119 Aprofession’s official documents reflect the philosophical and practice beliefs of its members. Such documents determine how members of the profession make decisions that influence the viability and evolution of the profession. Typically, documents that originate in the Commission on Practice are reviewed on a 5-year timetable and revised as necessary (American Occupational Therapy Associat...

This article employs a metaphor of weaving in order to analyze, both historically and critically, the art and science of occupational therapy. To spark reflection about where occupational therapy has been, is now, and would like to progress as the new century approaches, the article is thematically organized around the profession's two most fundamental convictions. These convictions are termed ...

The development of occupational therapy is rooted in early 20th century medical reform. During the early 1910s, several members of the medical profession, human service workers, and the larger American society were increasingly disturbed by medical practices that did not consider the individual's personal experience of disability. Occupational therapy was developed, in part, out of this desire ...

in many countries road crashes are the main cause of fatal accidents related to job. the aim of our study was to characterize a population of iranian professional drivers with regard to history of drivers’ road crash incidents and some occupational factors. using swedish version of the nordic questionnaire information about musculoskeletal pain prevalence in last 12 months, demographic features...

The purpose of this study was to describe typical practice in stroke rehabilitation based on selfreports of currently practicing occupational therapists and to determine if research evidence is a factor in treatment decisions. Two hundred and fifty surveys were sent to occupational therapists who were members of the Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section of the American Occupational The...

Florence Clark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is President of AOTA and Professor, Associate Dean, and Chair of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089; [email protected] Clark, F. (2010). High-definition occupational therapy: HD OT (Inaugural Presidential Address). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64, 848–8...

in the treatment of the sick and disabled. Such is this book, and the fact that the demand for it has required the issue of a third edition in six years is in itself a sufficient indication that it continues to fulfil its useful purpose of providing a standard text book for the student preparing for the Diploma of the Association of Occupational Therapists. The scope of the book goes much furth...