Occupational Therapy Practice
Framework Study Guide: Process
& Evaluation Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
1979-BOccupationalBTherapyBProductBOutputB-
BAnswerBReportingBSystemBandBUniformBTerminologyBforBreportingBOccupationalBTher
apyBServices
1989-BUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyB-BAnswerB2ndBEdition
1994-BUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyB-BAnswerB3rdBEdition
1998B-BAnswerBAOTABCommissionBonBPractice
1999-BTheBGuideBtoBOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeB-
BAnswerBOutlinedBcontemporaryBpractice
2002-BOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeBFramework:BDomainBandBProcessB-
BAnswerBFullyBarticulatesBwhatBoccupationalBtherapyBencompassesB(lookingBatBeveryt
hingBthatBtheyBhaveBdiscussedB&BtalkedBabout)B
EverBEvolvingB
ReviewedBEveryB5Byears-B2008,B2012,B2018
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBtheBOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeBFramework?B-
BAnswerBStructureBorBbaseBonBwhichBtoBbuildBaBsystemBorBaBconcept-
BthatBweBneedBtoBbeBableBtoBdoBintervention,Bassessments,Betc.B
,DescribesBtheBcentralBconceptsBthatBgroundBOTBpracticeBandBbuildsBaBcommonBunder
standingBofBtheBbasicBtenetsBandBvisionBofBtheBprofessionB
TheBOTPFBdoesBNOTBserveBasBaBtaxonomy,Btheory,BorBmodelBofBoccupationalBtherapy
.
ByBdesignBitBisBmeantBtoBguidesBpracticeBinBconjunctionBwithBtheBknowledgeBandBevi
denceBrelevantBtoBoccupationBandBoccupationalBtherapyBwithinBtheBidentifiedBareasBo
fBpracticeBandBwithBtheBappropriateBclients-
BwhoBisBitBappropriateBforBusBtoBworkBwithB&Bwhy?
AttendedBtoBbeBaBvaluableBtoolBforBacademicBpreparationBofBstudents,Bcommunicatio
nBwithBpublicBandBpolicyBmakers,BandBprovisionBofBlanguageBthatBcanBshapeBandBbe
BshapedBbyBresearch-BtheyBallButilizeBthisBOTPFBterminology
RevisionBofBOTPFBstartingBinB2018B-
BAnswerBFocusBonBgroupBandBpopulationBisBincreasedB
CornerstonesBofBOTBareBidentifiedBandBdescribedBasBfoundationalBtoBtheBsuccessBofB
OTBpractitionersB
OccupationalBscienceBexplicitlyBdescribedBandBdefinedB
OccupationBandBactivityBareBclearlyBdefinedB
DefinitionBofBsexualBactivityBasBanBADLBisBrevised,BheathBmanagementBisBaddedBasBa
BgeneralBoccupationBcategory,BintimateBpartnerBisBaddedBinBtheBsocialBparticipationBc
ategoryB
ContextsBandBenvironmentsBaspectBofBdomainBisBchangedBtoBcontextBonBbasisBofBW
HOBICF
, WhatByearBwasBoccupationalBscienceBexplicitlyBdescribedBandBdefined?B-
BAnswerB2018
ClientBfactorsBcategoryBofBbodyBfunctions
(InBtheBcontinuedBOTPFBrevision)B-
BAnswerBGenderBidentityBisBnowBincluded;BpsychosocialBisBexpandedBtoBmatchBICFBd
escription;BinterceptionB(especiallyBforBsensoryBprocessingBinBpediatrics)BisBaddedBund
erBsensoryBfunction
ContinuedBOTPFBRevisionB-BAnswerBChangeBinBtypesBofBinterventionsB
OutcomesBhasBtransitionsBandBdiscontinuationsBasBtoBconclusionBtoBOTBservices;Bpatie
nt-reportedBoutcomesBareBaddressedB
FiveBnewBtablesB
OTPFBusedBversesBFrameworkBincreasingBdigitalBdiscoveryBandBuseBofBacronymBinBaca
demiaBandBclinicalB
FigureB1BrevisedBtoBsimplifyBtheBvisualBdepictionBofBDomainBandBProcess
WhatBareBtheBcornerstonesBofBOccupationalBTherapy?B-
BAnswerB1)BCoreBvaluesBandBbeliefsBrootedBinBoccupationB
2)BKnowledgeBofBexpertiseBinBtheBtherapeuticBuseBofBoccupationB
