TY - JOUR
T1 - Leisure as an end, not just a means, in occupational therapy intervention
AU - Chen, Szu Wei
AU - Chippendale, Tracy
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the faculty members of the Department of Occupational Therapy at New York University for their input. Specifically, we thank Drs. Jim Hinojosa and Tsu-Hsin Howe for their insights during the early stages of writing this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Occupational Therapy Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Leisure is commonly treated as a means instead of an end goal of intervention. This approach, influenced by history and society’s past values, does not reflect the fact that leisure is meaningful and unique to its participants and has a significant effect on their health. On the basis of the core values of the occupational therapy profession and its role in the health care system, in this article we advocate that occupational therapists should expand their focus to include leisure as a goal of intervention. Although adopting this proposed approach may not be easy, given that it involves challenges in reimbursement for services, potential competition with other health professions, and a twisting of the deep-rooted existing values of occupational therapists, we believe the proposed solutions address these concerns and shed light on how to make leisure a valued goal of intervention.
AB - Leisure is commonly treated as a means instead of an end goal of intervention. This approach, influenced by history and society’s past values, does not reflect the fact that leisure is meaningful and unique to its participants and has a significant effect on their health. On the basis of the core values of the occupational therapy profession and its role in the health care system, in this article we advocate that occupational therapists should expand their focus to include leisure as a goal of intervention. Although adopting this proposed approach may not be easy, given that it involves challenges in reimbursement for services, potential competition with other health professions, and a twisting of the deep-rooted existing values of occupational therapists, we believe the proposed solutions address these concerns and shed light on how to make leisure a valued goal of intervention.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.2018.028316
DO - 10.5014/ajot.2018.028316
M3 - Article
C2 - 29953840
AN - SCOPUS:85049740607
VL - 72
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
SN - 0272-9490
IS - 4
M1 - 7204347010
ER -