The Model Of Human Occupation Developed By Gary Kielhofner
Model of Human Occupation
Originators and History of the Model
The Model of Human Occupation developed by Gary Kielhofner. Also known as MOHO, it is one of the most widely used models in the practice of OT (Kielhofner, 2008). The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) was developed in the 1980s, which has been revised 3 times. MOHO grew out of the work by Mary Reilly on occupational behavior, but the original authors are Gary Kielhofner (primary author), Janice Burke, and Cynthia Heard. The model was developed following, and in response to, reductionist and medically driven period in occupational therapy’s history (Duncan, 2010). But the main emphasize of the model was to synthesize many of themes …show more content…
Volition (our motivation to choose to engage in an activity) influence by: values, interests (preferences), and personal causation (knowledge of capacity). This is gained through experiences or dispositions, and is continually changing as new experiences are developed. Habituation develops from repeated actions that form into patterns/routines with a consistent environment in place. Roles are influenced by interaction with family or friends, and by activity or tasks of our daily routine. Performance capacity is a person’s ability to perform an act. These capabilities include musculoskeletal, cognitive, neurological and other systems that enable function; this can be assessed objectively. Whereas the experiences are subjective, since it is how the person view’s their performance capacity in environment. The environment consists of different contexts (physical, social, cultural); it is environment where there are objects, spaces, tasks, culture and political and economic influences that affect occupational performance. Different environments will have different effects on each person. Although the environment has an influence on performance, it is the dynamic interaction of volition, …show more content…
We create occupational identities through behavior and reshape ourselves by engaging in new behavior. Also, with constant engagement and practice, we build progress and reach a level of occupational competence. With occupational identity and occupational competence constantly reforming results in becoming more occupationally adaptive and
Originators and History of the Model
The Model of Human Occupation developed by Gary Kielhofner. Also known as MOHO, it is one of the most widely used models in the practice of OT (Kielhofner, 2008). The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) was developed in the 1980s, which has been revised 3 times. MOHO grew out of the work by Mary Reilly on occupational behavior, but the original authors are Gary Kielhofner (primary author), Janice Burke, and Cynthia Heard. The model was developed following, and in response to, reductionist and medically driven period in occupational therapy’s history (Duncan, 2010). But the main emphasize of the model was to synthesize many of themes …show more content…
Volition (our motivation to choose to engage in an activity) influence by: values, interests (preferences), and personal causation (knowledge of capacity). This is gained through experiences or dispositions, and is continually changing as new experiences are developed. Habituation develops from repeated actions that form into patterns/routines with a consistent environment in place. Roles are influenced by interaction with family or friends, and by activity or tasks of our daily routine. Performance capacity is a person’s ability to perform an act. These capabilities include musculoskeletal, cognitive, neurological and other systems that enable function; this can be assessed objectively. Whereas the experiences are subjective, since it is how the person view’s their performance capacity in environment. The environment consists of different contexts (physical, social, cultural); it is environment where there are objects, spaces, tasks, culture and political and economic influences that affect occupational performance. Different environments will have different effects on each person. Although the environment has an influence on performance, it is the dynamic interaction of volition, …show more content…
We create occupational identities through behavior and reshape ourselves by engaging in new behavior. Also, with constant engagement and practice, we build progress and reach a level of occupational competence. With occupational identity and occupational competence constantly reforming results in becoming more occupationally adaptive and