3)BProfessionalBbehaviorsBandBdepositionB
4)BTherapeuticBuseBofBself
Framework Study Guide: Process
& Evaluation Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
1979-BOccupationalBTherapyBProductBOutputB-
BAnswerBReportingBSystemBandBUniformBTerminologyBforBreportingBOccupationalBTher
apyBServices
1989-BUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyB-BAnswerB2ndBEdition
1994-BUniformBTerminologyBforBOccupationalBTherapyB-BAnswerB3rdBEdition
1998B-BAnswerBAOTABCommissionBonBPractice
1999-BTheBGuideBtoBOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeB-
BAnswerBOutlinedBcontemporaryBpractice
2002-BOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeBFramework:BDomainBandBProcessB-
BAnswerBFullyBarticulatesBwhatBoccupationalBtherapyBencompassesB(lookingBatBeveryt
hingBthatBtheyBhaveBdiscussedB&BtalkedBabout)B
EverBEvolvingB
ReviewedBEveryB5Byears-B2008,B2012,B2018
WhatBisBtheBpurposeBofBtheBOccupationalBTherapyBPracticeBFramework?B-
BAnswerBStructureBorBbaseBonBwhichBtoBbuildBaBsystemBorBaBconcept-
BthatBweBneedBtoBbeBableBtoBdoBintervention,Bassessments,Betc.B
,DescribesBtheBcentralBconceptsBthatBgroundBOTBpracticeBandBbuildsBaBcommonBunder
standingBofBtheBbasicBtenetsBandBvisionBofBtheBprofessionB
TheBOTPFBdoesBNOTBserveBasBaBtaxonomy,Btheory,BorBmodelBofBoccupationalBtherapy
.
ByBdesignBitBisBmeantBtoBguidesBpracticeBinBconjunctionBwithBtheBknowledgeBandBevi
denceBrelevantBtoBoccupationBandBoccupationalBtherapyBwithinBtheBidentifiedBareasBo
fBpracticeBandBwithBtheBappropriateBclients-
BwhoBisBitBappropriateBforBusBtoBworkBwithB&Bwhy?
AttendedBtoBbeBaBvaluableBtoolBforBacademicBpreparationBofBstudents,Bcommunicatio
nBwithBpublicBandBpolicyBmakers,BandBprovisionBofBlanguageBthatBcanBshapeBandBbe
BshapedBbyBresearch-BtheyBallButilizeBthisBOTPFBterminology
RevisionBofBOTPFBstartingBinB2018B-
BAnswerBFocusBonBgroupBandBpopulationBisBincreasedB
CornerstonesBofBOTBareBidentifiedBandBdescribedBasBfoundationalBtoBtheBsuccessBofB
OTBpractitionersB
OccupationalBscienceBexplicitlyBdescribedBandBdefinedB
OccupationBandBactivityBareBclearlyBdefinedB
DefinitionBofBsexualBactivityBasBanBADLBisBrevised,BheathBmanagementBisBaddedBasBa
BgeneralBoccupationBcategory,BintimateBpartnerBisBaddedBinBtheBsocialBparticipationBc
ategoryB
ContextsBandBenvironmentsBaspectBofBdomainBisBchangedBtoBcontextBonBbasisBofBW
HOBICF
, WhatByearBwasBoccupationalBscienceBexplicitlyBdescribedBandBdefined?B-
BAnswerB2018
ClientBfactorsBcategoryBofBbodyBfunctions
(InBtheBcontinuedBOTPFBrevision)B-
BAnswerBGenderBidentityBisBnowBincluded;BpsychosocialBisBexpandedBtoBmatchBICFBd
escription;BinterceptionB(especiallyBforBsensoryBprocessingBinBpediatrics)BisBaddedBund
erBsensoryBfunction
ContinuedBOTPFBRevisionB-BAnswerBChangeBinBtypesBofBinterventionsB
OutcomesBhasBtransitionsBandBdiscontinuationsBasBtoBconclusionBtoBOTBservices;Bpatie
nt-reportedBoutcomesBareBaddressedB
FiveBnewBtablesB
OTPFBusedBversesBFrameworkBincreasingBdigitalBdiscoveryBandBuseBofBacronymBinBaca
demiaBandBclinicalB
FigureB1BrevisedBtoBsimplifyBtheBvisualBdepictionBofBDomainBandBProcess
WhatBareBtheBcornerstonesBofBOccupationalBTherapy?B-
BAnswerB1)BCoreBvaluesBandBbeliefsBrootedBinBoccupationB
2)BKnowledgeBofBexpertiseBinBtheBtherapeuticBuseBofBoccupationB
3)BProfessionalBbehaviorsBandBdepositionB
4)BTherapeuticBuseBofBself