Mindful Crafts as Therapy

Book excerpt: Comprehensive activity analysis of crafts to elaborate and validate the skills tapped by such work Guidance for documentation to obtain reimbursement of crafts interventions. 75 crafts for a wide range of interventions that support functional outcomes for clients with psychosocial, physical, cognitive, and sensory conditions and that can be implemented with limited resources and budgets. Detailed guidelines for each craft intervention, including photographs and drawing illustrating patterns and diagrams, the completed craft, potential adaptations, and group work in process Ideas for modifications to grade particular crafts up or down to support the specific needs of a client who may require adjustments in order to participate, including the use of the use of technology when appropriate Learning activities such as cases, stories, illustrative photographs, and critical-thinking exercises to foster clinical reasoning in the use of crafts Historical and evidence-based practice boxes to connect current use of crafts to the rich history of crafts in OT and to recent evidence of its efficacy Alignment with the PEO practice model Use of universally recognized language from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) to reflect the current language of OT practice