*3.8.2. Overview of the technique*

According to Polatajko and Mandich, during CO-OP, clients are instructed on a global cognitive strategy and are then guided in the process of discovering other cognitive strategies that are relevant to their chosen goals. The global strategy used in CO-OP is "the goal, plan, do, check" [70]. Specifically, this foundational strategy involves working with the client to identify "what needs to be done, planning how to achieve this, carrying out the plan and then evaluating its effectiveness" ([72], p. 184).

Domain specific strategies (DSS) are specific cognitive strategies that are task, child or situation specific and focus on facilitating or improving performance [69]. The child is guided to develop his/her own strategies based on the problems encountered during tasks [72].
