Model of Occupational Spin-Off

  • Model of Occupational Spin-Off is a model that describes occupational engagement as a mean to mental health. This model identifies environment as a place, occupation as the achievement, and person as the one to choose and engage in activities as a mean to achieve mental well-being. In the model, four levels of occupational engagements are identified. The first level is affirmation in social environment, indicating that person can find affirmation from social environment when the environment provides a sense of “being, belonging, and becoming” for the person. The second level is confirmation of competency within the environment. At this level, the person can engage in occupations actively with choices and gain a sense of mastery through the engagement in occupations. Person can find confidence from their successful experiences and thus, they will do and try different things. The next two levels are actualization of self-confidence in achievement and anticipation of ongoing engagement in the engagement. The person will acquire actualization and anticipation through gaining affirmation and confirmation in interaction with the social environment, and through the enjoyment of engaging the occupation in a friendly and safe environment. When all the four levels are achieved, occupational spin-off will be induced. Occupational spin-off indicates that the individual can experience subjective well-being and self-actualization through engagement in the occupations. This will motivate the individual to actively find and engage in occupations to sustain the well-being.

Summarized by

  • Louise Pang

Type

  • Model (conceptual)

Population

  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Elderly

Disability

  • Psychological disorder

Domain of occupation

  • Unspecified

Application Note

  • This model focuses only on social environment as the main factor of occupational engagement

Key Reference

  • Rebeiro, K. L., & Cook, J. V. (1999). Opportunity, not prescription: An exploratory study of the experience of occupational engagement. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66, 176-187.

Year Published

  • 1999

Primary Developer

  • Karen Rebeiro

Primary Developer Email

  • kl_rebeirogruhl@laurentienne.ca

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