engaging with life through the model of human occupation
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Engaging with Life through the Model of Human
Occupation
Author : Katie Gape
Aims
To establish more resourceful
use of Occupational Therapy
within a Community Mental
Health Team with a high
volume of patients.
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Conclusions
People have gone on to implement
changes identified in the workshop,
as well as going on to attend
workshops run by the Recovery
Education Centre.
People have found discussion with
peers beneficial and have gone on
to make plans to meet outside of
the workshops to buddy up to do
activities.People are observed to benefit
from the holistic approach of
Occupational Therapy intervention,
and this has enabled them to take
a proactive approach to make
constructive changes to their lives.
Feedback from team members has
been positive in respect of benefits
of Occupational Therapy
intervention and multi-disciplinary
working.
Other teams within the Trust haveexpressed interest and the
intention is to roll the workshops
out Trust wide.
Christchurch and Southbourne Community Mental Health Team
Contact [email protected]
Acknowledgements: Kerry Pearce Peer Specialist, Phil Morgan Dorset Mental Health Forum
Background
Following team merger and
consequent high volume of
patients, a new way of using the
team Occupational Therapist
was needed. A more economical
way of assessing patient needs
and providing Occupational
Therapy intervention wasrequired. A series of workshops
looking at Volition, Habituation,
Physical Capacity, the
Environment and dealing with
negative thoughts was created
by the Occupational Therapist
and Peer Specialist.
A Peer Specialist is a person
with lived experience of mental
illness.
Methods
The sessions use a structured
format relating to the theme of each
particular session. The Peer
Specialist speaks about their
experiences relating to that theme
and the Occupational Therapist
delivers the theory using relevant
research findings. Attendees areinvited to contribute their
experiences and discuss the issues
with the aim of identifying barriers
and solutions.
Using the Occupational Self
Assessment and Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based
tools people are supported to learn
basic analysis skills in order to
identify areas and strategies for
change, understanding reasons
behind current level of functioning.
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