http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:53:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Use Empowering Occupational Therapy for: Purposeful home program activities Caregiver instruction sheets A quick reference of creative treatment ideas Increased patient motivation and compliance as a patient selects an activity that is meaningful to him or her Maximizing your treatment time Saving valuable resources by using recycled or inexpensive supplies Discovering creative new ways to use your occupational therapy equipment A springboard of ideas ... http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com/occupational-therapy/ 100 reproducible, purposeful activities written to your patients, not directed at them. Each activity includes: The therapeutic goal the patient is working towards Follow up activities for the patient to continue independently as a home program Precautions to warn of potential hazards A list of all the inexpensive supplies needed so the patients themselves can set up, complete, and clean up an activity ... http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com/occupational-therapy-activity-sheets/ Preparation Begin with the Hand Exercisesfound on pageV. Avoid overuse your fingers and hands. Directions 1.Find the sign for the first letter of your name in the chart above. 2.Position your hand exactly as the picture demonstrates for the first letter of your name. 3.Check to make sure your hand looks the same as the picture. Some signs are similar ... http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com/occupational-therapy-activity/ Each treatment category has two levels of difficulty, level aand level b. Level aactivities are easier while the level bactivities aremore challenging. For example, the occupational therapist may turn to the Fine Motor level atreatment category and explain to a patient that he/she may choose any activity within the section. The patient is encouraged to choose an activity that looks meaningful, enjoyable, or ... http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com/occupational-therapy-activities/ Some great ideas for occupational therapists can be found here. http://occupationaltherapyactivities.com/occupational-therapy-ideas/