How Does the OTPF Guide OT Practice?

The OTPF gives therapists a guide or blueprint to help diagnose and treat any problem areas or difficulties their clients face, based on their occupational profile. The therapist learns what is important to each client based on their occupational profile, and addresses what areas of occupation their client has difficulty with. Upon assessing the client, the therapist is able to look at areas of occupation, client factors, performance skills and patterns, context and environment, and activity demands to create a specific, individualized treatment plan in order to increase the client's function and quality of life. Without using the OTPF as a guide, it would be impossible for OTs to determine what is important to each client, and would not be conducive to providing quality treatment.