OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational therapy Interventions with individuals



Occupational Therapy Interventions with Individuals

Introduction

Occupational therapy is a therapy which directly related to health. The primary purpose of the therapy is to serve the person with disabilities. The concern of the occupational therapy is with the person well being that faced in their daily occupation. The profession takes in to the consideration the necessary parts of life that contribute to emotional, physical and cognitive security. The therapists work with those individuals whose contribution in occupation threatened or hampered by impairments and/or environmental barriers. In this paper, we will discuss the occupational therapy intervention with individuals and the impact of environmental factors for the individual. The recommendation of the assessment and evaluation strategies with it long term emergence (Quality occupational, 2004, pp. 120).

Discussion

Occupational Therapy Theory, in Relation to the Individual

Occupational therapy is a profession which focused on developing and maintaining the behaviour of the people. Moreover, it contributes towards the improvement of health and quality of life. It is important to consider the focus of occupational therapy in the individual and occupational participation. The OT works with the individual bearing in mind how health conditions, environmental conditions and personal characteristics influence their performance. The occupational therapist is essential in the treatment of numerous pathologies rehabilitation or health conditions, such as stroke, hemiplegia, degenerative diseases of the central nervous system, head injuries and traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy children, mental retardation and learning disorders; spinal cord injuries, amputations, orthopedic injuries and burns, rheumatic disorders, blindness, psychiatric disorders, drug abuse in people with kidney failure, cancer and AIDS (Copley, Rodger, et al., 2010, pp. 48).

Occupational therapists play a pivotal role in technical aids field (product support) and adaptations, as well as the evaluation and implementation of orthotics and prosthetics. The transfer techniques and bed mobility, transfers assisted and independent of lifting techniques, the management of wheelchair mobility impaired individual and the detection of architectural barriers and addressing urban mobility issues in the home.

In the case, of Roa Scenario who was 19 year-old law student; living away from home for the first time. He was facing mental disabilities problem which has affected his life largely. During this journey, his behaviour was very awkward when he experienced the life style of his peers. He became isolated due to his thinking that everyone is playing tricks and games with him. The Operational therapy to the Rao would be applied to improve his life and treat him in order to preserve and develop his independence and autonomy in their daily and social environment (Foran, 2011, pp. 362).

In the case of Roa, occupational therapy characterized by education, rehabilitation and recovery from operating activities. It is through the daily living activities (personal care, work and leisure) and other global and analytical exercises that the therapist holds a therapy to improve capacity and competence to act, this individual or in groups. Concerned with adults, the elderly person or child, including sector psychiatry, neurology, rheumatology or physical therapy, occupational therapists have most often employed basis ...