MOHO: Occupational Formulation & Measurable Goal Setting

Online workshop

The course will take place on February 20 & 27 2025. 

This 2 day (5.5 hours per day) virtual training introduces the process of occupational formulation and negotiating measurable goals, as outlined by Parkinson & Brooks (2021).

About the course:

The training is based on the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and supports therapists to succinctly, yet comprehensively, synthesize assessment information into an occupation-focused narrative that can be shared with the individual.

Each formulation builds a compelling rationale for change and facilitates the identification of treatment priorities, which in turn enables the creation of measurable goals. This person-centered and collaborative process is highly recommended by occupational therapists who are striving for an effective way to articulate their professional reasoning and ensure that occupation is central to their practice.

Course outline

Day one: Creating an Occupational Formulation

• Why occupational formulation?
• MOHO Review
• How is an occupational formulation completed? – understanding the sections
• Logically ordering assessment information into these sections
• Practice

Day two: Measurable Goals

• Benefits of goal setting
• Principles of goal setting
• Goal setting paperwork
• Aims/ Goals/ Plans
• Practice
• Goal Attainment Scaling

Facilitator: Lisa Jamieson

Lisa is a registered occupational therapist with 16 years experience predominantly working in Adult Mental Health, Forensic Services and the Prison setting. Lisa trained at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and currently works part time in the NHS in a prison setting. Lisa has a passion for the theory and tools that support occupation-centred practice and believes that a strong professional identity centred on occupation is imperative for services to maximise their impact. 

Lisa has contributed to Parkinson & Brooks (2021) ‘A Guide to the Formulation of Plans and Goals in Occupational Therapy’ and has published in OT News (Jamieson & Parkinson 2017). She co-facilitated with Sue Parkinson at the RCOT conference 2018 and has collaborated with Sue in providing training and supervision for her colleagues in NHS Grampian.

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