What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate successfully in the activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists (OTs) achieve this outcome by enabling people to do things that will enhance their ability to live meaningful lives or by modifying the environment to better support participation.

Read the Statement on Occupational Therapy - PDF (138KB)

For further information, read the "Definitions of Occupational Therapy from Member Countries" document in the Resource Centre. This can be found in the 'General' category.