The Canadian practice process framework (CPPF)

The Canadian practice process framework (CPPF)

The Canadian practice process framework (CPPF) is a practice process model and generic tool used by occupational therapists to guide their obligation with clients. It consists of four different components with three of them being contextual; practice context, societal context and frame of reference. The other component is based on process and represented by various action points that monitors occupational enablement process. Those action points include initiating, set stage, assess or evaluate, agreement on the objective plans, implement plan, modifying, evaluating results and conclusion (Townsend, 2007). Occupational therapists utilizes CPPF to identify the key actions for them to help their clients reach their occupational goals. The societal context of the CPPF involves a situation whereby the therapist and the client are both located in a wider societal context that comprises of elements from the institutional, physical, social and cultural environments. The practice context is embedded within the broader societal context. The process starts by initiating the referral and is influenced by the corresponding environmental and individual factors that the therapist and client generate from their interactions. The frames of references can be illustrated as sets of interrelated theory, concepts and constructs that determine the specific occupational challenges faced by therapists and how they are perceived and understood to set an approach that plays a great role in guiding clinical decision making. The frames of references include theories, model of practice and methods of service delivery.