OTPF

The OTPF is the occupational therapy practice framework which guides our profession. It includes domains, or areas of occupation such as ADLS, iADLS, rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. It also includes client factors such as values, beliefs, spirituality, body functions, or body structures. It supports a top down approach, which basically means that the WHOLE client is looked at and they are not just a hip replacement or knee surgery patient. In the OTPF, occupations can be almost anything that the client finds meaningful and are shaped by client factors, performance skills,  and performance patterns. It is very client centered and takes into consideration the things that the client finds meaningful and important in their life. It defines the overall focus of OT as "achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation". Engagement supports  health and well being in every aspect of life and helps clients to participate in meaningful activities to them. The two most important sections of the OTPF are the domain, or the 'what' about OT, and the process, which is the 'how' about OT. This process is the guide for occupational therapists to do the best they can for their clients and be successful practitioners.