Most Frequently Asked Questions About Occupational Therapy 1.
Occupation comes from the verb to occupy, to do.
We believe that occupation includes all those activities in which one engages that make one human, e.g., the occupations of leisure, self care, employment, and participation in family and community life. Knitting, fishing, computer programming, child care, and dish washing would all be considered occupations by an occupational therapist. Our primary concern is with an individual's ability to lead an active and healthful life within the family and community environment. In the treatment process we use engagement in occupations as our primary treatment modality. That is, our clients' active engagement in doing promotes healing and rehabilitation or habilitation.