Psychosis, Occupation, and the Human Experience (SESSION 2: VOLITION)

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Wednesday, September 11th 3pm-4:30pm (ET) Deciphering volition: progressive facilitation and impact on meaningful participation and lifestyle satisfaction - Carmen Gloria de las Heras de Pablo, MS, OTR

Description

This presentation integrates the concepts of volition and its process, the relationship with other personal and environmental aspects that influence its development, its impact on the lived experience of persons with psychosis and on their participation in daily lives, their families and significant others. Within the approaches that collaborate on promoting and enriching this delicate and critical aspect of human life, this presentation will emphasize the Remotivation Process (RP), a client centered Model of Human Occupation systematized intervention that is used with people who experience volitional challenges that inhibits or restricts their participation in occupation, in order to progressively facilitates volition according to a person´s unique motivational conditions. The application of the RP in a variety of settings and with diverse groups of clients around the world, including people who have psychosis-related conditions, has been very successful on enhancing self-determination, occupational participation, occupational identity and competence of everybody involved: clients, families, significant social groups, professionals and other people involved as part of the team. The impact of the Remotivation Process will be illustrated by its use with 400 people who went through their recovery process at a Community Integration Center in Santiago, Chile “Reencuentros”, showing evidence of its impact on people´s occupational participation in contexts of their choice and their personal meaning.

By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

-Identify the concepts of volition, the volitional process, and the personal and environmental factors that promote or inhibit it.
-Describe the principles and main aspects to consider when using the Remotivation Process by recalling the feelings and thoughts of experiencing their own life in progress and practice with people who have psychosis-related conditions.
- Discuss the skills that can contribute to progressively facilitating motivation and engagement.

MORE ABOUT THE SERIES

This 4-part series, taking place each Wednesday in September from 3-4:30pm, Eastern, delves into the intersection of psychosis and occupation—the activities we engage in daily that bring meaning, purpose, identity, and a sense of belonging. 4 CE hours are available for APA and ASWB boards* to promote occupational perspectives in the wider mental health community.

This collaborative series, brought to you as a collaboration between ISPS-US and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)’s Community of Practice (CoP) in Psychosis, explores psychosis as a profound human experience with significant implications for engagement in meaningful activities and relationships. By adopting an occupational lens, we offer a critical perspective on psychosis, challenging the traditional biomedical model that views it solely or primarily as a medical disorder, separated from the activities of life, society, and systems.

Occupational therapists and occupational science scholars will present on various topics, including sensory processing, volition, sleep, and behavioral activation for “negative symptoms.” These discussions aim to bridge these concepts with the broader mental health community, providing a comprehensive understanding that extends beyond traditionally taught biopsychosocial perspectives.

The series is open to all, including psychologists, social workers, therapists, occupational therapists, peer specialists, individuals with lived experience, and family members.