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Occupation by design: dimensions, therapeutic power, and creative process.
1Eastern Kentucky University, 103 Dizney Building, 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, Kentucky 40475, USA. doris.pierce@eku.edu
Summary
Occupational therapy must translate its growing knowledge of occupation into practice to meet healthcare demands. The occupational design approach provides tools to build bridges for powerful, evidence-based interventions.
Area of Science:
- Occupational therapy
- Health sciences
- Intervention design
Background:
- Growing knowledge base in occupational therapy.
- Increasing demand for functional outcomes in healthcare.
- External professions encroaching on occupational therapy expertise.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the convergence of forces impacting occupational therapy.
- To advocate for translating occupational understanding into practice.
- To introduce the occupational design approach as a solution.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of occupational experience.
- Description of the occupational design process.
- Examination of therapeutic power factors (appeal, intactness, accuracy).
Main Results:
- Identified three essential bridges: discourse, demonstration sites, and education.
- The occupational design approach offers conceptual tools for practice.
- Subjective and contextual dimensions influence therapeutic power.
Conclusions:
- Occupational therapy must adapt to current healthcare trends.
- The occupational design approach facilitates the translation of knowledge into practice.
- Effective interventions are built on appeal, intactness, and accuracy.