A Transition to Occupation-Based Care: Implementing AOTA’s Choosing Wisely® Recommendations in a Medical Model Rehabilitation Setting

When transitioning practice from an impairment-based focus to a client-centered, occupation-based focus, occupational therapy practitioners play an important role in encouraging client participation in collaborative goal setting for return to meaningful occupations. Within the medical model rehabilitation setting, there is dynamic involvement with the client, the staff, the demands of the workplace, and the environment.