Geriatric Rehabilitation

Cross-Cutting

Symposium

(592606) Use of Occupational Performance Coaching With Older Adults

Presenter(s)

• 

  Dorothy Kessler, PhD, OT Reg (Ont)

  Assistant Professor
  Queen's University
  Kingsotn, Ontario
• 

  Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, PhD, OT Reg (Ont)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Ottawa
  Ottawa, Ontario
• JL

  Julie Lamarre, MSc(OT)

  non employed Occupational Therapist
  n/a
  New Iberia, Louisiana
• ME

  Mary Egan, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  Professor
  University of Ottawa
  Ottawa, Yukon

Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) is a well-defined, promising approach that promotes attainment of participation goals through addressing an individual's needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, and can be adopted by a variety of rehabilitation professionals. A therapeutic coaching relationship is established to guide individuals to discover, implement, and evaluate their own solutions towards achieving their chosen participation goals.

We will describe OPC, highlight experiences of therapists providing OPC; provide an overview of OPC evidence with people who have experienced stroke; and present findings from a preliminary case study of OPC used with a resident in an assisted living facility.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) components and proclesses.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the evidence to support the use of OPC with people who have experienced stroke
• Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the evidence and considerations for use of OPC with older adults who have participation challenges.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify opportunities and challenges to using coaching approaches in rehabilitation practice in general.