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Occupational Therapy

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Health science; Occupation; Occupational science; Therapy

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Occupational therapy (OT) is a profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life (World Federation of Occupational Therapists 2008). Founded in 1917, occupational therapy is a well-established profession internationally that uses everyday activities with people to improve or regain the capacity to participate in a meaningful and satisfying life. The term “occupation” means engagement in life activities and includes, activities necessary to care for self and others, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. Occupational therapy is practiced in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, health centers, mental health centers, community centers, homes, workplaces, schools, and housing for seniors. Clients are actively involved in the therapeutic...

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  1. Neurorehabilitation and Recovery, Stroke Division, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne Brain Centre – Austin Campus, 245 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg, 3084, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Leeanne Carey BAppSc(OT), Ph.D. (Adjunct Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, LaTrobe University and Head, Division of Neurorehabilitation and Recovery)

  2. Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Prof. Carolyn Baum BS(OT), MA, Ph.D. (Professor in the Program of Occupational Therapy and Neurology and Elias Michael Director of the Program in Occupational Therapy)

  3. Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Leeanne Carey BAppSc(OT), Ph.D. (Adjunct Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, LaTrobe University and Head, Division of Neurorehabilitation and Recovery)

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  1. Department of Systematic Theology, Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Anne L. C. Runehov

  2. Pontificia Universita Antonianum, Roma, Italia

    Lluis Oviedo

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Carey, L., Baum, C. (2013). Occupational Therapy. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_804

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