The Model of Human Occupation MOHO Kielhofner et al.

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The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)Kielhofner
et al.

• Emily K. Schulz, PhD, PhD, OTR/L, CFLE
• OT 606

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MOHO Brief Overview

• MOHO was first published in 1980 as a series of 4
  articles. The first edition of the book A Model
  of Human Occupation Theory and Application was
  published in 1985.
• A decade later, the second edition of the text
  became available and represented the cumulative
  contributions of colleagues from throughout the
  world.
• The third and most current edition of the text
  provides the latest theory and expanded resources
  for practice.
• While the text is central authoritative resource
  on MOHO theory and practice, a large number of
  publications and other resources are available to
  persons who want to learn more about and use this
  model.
• http//www.uic.edu/ahp/OT/MOHOC/Intro_to_MOHO/intr
  o_to_moho.html

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MOHO Brief Overview

• The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) is a
  practice model designed to provide theory along
  with practical tools and strategies for
  occupational therapy and related rehabilitation
  practice.
• MOHO concepts focus on how people are motivated
  toward their occupations (i.e., work, play, and
  self care), how they learn and sustain
  occupational patterns in life, and how they
  engage in physical, cognitive, and social action.
  
• MOHO also focuses on the importance of the
  environment on occupation. MOHO emphasizes that
  through therapy persons are helped to engage in
  doing things that maintain, restore, reorganize,
  or develop their capacities, motives, and
  lifestyles.
• http//www.uic.edu/ahp/OT/MOHOC/Intro_to_MOHO/intr
  o_to_moho.html

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MOHO Concepts

• MOHO addresses how occupation is motivated,
  patterned, and performed.
• Humans in this model are conceptualized as being
  comprised of three interrelated components
  volition, habituation, and performance capacity.
• Volition refers to the motivation for occupation,
  
• Habituation refers to the process by which
  occupation is organized into patterns or
  routines, and
• Performance capacity refers to the physical and
  mental abilities that underlie skilled
  occupational performance.
• http//www.moho.uic.edu/intro

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MOHO Four Concepts

• Since MOHO emphasizes that to understand human
  occupation, we must understand the physical and
  social environments in which it takes place, the
  model looks at occupation and problems of
  occupation that occur in terms of its four
  primary concepts of
• volition,
• habituation,
• performance capacity and
• environmental context.

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MOHO (1985)
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MOHO (1995)
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MOHO (1997)
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Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed.
(2002) - illustrating the emergence of values
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Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed.
(2002) - illustrating the process of volitional
change over time
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Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed.
(2002) - illustrating the content of volitional
thoughts and feelings.
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o_to_moho.html
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Christy Brown and MOHO My Left Foot

• Analysis

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My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
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My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
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My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
My Left Foot Christy Brown and MOHO
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Questions and Answers

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