1. Occupation
the key to emerging occupational therapy practice
Dr Matthew Molineux
Director, Allied Health
Clinical Education and Training Queensland

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PC Occupational Therapist

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6. history
how are we unique?
a professional philosophy
the possibilities

8. the advancement of occupation as a therapeutic
measure

9. the study of the effects of occupation
upon the human being

10. the dissemination of scientific knowledge of this
subject

11. the advancement of occupation as a therapeutic
measure
the study of the effects of occupation
upon the human being
the dissemination of scientific knowledge of this
subject

13. occupational nature of humans
occupational problems / challenges
occupation-based practice
Kielhofner, G. (2009). Conceptual Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice
(Fourth ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

14. ...that I found most profoundly
humiliating and depressing
was occupational therapy.
McCrum, R. (1998). My Year Off. London: Picador.
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17. What is our expertise?

18. What is our unique expertise?

19. occupa&on

20. ac#ve
purposeful
meaningful
occupa&on
contextualised
impacts
on
health
human
Molineux, M. (2010). The nature of occupation. In M. Curtin, M. Molineux & J. Supyk-Mellson (Eds.), Occupational Therapy and Physical
Dysfunction: Enabling Occupation (Sixth ed., pp. 17-26). Edinburgh: Elsevier.

21. Occupation is active

22. Occupation is active

23. Occupation is purposeful

24. Occupation is meaningful

25. Occupation is contextualised

26. Occupation influences health

27. ac#ve
purposeful
meaningful
contextualised
impacts
on
health

28. ac#ve
purposeful
meaningful
contextualised
impacts
on
health

29. occupa&on

31. Wilcock, A. (1999). The Doris Sym Memorial Lecture: Developing a philosophy of occupation for
health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 192-198.

32. Common language
Wilcock, A. (1999). The Doris Sym Memorial Lecture: Developing a philosophy of occupation for
health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 192-198.

33. Common language
Support and direction for
skills development
Wilcock, A. (1999). The Doris Sym Memorial Lecture: Developing a philosophy of occupation for
health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 192-198.

34. Common language
Support and direction for
skills development
Firm bedrock for
developments
Wilcock, A. (1999). The Doris Sym Memorial Lecture: Developing a philosophy of occupation for
health. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62(5), 192-198.

35. filling the gap
Fortune, T. (2000). Occupational therapists: Is our therapy truly occupational or are we
merely filling gaps? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(5), 225-230.

36. filling the gap
paradigm-independent practice

37. paradigm-dependent practice

39. Paradigm
• shared commitment / beliefs
• shared rules and standards for practice
• an accepted model or pattern
... causes members to see the world in a particular
way
Kuhn, T. (1970). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

40. an occupational
perspective
of humans and health

47. an occupational
perspective
of humans and health

49. Dr Matthew Molineux
matthew_molineux@health.qld.gov.au
@mmolineux
www.MatthewMolineux.com