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Application of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model: A practical Tool
Abstract
Occupational therapy focuses on complex dynamic relationships between people, occupations and environments. Therapists must clearly communicate their practices and how their practice influences outcomes. This paper explores applications of the Person-Environment-Occupation Model (Law et al., 1996) in occupational therapy practice, and delineates how this particular model helps therapists to conceptualize, plan, communicate and evaluate occupational performance interventions. Three case studies illustrate how the model can be used by occupational therapists to systematically approach analysis of occupational performance issues while considering the complexities of human functioning and experience. The ways in which the model facilitates communication within and outside occupational therapy are explained. The Person-Environment-Occupation Model is offered as a tool for therapists to use in client(s)-therapist alliances to enable clients to successfully engage in meaningful occupations in chosen environments.
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- Authors
- Strong, S., Rigby, P., Stewart, D., Law, M., Letts, L., & Cooper, B.
- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-06
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 122-133
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- 0008-4174 (ISSN-L)
- 1911-9828
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- W2003017727
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- 328
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- 2.33
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- en
- Open access
- closed
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- journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
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