Abstract
Liz Goodwin and Harriet Woodside worked together on the in-patient psychiatric service at the McMaster University Medical Centre. Their papers were presented together at the Conference of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy in Toronto in June, 1975.
The first paper gives a theoretical outline of the occupational behaviour model upon which the in-patient occupational therapy programme was patterned. It discusses the broad concepts used in the model, the effects of developmental gaps and institutionalization on occupational behaviour and some broad parameters of the treatment process involved in implementing the occupational behaviour model. The intent is to describe a theoretical framework for occupational therapy practice.
The second paper is a personal description of one therapist's experience in implementing the occupational behaviour model. It relies on the preceding paper and suggests one way of developing the model in a patient setting. The ward programme, specifically the work and play aspects of patient scheduling, is discussed and case studies are given to illustrate the implementation of a major part of the ward programme, the work placements.
Together, the papers try to suggest an over-riding philosophy of treatment which defines the unique and vital service occupational therapists can provide. They describe one way which this model can influence and give direction to treatment.
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