The OTPF and Its Influence on OT Practice

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) lays the foundation for how occupational therapists are expected to perform. The OTPF introduces a top-down approach that focuses on the client as a person instead of labeling the client as a disability. Looking at a client with this top-down approach improves the way occupational therapists assist the client. By allowing the client to tell about their roles and occupations before their disability, the occupational therapist is able to provide more holistic care. As guided by the OTPF, occupational therapists use the occupations that are meaningful to the client to provide treatment for their disability. In short, the OTPF provides a unique core for occupational therapy and the care therapists give.