Once the level of creative ability has been established and treatment priorities identified, the VdTMoCA provides treatment principles, informing the therapist how to grade, structure and present activities, as well as informing the therapist how to interact with and engage the client depending upon their level of creative ability. The treatment principles also guide the therapist to select the just right therapeutic challenge and how the activity could be graded and adapted to maximise potential (Van der Reyden et al, 2019). 

The theoretical assumptions of the model is the treatment prinicples provide conditions to elicit and support creative participation and subsequently potential for maintenance or growth of creative ability. 

Table 1 gives a brief description of the treatment principles.

Table 1 - Treatment Principles 

It important to note that the model does not provide the therapist with specific activities to use, these must be selected according to an individuals interests and motivating factors. Whilst the model provides these guidelines it allows for much imagination and creativity on behalf of the therapist to select appropriate therapeutic interventions to meet the specific needs of individuals within their service. 

References

Van der Reyden, D, Casteleijn, D, Sherwood, W and de Witt, P. (2019) The Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability: Origins, Constructs, Principles and Application in Occupational Therapy. Pretoria: The Marie and Vona du Toit Foundation.