Biraj, Are you implying that "activities which an individual needs to do or is expected to do" are not functional? I agree that occupation is a broader concept, but I believe what is occupational is also functional. Occupation to me is the work of living as a human being. A functional activity by its definition has meaning and relevance to the individual's life.
Thanks Brian for the reference to the roots of OT. I could not agree with you more. Jimmie -----Original Message----- From: Incandescent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OTlist] what is OT? Hi Jimmie: Not to put too fine a point on this but my sense is that when viewed from the perspective of activities "Occupational" is a distinct and larger concept than "functional". The former also includes within it what is meaningful to the individual, whereas "functional" as the word implies refers to those aspects of activities which an individual needs to do or is expected to do - thus functional. What do others think? Biraj Jimmie Arcenaux wrote: > I believe also that the use of occupational or "functional" (I hate using > that term because it is coined well too often by OTs) activities as the > primary treatment modality is a hallmark of occupational therapy. It is > what the professions history is based upon. > Jimmie *****************************��********************************** To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist - List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��*********************************** *****************************��********************************** To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist - List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��***********************************
