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STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Presented by
The OTA class The OTA class
of
Spring 2010
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupation: Activity in which one engages
Therapy: Treatment of an ll d b lillness or disability
“Skills for the job of living ”“Skills for the job of living.”
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational Therapy Services Occupational Therapy Services are provided for the purpose of promoting health and wellness who have or are at risk for developing disease, illness, injury impairment , or limitations of participation.
What is Occupational Therapy?
The purpose of working with The purpose of working with individuals or groups is to improve participation in roles and situations in the home, work s tuat o s t e o e, oplace, school, community and other settings.
Occupational therapy addresses the psychosocial, physical, cognitive and performances to g psupport engagement in everyday activities.
History of Occupational Therapy
The theory was adapted from the The theory was adapted from the Arts and Crafts Movement in 1904.
In 1917 , The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy was formed Therapy was formed.
Occupational Therapy Services were first recognized in the early were first recognized in the early 1920’s post World War I.
History of Occupational Therapy
Dr William Rush Dunton Jr is Eleanor Clarke Slagle is often
referred to as the mother of OT. Dr. William Rush Dunton, Jr. is considered the father of OT. He was a psychiatrist who introduced arts and crafts to psychiatric
referred to as the mother of OT. In 1912 she began directing an OT department in Baltimore. Her home was the first headquarters a ts a d c a ts to psyc at c
patients in the early 1910’s. of what was to become AOTA.
Treatment Settings
HospitalsClinics Hospitals Workshops Home health Teen centers
ClinicsSchools
Rehab centers Day treatment Supervised living Nursing homes Special Olympics Worksites (industry) P hi t i i tit tiHippotherapy centers Psychiatric institutions Skilled nursing facilities Community mental health
facilities
Hippotherapy centersSpecial camps Summer campsAfter school programs facilitiesp g
Occupational Therapy Practitioner Levels
There are two levels of clinicians: The Occupational Therapist requires a Master’s Degree. Th O i l Th A i i A i D The Occupational Therapy Assistant requires an Associate Degree.
Stark State OTA Education Program
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is a two year program at Program is a two year program at Stark State Technical College.
Th d ti l The program covers educational aspects in science, behavior, biological, sociology, and medicine medicine.
The program then concentrates th lif d l t f on the lifespan development of
specific skills and problem solving approach relying on critical thinking thinking.
Areas of Study
Psychosocial Aspects
Developmental Disabilities
Physical Dysfunction
Psychosocial Aspects of OT
What Is It?What Is It?
Treatment for individuals with psychological or social
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Problems may be caused by
Inability to cope with stressproblems
May include emotional, cognitive or personality
Biochemical imbalance
Disease
Environmental factorsg p ydisorders
Environmental factors
Problems may affect thinking, memory, judgment and self concept
Psychosocial Aspects of OT
Includes:
Introduction to various health promoting and inhibiting factors
Provides training related to one‐on‐one and group treatment for individuals with psychiatric or social impairments
Promoting psychological well being
Enhancing occupational performance
Developmental Aspects of OT
What is it? Treatment for individuals with developmental delays, severe physical or
cognitive disability that limits function Addresses
Inability to take care of own needs Lack of life skills Poor interpersonal skills Poor interpersonal skills Failure to properly adapt to environmental changes Inability to independently function Improper or detrimental behavior patterns
Developmental Aspects of OT
Includes: Id tifi ti d d i ti f Identification and description of
handicapping conditions existing from birth or through adulthood
Instr ction in occ pational Instruction in occupational therapy theories and treatments for individuals with developmental and learning developmental and learning impairments
Emphasis on therapeutic techniques to enhance techniques to enhance occupational performance from birth through adulthood
Physical Dysfunction Aspects of OT
What is it?
Treatment of medical problems caused by Disease Disorder or trauma Loss of sensationLoss of sensation Limitation in movement Pain D t b d t Damage to body systems Neuromuscular disorders
Physical Dysfunction Aspects of OT
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Emphasis on use of therapeutic activities to
Includes:
Instruction in occupational
activities to Restore Maintain Facilitate Instruction in occupational
theories Assessment screening
Facilitate Physical well being Independence
Treatment for individuals Physical impairments High risk medical conditions
Conclusion
Occupational therapy practioners…
l d h d d l are involved with assisting individuals in improving their mobility and social skills
primarily work with patients who have been injured, have a mental disability, or have a physical disability
help these patients learn basic skills so help these patients learn basic skills so they can live independently