OBESITY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this assignment is to increase the student’s knowledge
of obesity trends in the United States and discuss the relationship
between occupational performance and the humanistic theory of
change.
In addition, students are required to apply knowledge of APA through a
correctly formatted paper.
ASSIGNMENT:
Students are to research obesity in the United States and answer the
questions below using APA format.
A minimum of three (3) references are required including American
Occupational Therapy Association’s Occupational Therapy Performance
Framework (OTPF).
Four (4) pages will be submitted. The first page is the title page, the
second and third pages are the body or content, and the fourth page is
the references page.
1. Define obesity (include statistics, populations typically affected,
and types of problems/diseases resulting from obesity).
2. Using the OTPF, describe in detail TWO areas of occupation that a
client with obesity would most likely experience difficulty with.
Use research to support your reasoning.
3. Describe TWO roles of occupational therapy when providing
interventions for clients with obesity. Use research to support
your discussion (i.e. role in education, adaptive equipment,
energy conservation techniques, etc.).
