Question

How does OT practice currently meet the needs of society?

What do we see as future societal needs for occucaptional theraphy?

How is OT practice influenced by societal needs?

In what ways does OT practice influence society

pLease note: OT stand for occucaptional theraphy

Answer 1

1.Occupational therapy enables people of all ages live life to its fullest by helping them to promote health,make lifestyle or environmental changes and prevent or live better with injury ,illness or disability.Occupations are activities one engages in during daily life -what people spend their time and energy doing.Occupations reflect and support one's intrest and skill,and they help us as humans meet our individual needs and desires. 2.Occupational therapy should engae and practice in planning in all the new platforms,like apps podcasts,websites,blogs,tweets,and all other emerging channels.Occupational therapy have possibility to take advantage of the upcoming technologies to help clients daily life and get involved in prevention and health promotion.Future of occupational therapy was seen very positively in all the reports.Universal health promotion,occupational and social justice issues and new interdisciplinary co-operation opportunities were seen as new directions for occupational therapy. 3.Important social determinantsof health that fall within the domain of occupational therapy practice include :chronic health conditions,access to medical care,literacy and health literacy ,employment status ,food and nutrition,transportation and social or community support. 4.Society value occupational therapy because its services result in people being able to engage in their daily lives and most importantly ,to improve the quality of their lives.occupational therapy plays a vital role in working with older adults in both the acute care setting and subacute,longer term acute care settings.