OT 100 Test #2: OT Framework and Frames of Reference

- official AOTA document originally published end 2002. Updated in 2008
-Purpose: -Articulates OT focus on Occupation; Creates common terminology
-Can be used in variety of ways

Describes area of human activity in which OT practitioners focus (i.e., our territory).
- Areas where OT's have established body of knowledge & expertise

Structural pieces used when we deliver our client and family-centered services
-Evaluation / Intervention / Outcome
-What we do while giving treatment

-Imbedded w/in each other - INTERDEPENDENT
-Domain should guide a focus during the Process
-Consider all aspects of Domain & their relationships, then select pertinent ones for client during Process.

ADL = Activities of Daily Living
Examples Include:
Bathing/showering / Bowel & Bladder mgmt / Dressing / Eating / Feeding / Functional Mobility / Hygiene & Grooming/ Personal Device Care / Sexual Activity / Toilet Hygiene