What the heck is OTPF?

Chances are if you're unfamiliar with the field of occupational therapy, you have no idea what the OTPF is. To be completely honest, I didn't even know what it was until recently.

The OTPF is The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework. As my professor described it to us, "The OTPF is the bible of occupational therapy." The OTPF provides occupational therapy practitioners with a framework on how to go about their practice. Along with experience and clinical skill, the OTPF is something to be used to guide assessments, interventions, and outcomes.

As occupational therapists, we are focussed on the health, well-being, participation, and engagement in occupations of our clients. We are client-centered and concerned with the context or environment of the client, their performance skills, and their performance patterns. The OTPF outlines this and the other central concepts of occupational therapy, and is an excellent resource for all practitioners that builds the common understanding and vision of occupational therapy as a profession.