Written by a leading author in the field, this practical and accessible intervention programme supports people to make sustainable lifestyle choices to improve their mental health and well-being.
Based on the Model Of Human Occupation (MOHO), the programme aims to foster positivity and self-confidence. It encourages participants to reflect on seven core topics, including their values, their routines, their interests, and their social connections. Each topic is supported by a background literature section highlighting the occupational importance of the issue, followed by key messages for sharing with participants and a choice of person-friendly activities for exploring the ideas together.
Supported by testimonials from occupational therapists who have already piloted the programme, this is a resource that will have wide appeal to occupational therapists working in mental health settings, as well as students wishing to understand how the MOHO can be applied in group sessions.
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Sue Parkinson is known in the occupational therapy profession for her contributions to the Model Of Human Occupation (MOHO), most notably the assessments, the Model Of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST) and the Model Of Human Occupation Exploratory Level Outcome Ratings (MOHO-ExpLOR), as well as the textbook, A Guide to the Formulation of Plans and Goals in Occupational Therapy, and the twin intervention handbooks, Recovery Through Activity and Discovery Through Activity. The Maintaining Our Health through Occupation programme was informed by her experiences as a Practice Development Adviser, supporting occupational therapists in mental health settings to consolidate their occupation-centred practice.