For a successful treatment of any mental health case, there must be collaboration between several health professionals each with distinctive roles to play. In addition to the medical professionals like the doctors, the nurses, the counselors, the social workers, and the therapists, the patient's caregivers, teachers, support providers, and aides also have a role to play. The occupational therapy in mental health is part of the collaborative process that brings other players in a collaborative approach with the purpose of reaching a specific goal of improving the client's quality of life.
The mental health occupational therapy is described as a client-centered approach that the therapists use to gain an idea of different factors that relates to the client's occupation and the environment and have an influence on their mental functioning as well as their subsequent functionality. The therapist assesses the occupation or occupations that are most meaningful to the clients.
In this case, the "occupation" in this case does not solely mean work. It is used to refer to any activity that an individual is engaged. It therefore includes activities at the workplace as well as home. Some examples include the personal hygiene, socializing, preparing a meal, painting, managing finances, and engaging in leisure activities. The therapists in this category use occupation to enhance the client's ability to live a meaningful and a more satisfying life.
The mental health occupational therapist is not very different. He relies on the client-centered approach as the means of gaining a deeper understanding of factors that relates to an individual occupations and the environment that have influence to their mental health and their overall functioning. Through the engagement in the occupations that are meaningful and purposeful, the client is able to regain a sense of achievement, well-being, and self-esteem that was affected by the illness or injury.
The second part involves identifying the factors that form a barrier to the client functioning. These are environmental factors that are part of the work or home environment. The therapist then develops the necessary strategies to overcome these barriers. The last function is the interventions through which they offer assistance to the clients in helping them overcome the practical challenges such as the independent life skills, self-care, leisure, home maintenance, and even the fitness or medical goals through focused occupational strategies.
The process starts by the assessment of the functional abilities. In this stage, the client's ability to manage work related roles and home related roles are determined. The ability to participate in activities in pursuits of the same is also assessed.
In the mental occupational therapy, the target is to treat the person as a whole, whether the problems are emanating from the physical or mental health. Today, the practice can be seen in diverse settings such as the hospitals, the outpatients, intermediate care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, work place, home, and community programs among others.
The occupational therapists usually collaborate with different professionals in the health profession in order help individuals in their recovery process. In some cases, their roles may overlap with other team members. However, they provide a very unique theoretical and clinical contribution to the recovery process, and should therefore be considered as a part of an integrated and comprehensive treatment program.
The mental health occupational therapy is described as a client-centered approach that the therapists use to gain an idea of different factors that relates to the client's occupation and the environment and have an influence on their mental functioning as well as their subsequent functionality. The therapist assesses the occupation or occupations that are most meaningful to the clients.
In this case, the "occupation" in this case does not solely mean work. It is used to refer to any activity that an individual is engaged. It therefore includes activities at the workplace as well as home. Some examples include the personal hygiene, socializing, preparing a meal, painting, managing finances, and engaging in leisure activities. The therapists in this category use occupation to enhance the client's ability to live a meaningful and a more satisfying life.
The mental health occupational therapist is not very different. He relies on the client-centered approach as the means of gaining a deeper understanding of factors that relates to an individual occupations and the environment that have influence to their mental health and their overall functioning. Through the engagement in the occupations that are meaningful and purposeful, the client is able to regain a sense of achievement, well-being, and self-esteem that was affected by the illness or injury.
The second part involves identifying the factors that form a barrier to the client functioning. These are environmental factors that are part of the work or home environment. The therapist then develops the necessary strategies to overcome these barriers. The last function is the interventions through which they offer assistance to the clients in helping them overcome the practical challenges such as the independent life skills, self-care, leisure, home maintenance, and even the fitness or medical goals through focused occupational strategies.
The process starts by the assessment of the functional abilities. In this stage, the client's ability to manage work related roles and home related roles are determined. The ability to participate in activities in pursuits of the same is also assessed.
In the mental occupational therapy, the target is to treat the person as a whole, whether the problems are emanating from the physical or mental health. Today, the practice can be seen in diverse settings such as the hospitals, the outpatients, intermediate care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, work place, home, and community programs among others.
The occupational therapists usually collaborate with different professionals in the health profession in order help individuals in their recovery process. In some cases, their roles may overlap with other team members. However, they provide a very unique theoretical and clinical contribution to the recovery process, and should therefore be considered as a part of an integrated and comprehensive treatment program.
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