A short preserntation about Ecology of Human Performance :)

2.  Winnie Dunn PhD, OTR, FAOTA
 Catana Brown PhD, OTR, FAOTA
 Ann McGuigan PhD
At University of Kansas
And was first published in 1994

4. Person
- A being that has
experiences, skills
and abilities
- Is in the context and
cannot be
understood out of
the context
- Skills include
sensorimotor,
cognitive and
psychosocial
Context
- Can be cultural,
personal, spiritual
and temporal
- Context and the
person affects one
another
- The place where the
person draws
meaning

5. Task
- Are sets of behavior
necessary for goal
attainment
- Where people
perform in the
context through the
usage of skills and
abilities
- Context is utilized to
support
performance of task
Performance
- If the skills and
abilities are limited, it
may limit
performance
- Dependent upon
experiences and
available resources

6. Persons are embedded in their contexts. An infinite variety of tasks
exists around every person. Performance results when the person
interacts with the context to engage in tasks.

7. - EHP serves as a framework for considering the effect
of context.
- An interaction between people and their
environment (Ecology) directly affects human
behavior and performance
- A transactional process through which the person,
context and the performance task are
interdependent on each other
- It is holistic and client centered
What is EHP?

8.  Human performance and behavior are
affected by the interaction between the
person and the context.
 Occupational performance can only be
studied and understood within context.
 People and the contexts within which
they exist are unique and dynamic in
nature

9.  A person’s variables are continually
changing and impacted by past
interests and experiences. Skills can be
gained and/or lost due to illness or
stress.
 The transactional relationship among
person, task, and context constitute
occupations and roles. Life roles are a
constellation of tasks. Tasks may
overlap into many roles and each
person has a unique role
configuration.

10.  When task demands match person’s
abilities in a supportive context
performance is optimal.
 A wide performance range depicts
optimal performance therefore it’s
functional.
 Can fulfill the task requirements that
are part of their life roles.

11. Persons use their skills and abilities to look through the context at
the tasks they need or want to do. They derive meaning from this
process. Performance range is the configuration of tasks that the
persons execute.

12.  A limited range and an imbalance
among the four components could
indicate dysfunction, therefore need for
intervention.
 Contextual barriers such as limited
resources could limit performance
range.
 Mismatch between person variables,
task demands and/or contextual
features= dysfunction.

13. A person with limited skills and abilities within the Ecology of Human
Performance framework. Although context is still useful, the person has
fewer skills and abilities with which to look through context and derive
meaning. The lack limits the person's performance range.

14. Establish/Restore
- Skills and abilities are restored or
improved to enable performance within
context.
- Sensory-motor, cognitive and
psychosocial skills and abilities are the
focus of intervention.

15. Alter/ Modify
- Matching the person’s current skills and
abilities to a context to enable
performance.
- By choosing a suitable context rather
than changing the present context to
meet abilities.
- Focuses on the context

16. Prevent
- The main focus of intervention
- Occurrence or evolution of maladaptive
performance is prevented.
- The person, task and context variables
are dealt with to prevent occurrence or
evolution of maladaptive performance.

17. Adapt
- Features of the context are structured to
support performance.
- A supportive environment is designed
specifically to meet the person’s abilities.

18. Create
- Circumstances that promote more
adaptable or complex performance
within context are created.
- Towards overall promotion of functional
performance without the assumption
that disabilities could occur or interfere.

19. Facilitator
Consultant/Adviser