Paradise Lost!… Paradise Regained? Putting the Promise of Occupational Therapy into Practice

Occupational therapy is beset by confusion over its professional mandate. Agreement has not been reached on the unique need of man which it serves; and insufficient progress has been made in linking everyday practice with an underlying theoretical framework. The Model of Human Occupation, based in the Occupational Behaviour theoretical tradition, is proposed as a suitable tool to bridge the theory‐practice gap. Examples are discussed of the fresh meaning it brings to occupational therapy's wholistic orientation to health care. 1985 Occupational Therapy Australia Limite