The purpose of fieldwork education is to propel each generation of occupational therapy practitioners from the role of student to that of practitioner. Through the fieldwork experience, future practitioners achieve competence in applying the occupational therapy process and using evidence-based interventions to meet the occupational needs of a diverse client population. Fieldwork assignments ma...

Daily challenges for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are changing work environments and the desire to address the needs of their clients. This article highlights the need for occupational therapy practitioners to create personal strategic plans to prepare for their rapidly changing futures. Although AOTA's Centennial Vision responds to the profession's future, practi...

In this article, I examine the state of mental health research in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy from 2008 to 2011. Although other practice areas have seen an increase in the number and rigor of intervention effectiveness studies, mental health occupational therapy research has been insufficient to support the profession's role in traditional mental health services. Strategies to ...

Healthy People 2010 identified elimination of health disparities as a national priority. Few studies in the occupational therapy literature document health disparities. The purpose of this study was to examine the evidence on U.S. health disparities with specific relevance to occupational therapy and by racial/ethnic groups and income levels. National survey data were used to identify variables...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The contemporary perspectives of occupational therapy in Latin America focus on an epistemic, political, and plural field under construction dispute. It is about the notions knowing doing designed to appoint theoretical methodological aspects that support reading intervention complex realities PURPOSE: This paper explores a glocal dialogue production dissemination knowledge...

Occupational therapists are involved in delivering their services within a very complex health care environment and it is essential to understand the implications of the health care system in planning and implementing occupational therapy services. This month's column gives the occupational therapist a perspective on the health system and should be a guide for all clinicians and educators in lo...

Articulating an Occupational Perspective Janet Njelesani PhD (ABD), OT Reg. (Ont.) a , Anna Tang OT Reg. (Ont.) a , Hans Jonsson PhD, Reg. OT b & Helene Polatajko PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS c a Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada b Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska I...

This paper uses contemporary accounts, newspaper articles, and professional literature to describe the origin and development of the profession of occupational therapy. Ideas about the organization of work, women's characteristics, and the historical context of World War I are included. Occupational therapy is discussed from the perspective of values that contributed to the successful establish...

An occupational therapy tailored for persons concerned with moderate to severe dementia is effective. Occupational therapy applies in a targeted manner activities as therapeutic measure. Aim is a high quality of life in everyday life - also without drugs. Mental capacity and independence in daily routine shall be maintained as long as possible. Occupational therapy can be more cost-effective th...