New! Special Interest Topic Series
Continuing education courses based on Special Interest Quarterly articles that are published four times per year by each of the AOTA Special Interest Sections. Each Special Interest Topic is comprised of 2 thematically connected quarterly articles selected for their insight and immediate applicability to practice. AOTA CEUs, contact hours and NBCOT PDUs are earned after successful completion of the accompanying exam.
Earn .1 AOTA CEU (1.25 NBCOT PDU/1 Contact Hour)
Caitlin Synovec, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist III, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland; Courtney Dauwalder, OTD, OTR/L, MFA, Clinical Occupational Therapist, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; and Christine Berg, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy, Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Abstract
Special Interest Topic #1
Utilizing the Recovery Model in Occupational Therapy Practice & Work Readiness Program for Young Cancer Survivors: Using Guided Discovery to Positively Impact Awareness.
Both articles present approaches to working with individuals who can benefit from self-reflection and adaptation to become successful in desired occupations.
Article #1
Utilizing the Recovery Model in Occupational Therapy Practice offers insight to the use of evidence based and client centered treatments that blend OT principles and those of the Recovery Model for clients transitioning from an acute inpatient mental health setting. The focus of the interventions described includes (a) building quality of life/locus of control, (b) communication skills, (c) life skills/medication management, (d) community/social supports, and (e) goal setting.
Article #2
Work Readiness Program for Young Cancer Survivors: Using Guided Discovery to Positively Impact Awareness describes the use of guided discovery and the Pyramid Model of Awareness. The approaches described target awareness and self-management strategies to effectively deal with workplace challenges faced by young cancer survivors who are experiencing long term side effects of cancer treatments and resultant chronic conditions.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the 10 fundamental components of the Recovery Model.
2. Describe how five components of the Recovery Model can be integrated into an Occupational Therapy program for individuals transitioning from an acute psychiatric inpatient hospital to the community.
3. Identify how aspects of the Pyramid Model of Awareness can be applied to specific client situations.
4. Differentiate between effective and non-effective use of Guided Discovery Learning Method for clients with work readiness needs.
Learning Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants
Content Focus: Category 1: Domain of OT; Category 2: OT Process: Intervention
Reference Information:
Dauwalder, C., & Berg, C. (2014, September). Work readiness program for young adult cancer survivors: Using guided discovery to positively impact awareness. Work & Industry Special Interest Section Quarterly, 28(3), 1–4.
Synovec, C. (2014, September). Utilizing the recovery model in occupational therapy practice. Mental Health Special Interest Section Quarterly, 37(3), 1–3.
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