Definition of Occupational Therapy

This definition of the subject Occupational Therapy has been adopted by the Board of the Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists in May 2002.

”The subject of occupational therapy concerns the doings of humans as they are expressed in the context of socially and culturally defined activities. The subject of occupational therapy is the knowledge and science of how resources in the individual, the environment, and activities interact and promote participation in life situations. The knowledge and science also includes applying preventive and therapeutic measures with the aim of promoting daily life satisfaction.”