Key Occupational Concepts : Occupational Engagement, Occupational Balance, Occupational Adaptation, and Participation
Davis, Jane A. ; Håkansson, Carita LU
and Walder, Kim
(2024)
p.351-367
- Abstract
With occupation as the core domain of concern for occupational therapy, key occupational concepts need to be explored to discern their relevance in informing and delineating occupational therapy practice. This chapter will present definitions and descriptions of the key concepts of occupational engagement, occupational balance, and occupational adaptation, highlighting their key attributes, theories, and models. Then, these three concepts will be integrated through an intersectional lens in a discussion of the concept of participation, demonstrating their important connections. Readers will be challenged to expand their current understandings and application of the presented concepts through an intersectional lens to bring forward... (More)
With occupation as the core domain of concern for occupational therapy, key occupational concepts need to be explored to discern their relevance in informing and delineating occupational therapy practice. This chapter will present definitions and descriptions of the key concepts of occupational engagement, occupational balance, and occupational adaptation, highlighting their key attributes, theories, and models. Then, these three concepts will be integrated through an intersectional lens in a discussion of the concept of participation, demonstrating their important connections. Readers will be challenged to expand their current understandings and application of the presented concepts through an intersectional lens to bring forward critiques in relation to systemic oppression, such as ableism, ageism, classism, racism, and gender discrimination. This serves as an introduction to the subsequent chapters in this section. An occupational narrative is presented to illustrate how these concepts hold relevance to clients’ occupational lives and can inform occupational therapy practice.
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- author
- Davis, Jane A.
; Håkansson, Carita
LU
and Walder, Kim
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-01-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- intersectionality, occupational adaptation, occupational balance, occupational engagement, occupational identity, occupational pattern, occupational performance, participation
- host publication
- Human Occupation : Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives - Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85217290794
- ISBN
- 9781032824642
- 9781040103319
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781003504610-23
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson, Sharon Gutman, Diane Powers Dirette, Bethan Collins, and Tim Barlott; individual chapters, the contributors.
- id
- d0431805-1ae3-4b5f-b641-09b1d8887fc7
- date added to LUP
- 2025-04-22 14:35:43
- date last changed
- 2025-07-01 21:07:46
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