Philosophy of Occupational Therapy
"Occupational therapy" is an appellation loaded with imagery of high
school guidance counselors or Kip-esque little men
recommending wrist-braces and Lumbar supports. It's not, of course,
but what encompasses OT is kind of nebulous and (at least for me)
slippery to grasp. From what I have gathered, the central philosophy of
OT is helping people to engage in activities which bring meaning to
their lives, and (this is important) this meaning is best determined by
the individual. In other words, Occupational Therapy aids in the
discovery of one's path to meaningful occupation. This is tricky, this
discovery. A pillar of OT is to be respectful of a persons insight
into their own condition, so the discovery process must be equally
engaged in by both subject and therapist.
4 Comments:
Two of my favorite things...Kip and OT all in one post. You're a man after my own heart! LOLZ!!! okie, bye.
I thought occupational therapy involved drinking on the job.
your mom drinks on the job
people lets say something educative to our younger generations not to disrespect the site that tries to empower us and educated,its a disgrace how people abuse such useful resources
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