Cognitive Orientation

Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP)

Some Occupational Therapist are trained in the CO-OP approach. This approach is a client-centered, evidence-based therapy designed to improve performance in daily tasks through cognitive strategies and problem-solving. It focuses on enabling individuals to independently discover strategies for performing motor-based activities that impact their everyday lives. By guiding individuals through a process of goal setting, planning, doing, and checking, the CO-OP model empowers clients to address their unique performance challenges.

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Key Components:

Goal-Plan-Do-Check

This global strategy helps individuals break down tasks:

Goal: Set a specific, meaningful task or skill to achieve.
Plan: Develop a strategy to accomplish the task.
Do: Execute the plan.
Check: Reflect on the success of the task and adjust if needed.

Client-Centered and Performance-Based

The CO-OP Approach encourages the client, particularly children, to choose their own goals, increasing motivation and engagement. The focus is on acquiring real-world skills such as dressing, grooming, writing, or swimming that the individual needs in their daily life.

Cognitive Strategy Use and Guided Discovery

Therapists guide clients in discovering their own strategies to solve performance problems, making the therapy adaptable to various developmental and cognitive challenges. This approach is highly collaborative, involving clients at a meta-cognitive level to assess, strategize, and perform tasks independently.

Dynamic Performance Analysis

A therapist assesses not just the task, but the client’s approach, identifying barriers to performance and strategies to overcome them.

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Evidence-Based Practice

CO-OP is supported by extensive research, making it a well-regarded and scientifically validated approach in rehabilitation. Its theoretical underpinnings are based on solid evidence, and its application has been carefully studied in diverse populations, making it one of the most researched therapeutic approaches.

Populations Benefiting from CO-OP:

Research has shown the CO-OP Approach to be effective for:

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Cerebral palsy
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Acquired brain injury (ABI)
Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
Stroke
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

This approach is adaptable across different ages and conditions, enhancing functional skills, independence, and quality of life through strategic cognitive interventions.

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