Domain Final Study Guide.Profession; Practice of Occupational Therapy; History of Occupational Therapy

Profession; Practice of Occupational Therapy; History of Occupational Therapy Profession & Practice Definition of Occupational Therapy: “Occupational therapy is a client-centered health profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The profession’s primary goal is to help people do the day-to-day activities that are important and meaningful to them and those in their lives” (Willard & Spackman 13th Edition). Therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals/groups for the purpose of enhancing or enabling participation in roles, habits, and routines in-home, school, workplace, community, or other settings (OTPF). Language for Occupational Therapy ● World Health Organization International Classification (WHO):This organization sets standards in the healthcare field all around the world ● International classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): Provides organizing framework in which factors related to persons, their performance, and their performance contexts are clustered ● Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF): Provide resources to practitioners. A “summary of interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice” (AOTA, 2014, p. S1). Brings structure and concepts to build a common understanding of the basic beliefs and vision of the profession (OTPF). ● Domain: defines the focus of OT ● Process: defines the delivery of OT Principles That Guide Occupational Therapy Practice (Willard & Spackman, p. 63-66) ● Client-Centered Practice ● At the core of OT is a focus on the client as an active agent seeking to accomplish important day-to-day activities. ● Occupation-Centered Practice ● The emphasis on occupational engagement stems from the profession’s beliefs, substantiated by emerging research, that people’s occupations are central to their identity and that they can reconstruct themselves through their occupations. ● Evidence-Based Practice