As I am an occupational therapy student and my question is
derived surrounding this profession it is important that we gain knowledge
surrounding what Occupational Therapy actually is.
This youtube clip may provide some insight.
Occupational Therapy is the art and science of enabling
engagement in everyday life, through the doing of occupation. (Townsend &
Polatajko, 2007).
“Occupational therapy helps to solve the problems that
interfere with your ability to do the things that are important to you. It can
also prevent a problem or minimize its effects” (Canadian Associate of
Occupational Therapists, 2016).
Occupation
is all the things you do: Self-care, looking after others, leisure,
work. Occupation and health are linked. An occupational therapist is
a registered health provider who uses the theory of occupation to improve
well-being and quality of life (Occupational Therapy New Zealand, 2016).
Figure 1: Occupational Therapy. (n.d). Retrieved from
https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/227502218651729768/
Above I
have provided some examples as to what Occupational Therapy is,
My own understanding of Occupational Therapy is that
My own understanding of Occupational Therapy is that
We look at
addressing the dysfunction people are experiencing in everyday life through the
use of meaningful occupation- meaning every activity that we do on a daily basis that has importance to us. We like to look at the person as a whole being. Occupation could, in a way be considered as our medicine.
Occupational Therapists work in a variety of different settings including
pediatrics, geriatrics, mental health, physical settings, vocational rehab,
prisons, community development, the list goes on and on. We take on the persona
that all people are occupational beings, who often due to illness or injury are
unable to carry out the everyday tasks that are meaningful to them.
Occupational Therapists focus on the regaining of meaning in peoples lives through doing, creating, adapting, involving, facilitating, engaging, developing and encouraging. When all may seem lost, I would like to believe that an Occupational Therapist maintains the mind set that there is always a way through.
Occupational Therapists focus on the regaining of meaning in peoples lives through doing, creating, adapting, involving, facilitating, engaging, developing and encouraging. When all may seem lost, I would like to believe that an Occupational Therapist maintains the mind set that there is always a way through.
Figure 2: Stoffel, G. (n.d). [Untitled image of occupational therapy quote] Retrieved from
https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/452400725044684023/
pageid=3024
Velasco, K. ( 2014, February 18). What is Occupational Therapy?.
Retrieved from
Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETcPH5-LmDw
Occupational Therapy New Zealand.
Occupational Therapy New Zealand.
(2016) Occupation and Health.
Retrieved from http://www.otnz.co.nz/public/
Townsend, E.A.,
& Polatajko, H. J. (2007). Enabling
occupation II:
Advancing an occupational
Advancing an occupational
therapy vision for health, well-being,
& justice through occupation. Ottawa, ON: CAOT
Publications ACE.
List of Illustrations
List of Illustrations
Figure 1: Occupational Therapy. (n.d). Retrieved from
https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/227502218651729768/
Figure 2: Stoffel, G. (n.d). [Untitled image of occupational therapy quote] Retrieved from
https://nz.pinterest.com/pin/452400725044684023/
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