Activity Calculator; a client-centered method to balance activities with available energy

Summary of the Workshop: The Activity Calculator (AC) is a client-centered method to balance activities with available energy levels. The instrument enables individual clients to score their activities with a point system,... [ view full abstract ]

Summary of the Workshop:
The Activity Calculator (AC) is a client-centered method to balance activities with available energy levels. The instrument enables individual clients to score their activities with a point system, related to the total energy they have available in a day. It supports the client in choosing a method of recording that they are comfortable with. The AC is one of the three most commonly used instruments in Occupational Therapy in the Netherlands today.



In 2015, at the request of the Revmatisme Sykehuset in Lillehammer, Norway ,two AC training courses were delivered. As a result, the AC manuals are now being translated into Norwegian (supported by Oslo University College of Applied Sciences). At this first Joint COTEC ENOTHE OT congress, we would like to share the AC with other international colleagues also to explore the possibility of organising training in other countries.

During the workshop, participants will familiarize themselves with the AC. They learn about weighing activities, the theory of activity levels and the different ways of planning. They will also hear about the AC App. Beside this, the use of the AC as an OT intervention will be discussed.

The workshop will be a mixture of theory and practice with exercises and guided discussion.

Maximum number of participants:
20

Brief description of intended participants:
This workshop would be of interest to OTs and OT students with clients who struggle to balance activity and energy levels.

Financial support by HAN, University of Arnhem and Nijmegen is gratefully acknowledged.