Occupational therapy is a health profession concerned with promoting
health and well-being through occupation. Occupation refers to
everything that people do during the course of everyday life (CAOT
Position Statement on Everyday Occupations and Health, 2003). The
primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate
in the occupations which give meaning and purpose to their lives.
Occupational therapists have a broad education that provides them with
the skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with people of all ages
and abilities that experience obstacles to participation. These
obstacles may result from a change in function (thinking, doing,
feeling) because of illness or disability,and/or barriers in the social,
institutional or and physical environment. (Adapted from the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists, 2004. See the
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists)
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