Occupational therapy (O.T.) is commonly confused as “work therapy.” The role of an O.T. is to guide individuals - across all domains of life - to actively do, be, and become independent within their life roles. Individuals, populations or organizations have benefited from our services for over 200 years.

Occupational therapists deliver occupational performance. This ability to act or do an activity within a life transaction, context and activity profits two ways:

1. Improvement or when limitations in performance is present;

2. Enhancement or when performance limitation isn't present.

We focus on adaption for those desiring to change responses to occupational (as in occupational performance) challenges. Modifying tasks, products and environments is our speciality.

Health and wellbeing - the social and personal responsibility to uphold physical, mental and social capabilities - is to effectively 'do' life. O.T.’s are trained to identify latent lifestyle needs.

Personal satisfaction is congruent with cultural expectations.  Participation is consistently observed through this O.T. lens and most often facilitates astonishing solutions.

The outcome of prevention is aging with awareness of body knowledge to act on primary needs. Our foundation is arts and science through our Person, Occupation, Environment (POE) model. Guidance is holistic, within all contexts, in effort to secure wise and responsible aging.

The American Occupational Therapy Association’s mission is improving the quality of life for individual's.  We envision people independently appraising life satisfaction with hope, self-concept, health and function.

Role of competence is to effectively meet the demands of lifestyle roles. An occupational therapy professional's lab is consistently dissecting the science and art of lifestyle. We inhabit it!

Securely communicating 1) strengths and needs, 2) goals, 3) and legal rights and responsibilities is self advocacy. When one or more of these three aren't present, we are to invigorate it.

Occupational justice is access to and participation in meaningful and rich occupations afforded by others. Our profession is a key player to living justly at home, work, in the community.

Self-rate on a 1 (not at all) to 10 (completely) scale to consider your answer to the following questions.

My performance at work is 100% in my control.

I can easily and simply access all work equipment, activities and/or events.

I confidently communicate my performance needs, goals, and/or rights.