OT Mental Health in Adolescents Concept Map

The Effects of Occupational Therapy on Mental Health in Adolescents

Helpful Concepts

Participation

Psychosocial OT

INTERVENTIONS

EVALUATIONS

Prevention

Moving with Hope

Interview

Monarch

Self-Determination

OUTCOMES

Increase Occupational Engagement

Decrease psychological Stress

OT Mental Health Iterventions: Moving Hope

• OT is essential in providing mental health treatment to people of all ages and can improve an adolescent's overall function and independence in all occupations.
• Individual or group session interventions:

• Job readiness
• Money/Time management
• Calming strategies
• Stress management
• Role development
• Interpersonal/social skills
• Leisure exploration

Psychosocial OT for Adolescent Populations: Evaluations

• Webinar by William Lambert OTR/L
• Evaluations that can be used in group or individals settings:
• Magazine picture collages
• Kinetic Self Image Assessment
• Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
• COPM
• Youth Self-Report
• Interest Checklists

Psychosocial Occupational Therapy: A Clinical Practice: Book

Helpful concepts for treating adolescents with mental health problems

• Structure/Consistency
• Limit Setting
• Avoid Power Struggles
• Therapeutic Use of Relationship/Self
• Team Approach
• Medications

How does occupational therapy help youth in a mental health crisis?

Effect of OT on Self-Determination Skills of Adolescents At Risk of EBD: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Single Blind trial: Intervention and control group

• Population: Adolescents girls 14-16 years old
• Intervention group: 8 weeks, 1 session a week
• Control: No interventions

• Student and parent perception were reported through

• Student Self-Dermination Scale
• Self Determination Parent Scale

OT Interventions in Child & Adolescent Mental Health to Increase Participation: Systematic Review

• “What is the effectiveness of occupational therapy on participation in everyday occupations in children and adolescents with mental health difficulties?”
• Population: 5-16 years old with mental health diagnosis of:
• Depression, self harm, GAD, PTSD, ADHD, Autism & Eating Disorders
• Interventions Used:
• CO-OP
• PLF
• COG-Fun

Effectiveness of Community-based OT Mental Health Services for At-risk Adolescents: Systematic Review

• This review examined if the impact of participation of at-risk adolescents in community based occupational therapy mental health services would increase occupational engagement

• Three produced themes:
• Decreased anxiety
• Positive behavior
• Occupational Performance

Occupational Therapist Interview: Mental Health

• Practicing OT for 20+ years

• Experience in school based OT and Juvenile corrections
• Significant emphasis on mental health and emotional regulation

• Assessments/Evaluations used during practice:
• Allen Cognitive Level Screen
• Sensory Profile
• Beck's Depression Scale
• Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Influence of Mental Health Occupational Therapy: Quantitative Quasi-Experimental Study

• Is there a change in psychological distress of clients attending a private practicing occupational therapist?

• Population: Male & Female adults who attended private practice OT between 2007-2009 with a diagnosed mental illness

• Pre and Post test Perceptions of Psycholigcal Distress measured

OT Interventions Designed to Increase Particiaption to Prevent Symptoms of Mental Illness: Cluster Randomized Control Trial

• OT interventions used to improve participation of daily occupations in a school setting
• 142 child participants within 14 different school systems
• Evaluations that reported on observed symptoms:
• Anxiety/depression
• Participation
• Well-being
• Multi-Dimensional Anxiety Scale
• Child Depression Inventory
• COPM
• School Anxiety Scale