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Occupational Therapy Intervention Plan Foundations for Occupation-Based Practice Model/FOR (3 points): Cognitive Behavioral Model Strategies in OT (Psychoeducation) - Client and Therapist Collaborate to plan meaningful activities, daily commitment, or weekly activities based on your therapist's recommendations. The patient is often given homework to address areas that need improvement. It involves educational sessions to help the client gain knowledge about some aspects of their disease. Tic-Toc Technique: Used to help clients identify negative thoughts or distortions that interfere with task performance. Employment model-human will or ability of the client to develop interests and values. Development of personal causality, or the understanding that a personal action will cause a desired effect. Habituation or the client's ability to develop habitual behavioral routines. Develop the skills and action patterns needed to be successful with ADLs and IADLs. Performance, or the client's ability to develop communication skills and maintain cognitive processing capabilities. Environment, or helping the client identify valuable resources, recognize environmental resources and barriers to career adaptation, and develop positive social networks. Person-Environment-Occupation Model: Help the client achieve occupational performance by evaluating personal factors such as skills and abilities, how the environment influences behaviors, and discover meaningful occupations in which the client is able to engage. Resources (3 points):- Pre-morbid functioning: Previously able to obtain employment in the past as a taxi driver and cook and verbalized desire to find employment. Client willing to help mother with household chores such as taking out the garbage and accompanying him... middle of paper... (Butler, 2001). OT Social Skills Group Activity: Boomerang: Helps clients develop mindfulness and practice kindness (Butler, 2001). Social Skills Group Activities: Terminators: Clients are able to practice identifying effective communication strategies and practicing appropriate communication opening tools (Butler, 2001). OT Working group to develop work-related skills. D/C Recommendations (2 points): Client will participate in weekly individual outpatient occupational therapy sessions for goals of recreational activities, maintenance of self-care skills, work-related skills, medication management, and money management for a minimum of 6 weeks. Transfer to assisted living program to ensure compliance with ADLs, IADLs, and medications and promote a positive transition from previous living environment. Case management services for family support, housing, transportation and mental health service.