Models
Use LOTR & fantasy races to remember the key elements of these therapeutic models
Model
PEO
Person, Environment,
Occupation
Key Ideas
Transaction of Person,
Environment and Occupation
MOHO
Model of Human Occupation
Mnemonic
PEO is it’s own mnemonic
MEN
Volition/Motivation
Focus on the individual
Men are the most motivated
and ambitious of all the races
Individualistic
EHP
Ecology of Human
Performance
Environment/Context
Intervention Strategies:
-Alter
-Create
-Adapt
-Prevent
-Establish & Restore
OA
Occupational Adaptation
ELVES
Environmentally conscious,
live in the woods
All elves wear A CAPE.
DWOARVES
Adaptive Capacity
Mastery
Adapted to living underground
Master craftsmen
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Frames of Reference
Use LOTR characters to remember the key elements of these frames of reference.
Frame of Key Ideas
Reference
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy
Underlying thoughts &
feelings affect behavior
Thought Distortions
Help client to identify and
address/replace thought
distortions
BEHAVIORAL
Behavior focused
Reinforce/Extinguish
behaviors
Intervention Strategies:
Classical conditioning
Shaping
Chaining
Behavior contracts
Biofeedback
Mnemonic
GOLLUM
Address though distortions and eliminate
“Leave now and never come back!”
Replace Gollum thoughts with Smeagol thoughts
BALROG
Reinforce the bridge
Extinguish the flames
Picture treating the
balrogwith the
interventions
-stress management
Relaxation training
-cope w/ anxiety
PSYCHO
DYNAMIC
Focused on strategies
to address negative
thoughts and emotions
with an emphasis
on expression
Intended to address
thoughts and emotions,
not specific behavior
SAM & FRODO
Frodo writes a story
(journals) about the
adventure to cope
with the trauma of his
past, then gives the
book to Sam to do the same.
Picture Sam and Frodo doing other
expressive activities as well, painting,
singing, acting, etc.
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