity& activity analysis
 Therapeutic use of self
 Group process
 Therapeutic adaptations
 Assistive& adaptive equipments
 Environmental adaptation
 Assistive technology[ comm aids, augmentative
communication, ecu, biofeedfback]
 Patient and family member education
 PRACTICE SETTINGS
 HOSPITALS
 MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS
 SPECIAL SCHOOLS
 REHAB CENTRES
 SCHOOLS
 NGO’s
 INDUSTRIES
 SHELTERED WORKSHOPS
 OT INSTITUTIONS
 PRIVATE PRACTICE
 OT/PT DEMARCATION
 ACTIVITY- EXERCISE
 FUNCTIONAL RESTORATION- PHYSICAL
RESTORATION
 SPECIALIZED AREAS
– FOR OT--ADL, S.I, HAND FUNCTION, VOC.
RESETTLEMENT, PSYCHOSOCIAL
INTERVENTION
– FOR PT—PAIN MANAGEMENT, EXERCISE
PRESCRIPTION& STRENGTHENING, GAIT
TRAINING
 OT/PT…..
 OT’s have a bigger role to play in the areas
of Neurology. Psychiatry, Paediatrics
 PT’s have a bigger role to play in the areas
of Orthopaedics, Cardiorespiratory,
Neurology
OT devices
Env . modification
 Tips for you
 Keep in touch with books always
 Read for the sake of knowledge not for
exam
 Work hard
 Update your knowledge
 Be in & involved with your profession
 Make you specialized in particular area
 Don’t want to test your frustration tolerance
 Thanks for listening