MODELS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
What is a model?
Organizing framework used to think about practice in a systematic way
Provides a common language with which we can discuss practice with others
Some models are used more widely than others
Why do we use models in occupational therapy?
Guide treatment
o Using a model helps you to identify a person’s assets & limitations, prioritize
areas for treatment, and sometimes tells you ‘how’ to go about treatment
o Different models will have different guidelines for providing intervention
Act as a unifying base
o Services where all therapists work within the same model will have a more
consistent approach to intervention
Accountability
o Can make role of different service providers clearer
o Make role of OT within multidisciplinary sector more clear
o Opportunities for measuring outcomes
E.g., WHODAS 2.0 is linked to ICF
Comparison with others
o Compare effectiveness of treatment between persons, and across services
Communication
o Communicate more clearly the unique contribution occupational therapy is
making within the team
o Some are OT specific: MOHO
o Some are interdisciplinary: ICF
**See B OT I Notes on CMOP-E, PEOP and EHP Models
GUIDANCE FOR STUDY NOTES:
Draw a diagram / find a diagram on the internet that represents the key features of
each model
Make a list of the model terminology that you need to understand for each model
Find a definition for each concept / terminology
What words does the model use for domains of function?
What words does the model use for occupational enablers?
Are there any assessments that are specifically linked to this model?
What assessments you have learnt about would you use to assess domains of
function and each occupational enabler?
How does this model define / understand occupation and activity?
What is a model?
Organizing framework used to think about practice in a systematic way
Provides a common language with which we can discuss practice with others
Some models are used more widely than others
Why do we use models in occupational therapy?
Guide treatment
o Using a model helps you to identify a person’s assets & limitations, prioritize
areas for treatment, and sometimes tells you ‘how’ to go about treatment
o Different models will have different guidelines for providing intervention
Act as a unifying base
o Services where all therapists work within the same model will have a more
consistent approach to intervention
Accountability
o Can make role of different service providers clearer
o Make role of OT within multidisciplinary sector more clear
o Opportunities for measuring outcomes
E.g., WHODAS 2.0 is linked to ICF
Comparison with others
o Compare effectiveness of treatment between persons, and across services
Communication
o Communicate more clearly the unique contribution occupational therapy is
making within the team
o Some are OT specific: MOHO
o Some are interdisciplinary: ICF
**See B OT I Notes on CMOP-E, PEOP and EHP Models
GUIDANCE FOR STUDY NOTES:
Draw a diagram / find a diagram on the internet that represents the key features of
each model
Make a list of the model terminology that you need to understand for each model
Find a definition for each concept / terminology
What words does the model use for domains of function?
What words does the model use for occupational enablers?
Are there any assessments that are specifically linked to this model?
What assessments you have learnt about would you use to assess domains of
function and each occupational enabler?
How does this model define / understand occupation and activity?
