Occupation-centred, occupation-based, occupation-focused: Same, same or different? - 0 views

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  #1 meglitwiller on 24 Oct 16

   

  This article aims to break apart three term often talked about interchangeably when talking, describing, or thinking about what we do as occupational therapists. The three terms are occupation-centered, occupation-based, and occupation-focused. The author defines occupation-centered is at the core of our profession and it is what we do. The occupational-centered perspective guides our reasoning and in turn guides our actions. The centering of occupation ables us to link everything we do to the occupational core of our profession. Everything we do is pulled inward toward occupation. Occupation-based on the other hand is to have occupation as the fundamental base or foundation of what we do. Occupation-based interventions are when an occupational therapist uses engagement in occupation as a therapeutic agent for change. A method of evaluation and intervention that involved engaging a person in occupation. Occupation-focused then is being focused, as in our attention on occupation. We use evaluations and interventions that focus on occupation and the uses these focused interventions as a means to an end.
  
  Fisher, A. G. (2014). Occupation-centred, occupation-based, occupation-focused:
  Same, same or different?. Scandinavian Journal Of Occupational Therapy,
  2196-107. doi:10.3109/11038128.2014.952912

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article aims to break apart three term often talked about interchangeably when talking, describing, or thinking about what we do as occupational therapists. The three terms are occupation-centered, occupation-based, and occupation-focused. The author defines occupation-centered is at the core of our profession and it is what we do. The occupational-centered perspective guides our reasoning and in turn guides our actions. The centering of occupation ables us to link everything we do to the occupational core of our profession. Everything we do is pulled inward toward occupation. Occupation-based on the other hand is to have occupation as the fundamental base or foundation of what we do. Occupation-based interventions are when an occupational therapist uses engagement in occupation as a therapeutic agent for change. A method of evaluation and intervention that involved engaging a person in occupation. Occupation-focused then is being focused, as in our attention on occupation. We use evaluations and interventions that focus on occupation and the uses these focused interventions as a means to an end. <br /> <br /> Fisher, A. G. (2014). Occupation-centred, occupation-based, occupation-focused: <br /> Same, same or different?. Scandinavian Journal Of Occupational Therapy, <br /> 2196-107. doi:10.3109/11038128.2014.952912</div>

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