Assignment: Applying the Kawa [River] Model
Related Student Learning Outcomes:
• Discuss the development and significance of theories underlying the practice of occupational therapy in today's sociopolitical climate.
• Correlate models of service delivery with influences on the practice of occupational therapy.
• Differentiate the models of practice as they apply to the practice of occupational therapy.
Purpose:
To differentiate the most common occupation-based models of practice as they apply to practice.
Instructions:
• Consider the idea that life is a river:
o If life is like a river, what is a drought in one's life?
o If life is like a river, how can we think about the currents in the river of life?
o If life is like a river, what is a flood in someone's life river?
o If your life is a river, would you rather be a meandering stream or a forceful rapid?
1. Now, using the Kawa Model (attached) template provided, create a drawing that depicts your current life situation as a river (This can be hand-drawn, computer generated, and/or multi-medium).
• Draw the floor and sidewalls of your life's river. In the floor and sidewalls, embed the names of
o People who provide you with the most support, true friends (Steven husband) (Cecilia -Mother) (jessica - Cousin)
o People who provide you with material support and resources (Katie- friend) (Madlen-Aunt)
o Places you frequent that build you up, refresh or replenish you, inspire or direct you (Big Bear) (Disneyland) ( beach)
• Somewhere along the bottom or the sides draw the rocks. Label each rock as a problem or difficulty you are currently experiencing.
o Draw as many or as few rocks as you like
o Make the size of each rock relative to the degree of impediment these problems create in your life(family issues) (stress) (work) (college)
• Draw driftwood in your river to represent your assets.
o Label the driftwood with some of your best features or characteristics. (caring) (patient) (determined) (honest) (loyal)
o Label other driftwood as some of your most important skills/attributes.
• Now focus on the spaces between the floor, walls, rocks, and driftwood.
o Label these spaces with the occupations in your life that hold the most meaning for you. (wife) (student) (rest and sleep) (work) (leisure)
o Be judicious and include only those things that are important for you to carry on no matter what life throws at you; these are things that are the essence of you.
• Explain your illustration. Do you think you could use the metaphor of life as a river as a way to help you consider a person in a sociocultural context?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Kawa-Model.rar