OTPF stands for Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, and it does exactly what it says. It provides a framework for occupational therapy practitioners that guides their practice. It serves the purpose of establishing a common language among practitioners and guiding the evaluation, intervention, and outcome process. It also helps define the occupational therapy scope of practice. The OTPF describes in-depth various skills and factors to consider during OT services such as client factors, performance skills and patterns, and the environment in which clients engage in their everyday lives. The OTPF emphasizes a top-down approach, which is understanding the roles clients have in their lives and attending to those roles first and foremost instead of focusing on the limitations, illness, or injury at hand. This way, practitioners know what the client values in their everyday life, and they can use OT services to help them get back to living their best life.
What were the key takeaway points from the guest lecture today? Describe two occupational therapy interventions based on the topic. Each intervention should address a different type of client: individual (1:1), group, or population. Key Takeaways Our society creates myths that older adults are asexual. While it is not often talked about, older adults remain sexually active into their later years. Studies show that organs can relieve pain, reduce stress, improve sleep, boost immune system and cognitive functioning, as well as increase life span. Knowing this, sex has a direct impact on older adult clients. Today we gained an understanding of the fundamental differences between approaches to sexual interactions based on biological gender. Sex is an occupation and therefore is covered in the occupational therapy scope of practice. It is important for us to be educated on this topic in order to educate future clients who are experiencing sexual ...
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