Occupational Therapy Intervention Plan

Introduction
Leisure occupations are activities that a person engages in for personal satisfaction and pleasure (Hinojosa & Blount, 2014). Occupational therapy practitioners use purposeful activities as a method to restore function and compensation for functional impairment (Hinojosa & Blount, 2014). Before incorporating the meaningful occupation into the intervention plan, an analysis of the activity needs to be conducted. All the information received from the occupational profile must be taken into account when choosing a purposeful activity. The client is a 29 year old female who works as a licensed insurance agent. She works 12 hours a day, five days a week. When she is not working, she takes care of her six month old daughter and
The client was admitted due to an MS relapse. The interviewer made sure to interview the client a couple hours after her last therapy session so that she was able to rest. Consent was given and the interviewer assured the client that she would remain confidential. The client’s parents were in the room at the time of the interview. Since the client is soft spoken, they kept answering for her. It was challenging because the client disagreed with some of their input. Something that the interviewer could have done differently was take the client to the communal dining room to conduct the interview so that they could be alone. Body language is extremely important when interviewing a client. The interviewer faced the client and kept eye contact so that it was clear that the client was to answer the questions. The interviewer made sure to be interactive rather than just reading the questions verbatim and looking at a computer screen. She was prepared and the interview was more like a casual conversation than a school assignment. The client appeared happy to talk about her meaningful occupation, and even gave baking tips to the interviewer. After the interview was conducted, the client, interviewer, and parents all had a conversation about the client’s tasty treats and the interviewer’s lack of baking skills. Through the interview process, the rapport between the interviewer, the client, and the family became stronger because they were able to get to know each other better. An interview is an important component of an occupational therapy evaluation. How the practitioner conducts the interview can either build rapport or create a barrier between the client and the occupational therapist. It is also a way for the practitioner to determine the client’s