A theory of the human need for occupation
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The authors argue that occupation fulfils basic human needs essential for survival, provides the mechanism for people to exercise and develop innate capacities of a biological, social and cultural nature, to adapt to environmental changes, and to flourish as individuals.Abstract:
This paper discusses occupation as a central aspect of the human experience. It argues that occupation fulfils basic human needs essential for survival, provides the mechanism for people to exercise and develop innate capacities of a biological, social and cultural nature, to adapt to environmental changes, and to flourish as individuals. However the basic occupational needs of people have been obscured by the current complexity of occupational technology and economy, and the social strictures, divisions, and values which have been established progressively throughout time.read more
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Occupational justice and client-centred practice: A dialogue in progress
TL;DR: An ongoing, international dialogue about the relationship between occupation, justice, and client-centred practice, prompted by the question: How do occupational therapists work for justice is described, encouraging occupational therapists to develop their own dialogue about occupational injustices.
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Occupational Deprivation: Global Challenge in the New Millennium
TL;DR: The conceptual origins of occupational deprivation are described, definitions of the term are presented and specific populations that may be vulnerable to being occupationally deprived are discussed.
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Occupation, Health and Well-Being
TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review of research examining the relationship between occupation and health and well-being is presented, which provides moderate to strong evidence that occupation has an important influence on health and wellbeing.
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Occupation as Transactional Experience: A Critique of Individualism in Occupational Science
TL;DR: This paper presents occupationally‐focused case studies of two individuals and asserts that existing concepts of occupation in the discipline cannot encompass the situations represented by these cases and proposes the Deweyan concept of transaction as an alternative perspective for understanding occupation.
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Occupation in Lifestyle Redesign: The Well Elderly Study Occupational Therapy Program
TL;DR: The wide-ranging effectiveness of the Well Elderly Treatment Program supports the occupational therapy profession's emphasis on occupation in affecting health and positions practitioners to extend their services to the realm of preventive interventions.
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