The Model of Human Occupation MOHO Kielhofner et al.

1. The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO)Kielhofner et al. Emily K. Schulz, PhD, PhD, OTR/L, CFLE OT 606

2. 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/intro_to_moho.html

3. 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/intro_to_moho.html

4. 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

5. 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.

6. MOHO (1985)

7. MOHO (1995)

8. MOHO (1997)

9. Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed. (2002) - illustrating the emergence of values

10. Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed. (2002) - illustrating the process of volitional change over time

11. Figure from Model of Human Occupation, 3rd Ed. (2002) - illustrating the content of volitional thoughts and feelings.

12. Christy Brown and MOHO � My Left Foot Analysis

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