occupational therapy slide prepared by G. ANUSHA IT is the therapy which used for the psychiatric settings to treat the patient condition it is one of the alternative therapy to treat the symptoms it is very interesting to learn. mostly this therapy used as diversional therapy

2. OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
UNIT : IX
VENUE : 3RD YEAR CLASS ROOM
PRESENTED BY MS. ANUSHA
SUBJECT: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

3. INTRODUCTION
 Occupational therapy [OT] can be described as the art and science of
challenging an individual’s effort in specially selected activities that have
been designed to restore and enhance his performance.
OCCUPATION :
 Any activity ,which engages a person’s resources of time and energy and
is composed of skills and values.

4. DEFINITION
 Occupational therapy is the
application of goal – oriented and ,
purposeful activity in the
assessment and treatments of
individuals with psychological
,physical or development
disabilities

5. GOALS

6. PROMOTION OF RECOVERY

7. MOBILIZATION TOTAL ASSETS OF THE
PATIENT

8. PREVENTION OF HOSPITALIZATION

9. CREATION OF GOOD HABITS OF WORK AND
LEISURE

10. ENHANCE THE PATIENT TO REGAIN SELF
CONFIDANCE

11. PRINCIPLES
 Select the activities based on interest IQ levels strengths
and abilities of the client.
 Utilizes the client’s available resources
 Select Short duration activities to foster a sense of
accomplishment and enhance self confidence.
 Provide good reinforcement for even small achievements.
 Plan and selected activities that gives new experience for
the client to meet the day to day activities

12. INDICATIONS

13. DEPRESSION

14. CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA

15. Anxiety disorder

16. Manic disorder

17. Paranoid schizophrenias

18. Catatonic schizophrenia

19. Antisocial personality disorder

20. dementia

21. Substance abuse

22. Childhood psychiatric disorders

23. SETTINGS

24. settings
Psychiatric hospitals
Nursing homes
Rehabilitation centres
Special schools
Community mental health centres
Halfway homes and DE-ADDICTION
centres

25. SERVICES
 Independent living skills : self -care or self maintenance
 Crafts
 Socialization
 Leisure activity
 Education
 Employment and academic preparation
 Home making
 Child care or parenting
 Design fabrication and application of orthotic device
 Therapeutic exercise
 Patient /family education

26. OT ACTIVITIES

27. Assertiveness training

28. Daily activities living

29. Music, art, and clay

30. Poetry and drama

31. Craft work and wood work

32. weaving

33. painting

34. Social skill training

35. Industrial works

36. sewing

37. Leather work

38. ceramics

39. CLASSIFICATION
DIVERSIONAL
EG : Organized
games
REMEDIAL
 EG : Physiotherapy for
particular muscle groups. [
basket making , weaving ,
carpentry ,candle making
,baking , tailoring ,gardening ,
embroidery ]
 Physiotherapy also includes
[heart massage , electro therapy
]

40. SUGGESTED OT
ACTIVITIES

41. Anxiety disorder
Simple concrete
tasks with not
more than 3 or 4
steps ( sweeping ,
washing ,weeding
garden )

42. Depressive disorder
Simple concrete tasks
which are achievable
[craft works ]

43. Manic disorder
 Non – competitive
activities that allows the
use of energy and
expression of feelings .
[raking grass ]

44. Schizophrenia [ paranoid ]
 Non – competitive
solitary meaningful tasks
that require some
degree of concentration

45. Anti – social personality
 Activities the enhance self
–esteem and expressive
and creative [ leather
work , painting ]

46. dementia
 Group activities to
increase feeling of
belonging and self worth
[cover making , packing
goods ]

47. Substance abuse
 Group activities in
which patient uses his
talents [ involve patient
in planning social
activities

48. Childhood and adolescent disorders :
 Children –playing ,story telling ,painting ,poetry ,music etc. .
Adolescents : - leather work drawing ,painting etc. ..
MR - cover making , candle making ,and packing goods

49. ADVANTAGES
 OT Helps to build more healthy and integrated ego
 It helps express and deal with needs and feelings .
 Assists in the gratification of basic needs
 Strengthens ego defences
 Reverses psychopathology
 Facilitates personality development
 Develops self esteem and good self – concept

50. Points to be kept in mind
 Involve patient to select activity
 Activity should utilizes patients strengths and abilities
 The activity should be of short duration to foster feeling of
accomplishment
 The selected activity should provide new experience for the
patient

51. ROLE OF THE NURSE
 Coordination with other therapeutic team
 Provide a series of graded experiences to the client
 Educate the client
 Encourage socialization and exhibits positive interest to the client
 Guide the client
 Appreciation
 Offer tokens
 helps the client to develop independent skills
 Approaches the community agencies
 Assists in developing good social interaction and relationship
 Never criticize while performing any activity

52. ANY QUESTION

53. conclusion
 It is a well clear that occupational therapy
plays an important role for treating and
rehabilitating mentally – ill patients .

54. THANK YOU