This essay surrounds a case study - Jayden (pseudonym), a four-year-old kid with Cerebral Palsy. The focused occupation is drawing. Firstly, this essay will include an activity analysis of drawing: describing the meaning and purpose of drawing as an occupation, the activity demands with reference...
Occupational Performance Analysis Essay and Report
Essay words count: 2867
Report word count: 914
Introduction
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, Occupational therapists observe and analyse what people do as well
as the quality of performance skills (Chard and Mesa, 2017).
Occupational therapist develops interventions which is expected to
promote health, well-being and participation (American Occupational
Therapy Association (AOTA), 2014). This essay will be around a four-
year-old boy called Jayden, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy(CP).
Drawing is the occupation focused, but CP influenced his health and well-
being, affecting his drawing performance and hindering occupational
participation. The following will encompass an activity analysis of
drawing, occupational performance analysis of Jayden’s drawing
performance and an intervention plan to reach Jayden’s goals in order to
enable his participation in drawing. Subsequent to the essay will include
Jayden’s Occupational therapy assessment report.
Drawing belongs to leisure participation according to table 2 in
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) (AOTA, 2020). Leisure is
defined as a nonobligate activity, driven by self-motivation and undertaken
during discretionary time, which means time is not devoted to obligatory
occupation such as self-care, work, or sleep.” (Parham & Fazio, 1997). While
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, participation is defined as “involvement in a life situation” (World Health
Organization, 2001).
Activity analysis
Activity analysis is a tool used by occupational therapists, it is the
dissection of an activity into components and analyse the inherent demand
and meaning of the activity (Creek, 2010). An individual doing a typical
activity, such as drawing, can be broken down into a sequence of tasks using
different performance skills.
Meaning and purpose of the activity
Drawing is a form of art in which individuals use drawing utensils to
create an image. There are various meanings and purposes of drawing.
Drawing as a kind of leisure activities, could share potential meanings of
leisure. Leisure gives people a sense of freedom, because it does not bear
obligations unlike obligatory occupations such as work and self-care (Craik
and Pieris, 2006). It allows physical and mental relaxation from obligatory
occupations and routines (Roelofs, 1999). Besides, participating in leisure
activities promotes people from finding self-identity and personal development
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