[Therapy through activity according to A. C. Mosey (description and application).]

This article describes Anne Cronin Mosey's theory of "Activities Therapy". What it is, by whom it can be practiced and how she views psychosocial dysfunction is briefly portrayed. A more elaborate description of the theoretical concepts such as Basic Skills, Public Self and Private Self are presented. The application of this theory and its use is brought forward by the occupational therapists of the "Ateliers centraux" of the Occupational Therapy Department of "Centre hospitalier Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine".