Impacting Occupational Therapy Assistant Student Knowledge about Occupation and Occupation-Based Practice

The Neuro-Occupation Model for Occupational Therapy: A Correlation Study

Objectives: The Neuro-occupation model has been referenced as the single occupational therapy conceptual framework that considers the interaction of three underpinning variables of Intention, Meaning, and Perception that explains how occupational performance is shaped. To date, studies have focused on the qualitative relationships between the variables. Quantitative studies that focus on the re...

Facilitators of implementing occupation based practice among Iranian occupational therapists: A qualitative study

Background: The Occupation-Based Practice (OBP) is a central core of occupational therapy (OT).It refers to using a meaningful occupation based on the client’s interests, needs, health and participation in daily life. This study aimed to explore the facilitators of implementing OBP among Iranian occupational therapists. Methods: Fourteen occupational therapists participated in this study. Da...

Occupation Therapy

Definition of occupation as the core concept of occupational therapy.

I n 1979, the Representative Assembly of the American Occupation:Ji Therapy Association adopted Resolution 53279, with resulting Policy 1.12, "Occupation as the Common Core of Occupational Therapy.·· The purpose of this paper is to clarify the use of the term occupation. Occupation is defined as the active or "doing" process of a person engaged in goal-directeJ, intrinsically gratifying, and cu...

Human occupation for public health promotion: new directions for occupational therapy practice with persons with arthritis.

Occupational therapy seldom reports the outcomes of intervention programs to reflect the impact on public health indicators. Consequently, our professions' effect on public health goals is limited. We propose professional coherence in intervention practices and in reporting of screening, monitoring, and outcome indicators in population-level statistics that will enable occupational therapy to t...