Donald Meichenbaum’s scientific contributions

... The CO-OP approach was derived from the work of Meichenbaum and principles of cognitive behaviour therapy, where clients are taught a problem-solving strategy and verbal self-instruction to address unhelpful thinking patterns. 8 In CO-OP, the problem-solving strategy has been adapted to address problems in the activity and participation domains. With its theoretical basis in learning and cognitive approaches, learning new skills is viewed as a problemsolving exercise that should occur in the appropriate context (i.e., home or school) to facilitate appropriate skill acquisition, generalization, and transfer. ...

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The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance approach in childhood‐onset disabilities