Saint Francis University

Occupational Therapy is a unique discipline among the health and human service specialties. It uses occupation as its primary mode of intervention with consumers of all ages who face challenges that might impair daily living and life satisfaction. Occupational therapists serve those whose daily routine might be challenged by physical injury or illness, developmental delay, or social, environmental, or emotional problems. Occupations are those meaningful and purposeful tasks that people do every day which make them unique and which provide a sense of identity and self worth. Research has shown that when people engage in occupations they enjoy and which are appealing and motivating, return to normal patterns of daily life occur faster.