PEOP Model Essay

What data might be collected by the evaluating occupational therapist if he or she is guided by the PEOP Model and why?

The PEOP model focus on the Person, Environment, Occupation, and Performance (Brown, C., E. 2014). Under person, the OTR would document that Sharone is a 50 year old female who had brain surgery due to brain cancer. Sharone presents with decrease cognition, slurred speech, decrease endurance, standing tolerance, and limited movement on the right side of the body. Her interest are cooking, singing, and family outing and events (Katz, R. 2015).

Under the environment, the OTR would document that Sharone lives with her husband on the second floor of a small apartment. Sharone attend church regularly and have a very involve and strong family

How do you think the context will impact Sharone’s occupations? Sharone’s occupations context will be affected because she has difficulty with standing for long period of time, need increase rest breaks with sitting activities, limited right side movement, difficulty with upper body and lower body ADLS, and difficulty with her speech and cognition which limit her job performance and task completion while she works at the library.

6. Based on your experiences working as an OTA, what intervention approaches do you think will be relevant to Sharone’s case? Explain your reasoning and offer examples and documentation/ research to support your position. If possible, use an example of a past or current OT client to justify your choice. Due to loss of muscle power, movement, and strength I would start with weight bearing tasks while sitting at the edge of the mat or bed to improve right side movement and muscle coordination (Davis, J., 2009). I would focus on ADL retraining, gross motor reaching tasks in standing focus on small, medium, and large size items using bilateral upper extremity, and reaching tasks using right upper extremities using books and