CO-OP stands for Cognitive Orientation to (Daily) Occupational Performance. This is a trademarked approach with a formal certification program, so we won’t be teaching the actual method. However, we’ll be discussing the research behind the CO-OP Approach^™, as well as some ways it can impact your practice.

We’ll explore the primary research article, where the CO-OP Approach^™ is performed by OTs in a group setting. You’ll see its impact on “body function, activity, AND participation,” and you’ll be pleased to learn that the researchers determined the approach works 🙂

After spending time in the article, we will be joined by Tee Stock, OTR/L, OTD, MS, MBA. Tee owns her own practice providing pediatric therapy in the home, and she is also certified in the CO-OP Approach^™. She and I will discuss the research and practical implications for OTs, so you can gain useful takeaways for your own practice.

Supplementary materials

Here are the supplementary materials we mentioned in the episode

ICAN CO-OP (The official website of the CO-OP Approach™)
Recommended Reading via the ICAN COOP website
New CO-OP research via Google Scholar

Learning Objectives

You will be able to identify outcomes measures utilized to determine the effectiveness of the CO-OP Approach™.
You will be able to recognize the limitations of the research behind the CO-OP Approach™.

Agenda

Intro
Breakdown and analysis of journal article (10 minutes)
- What is the CO-OP Approach™?
- Why did the authors choose to focus on “body function, activity, and participation?”
- What was the goal of this paper?
- What were the authors’ methods?
- What outcome measures were used?
- What were the results?
- Discussion and conclusion
- Takeaways for OT practitioners
Discussion on practical implications for OTs (with guest Tee Stock)
1. Tell us the story of how you found OT- and then how you found the CO-OP Approach™.
2. What was your initial impression of the article?
3. Can you tell us about your experience getting certified in the CO-OP Approach™?
4. What do you look for in a client to consider using the CO-OP Approach™ with them?
5. If you decide to use the CO-OP Approach™ as an intervention, can you tell us what an evaluation might look like?
6. Then, what might the intervention look like?
7. In your experience, how have kids and their families reacted to the CO-OP method?
8. In your opinion, which therapists are a good fit for further training in CO-OP?
9. Did reading this article make you think differently about how you might approach CO-OP sessions in the future?
10. How has being trained in the CO-OP method made you think differently about your overall OT care?
11. If we have extra time: What research questions would you like to see answered about the CO-OP method in the future?

Supporting Research

Primary

Cognitive orientation to (daily) occupational performance intervention leads to improvements in impairments, activity and participation in children with developmental coordination disorder

Additional

Assessments

Child Occupational Self Assessment (COSA)
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)
Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition (MABC-2)
Pediatric Activity Card Sort (PACS)
Perceived Efficacy and Goal Setting System (PEGS)
Performance Quality Rating Scale (PQRS)

Contact Hours (CEUs/PDUs)

1 Contact Hour. Released online from Aurora, NE.

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AOTA Course ID#: 03678
AOTA CEUs Earned: 0.1
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AOTA Category: Professional Issues
AOTA Level: Introductory

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NBCOT PDUs Earned: 1.25

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Speakers

Tee Stock

OTR/L, OTD, MS, MBA

Tee Stock has been an occupational therapist since 1998, specializing in school and home-based practice. She became a faculty member at MGHIHP in 2019 and teaches in their OT program. She has experience working with schools, families, and other service providers. Dr. Stock completed her Master of Occupational Therapy at Tufts University in 1998 and her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University in 2017. Dr. Stock conducted her doctoral research study on postsecondary transition planning and the roles that OTPs have in the process. She also has a Masters in Business Administration from Bentley University and recently presented a webinar on OT and entrepreneurship for AOTA. Dr. Stock has presented on the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach, handwriting, sensory integration, occupational therapy, school-based OT practice, transition planning, and using the occupational profile to improve evaluations. She is a co-author of an AOTA PowerPoint on the role of OTPs in Transition Planning. Dr. Stock has worked on client-centered occupational therapy and transition planning in public schools, a private special education school, for a local collaborative, and in her local community. She is certified in Astronaut Training, Therapeutic Listening, the CO-OP method, and Handwriting Without Tears and has extensive continuing education in the areas of autism, sensory processing, handwriting, social skills, transition planning, and other topics. Dr. Stock is the co-author of several book chapters in the book Quintessential Occupational Therapy including ones on school-based practice and entrepreneurship.

Sarah Lyon

OTR/L

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L, is the CEO of OT Potential. Sarah earned her BA from St. Olaf College and her master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University. Her diverse clinical background spans multiple settings, including critical access, acute trauma, and state inpatient psychiatric hospitals. In 2011, she founded OT Potential to fulfill the industry's need for reliable, high-quality occupational therapy resources and continuing education.

As a recognized content creator, Sarah has collaborated with top healthcare brands like VeryWell Health, WebPT, and MedBridge. She blends her clinical expertise with a talent for creating clear, action-oriented content that empowers practitioners to excel. Passionate about elevating the OT profession, she has been featured on numerous industry podcasts. Sarah ultimately returned to her roots, running OT Potential and raising her family in her hometown of Aurora, Nebraska.