Summary Of Kielhofner's Model Of Human Occupation

Roles are central to the field of occupational therapy, since it is through identification with roles that individual’s “organize productive behaviour by providing a personal identity, conveying social expectations of performance, organizing us of time, and placing the individual within the social structure” (Oakley, Kielhofner, Barris & Reichler, 1986). Classic examples of roles include student, parent, worker, etc. and it is through association with roles that individuals create a sense of identity. Kielhofner’s Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) focuses on an individual’s motivation to participate in occupations, how occupations are organised and performed, and how occupations interact with contexts and environments. MOHO proposes that “roles