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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Occupational Therapy Practice Areas for the 21st Century
As a profession, we have begun the journey towards our centennial in 2017, committed to meeting the occupational needs of society. During AOTA’s visioning process, we examined the drivers of change that will likely shape both the health care and social landscape of the 21st century. Six broad overarching areas of practice—both traditional and emerging—became apparent:

* Mental Health
* Productive Aging
* Children and Youth
* Health and Wellness
* Work and Industry
* Rehabilitation, Disability and Participation

Each of the practice areas encompasses a wide variety of settings, populations, diagnoses, specialties, and concerns—with issues and needs that can be met by occupational therapy practitioners, educators, researchers, and scientists. We have organized the Web site around these broad areas as a way to frame occupational therapy practice, education, and research in the 21st century.

visit www.aota.org for more information