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Facilitating Occupational Therapy Groups in Mental Health and Other Practice Settings

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1.  Joe, the occupational therapist is conducting a group for individuals with recently acquired spinal cord injuries that now have paraplegia and need to use a wheelchair for mobility. Adjusting to this abrupt change in their lives has been difficult, and group members have developed depression, and several have anger issues as well. Joe chooses to run a group that teaches specific information or techniques the group members can use to deal with their depression and anger management issues. The type of group that Joe was providing for these individuals was: Neurodevelopment Psychodynamic Psychoeducational Thematic

2.  A group that is consistent and highly structured involving a format of orientation, introduction, a warm-up, selected activities, and a wrap-up that particularly meets the needs of the most severely mentally ill individuals, who are often functioning at a very low level is: The developmental group The directive group The task group The neurodevelopmental group

3.  Regina is participating in a group that involves baking cookies and preparing small sandwiches for a tea party planned for the next day. While participating in the group, members encounter some problems in doing the various activities, as many group members have strong opinions on how things should be done. Through the processing of the group, these problems and interactions became the focus of group and members reflected on their style of problem solving, trying out alternative ways of doing things, and clients were able to reflect on the impact they had on others and identify more appropriate ways of interacting and communicating. This type of group is called a: Leisure group Thematic group Directive group Task group

4.  Arts and crafts: Are no longer used in occupational therapy groups Continue to have a place in occupational therapy Used mainly in occupational therapy with children Continue to be controversial in occupational therapy

5.  Following the completion of the group activity it is most important for the leader to always: Leave adequate time for participants to clean up/put away supplies Process the group with the group members Make certain that the group was beneficial for participants Ask participants to create goals for future groups

6.  According to this presenter, an effective way to begin a group is by the leader: Asking group members to make announcements Having a group member review the group norms and rules Asking group members to identify personal goals Having the group members share a personal story

7.  The ideal number of group members is: 15 - 20 7 - 9 4 - 12 3 - 5

8.  Occupational therapy groups are unique because they use: Arts and crafts Group therapy techniques Occupation-based activities Cooking and baking

9.  The first step in starting a group is: Selection of appropriate activities Development of a group protocol Determining a suitable location Conducting a needs assessment

10.  Sensory approaches are an emerging practice area. The work of occupational therapist Tina Champagne states that a ___________ type of group uses activities that increase the awareness of bodily sensations and responses or facilitates body relaxation. Directive Sensory Intervention using Sensory Modulation Approaches Developmental Task