For this blog post I will be writing about sleep and the role
of an occupational therapist. Sleep is an essential part of life, as well as
essential to ones well-being and critical to participating in activities of
daily living. Occupational therapist have long acknowledged the influence of
sleep on occupational performance. Our profession even includes rest and sleep as
a part of the OTPF. Occupational therapists use their knowledge of sleep
physiology, sleep disorders, and evidence based sleep promotion practices to
evaluate and address he functional ramifications of a lack of sleep or sleep
disorders on occupational performance and participation. After an initial
assessment there are multiple interventions the occupational therapist can use
to benefit the client. Something as basic as sleep goes to show that
occupational therapy can truly cover every aspect and area of life.
For my second post I will be talking about health as well as mentioning a few theories promoting health. Health can be defined in many different ways, one being “the complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.” The promotion of health is the use of discipline specific techniques to assist people in achieving their health related goals. Occupational therapy directed health promotion is the client centered use of occupations, adaptations to context, or alteration of context to maximize individuals’, families’, communities’, and groups’ pursuit of health and quality of life. Health promotion is a process of maximizing health through structured interventions. Before an appropriate theory can be selected for a health promotion initiative, a clear understanding of the health and occupation needs and desires of those being served is required. One of the first and most widely used models in health promotion is...
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