Occupational therapy and the need to influence delivery of service

This article is an attempt to re-define the role of the occupational therapist in light of numerous concepts and models which have been developed in recent years. The de-emphasis on hospital-based programs is significant and the community role for the occupational therapist, while not necessarily new, is a much expanded one which offers exciting and challenging prospects for the future. The need to influence the system for the delivery of service to embrace this community concept is emphasized.