2012 Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 13-19
Occupation comprises three broad areas of doing: activities of daily living, play, and work. Most occupation is conducted with other people, necessitating interpersonal communication. According to the Model of Human Occupation, occupational performance is made up of three types of skills: process skills, motor skills, and communication and interaction skills. Most problems concerning the mind and body are related to communication and interaction skills. Occupational therapy evaluates problems in environments and individuals and supports environmental adjustment, reconstruction of individuals' methods of stress management, and improvement of communication and interaction skills, and helps individuals to become competent at doing the things they value. Performing valuable or diverse types of occupation, it is possible to improve communication and interaction skills and construct social relationships among users of mental health services, thereby developing users' occupation and quality of life. Thus, occupational therapy should be used to support users' occupational performance.
