Occupational Adaptation

One sentence that stood out to me in particular when reading about occupational adaptation in our Willard & Spackman book was, "Practice based on OA is driven by the assumption that if clients become more adaptive, they will become more functional" (p. 528). I believe this is so true! As clients and patients we treat face obstacles and challenges during the treatment process, sometimes they might have to come up with a Plan B, Plan C, or even Plan D when things don't go as planned. But as our clients are better able adapt to changes around them, they will realize that there is more than one way to do something correctly. Knowing that they have options will give them confidence that they can perform at a higher functional capacity.