For this post I wanted to discuss adapting and grading an
activity in OT intervention. Within occupational therapy there are many ways to
analyze and adjust activities. There are three major points to consider when
determining whether or not to grade or adapt an activity for an individual
client. 1. Meaningful and purposeful activities are much more effective to use
as a means of grading or adapting to improve client performance. 2. There is
often a choice between fabricating an adaptation and buying a commercial
product. 3. In addition to grading and adapting therapeutic activities used in
interventions, a therapist also needs to be able to grade and adapt his or her
own behavior to meet a clients needs. These three factors are very important to
consider and reflect on when grading or adapting an activity.
So
what exactly does it mean to grade or adapt an activity? Grading means changing
the complexity of what is to be performed. This method is done by the
occupational therapist to help a client improve their performance level. It is
accomplished by examining how a client will do a task given his or her specific
strengths and limitations. The OT could choose to grade up an activity or down.
Adapting is modifying or substituting objects used in performing the activity.
Adaptation may involve changing the tool or the technique used to complete a
task. It is important to remember that with adaptation while you may be
changing or altering parts of the activity, the outcome remains the same.
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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