The purpose of this paper is to discuss the meaning and effects of sharing occupational experiences. First, a case study shows that sharing occupational experiences through records and dialogue results in the expression of an occupational identity and has a positive impact on life and health. Next, the effects of sharing occupational experiences are discussed based on research evidence from group programs for healthy older adults living in the community. Sharing occupational experiences may contribute to an individual’s health-related quality of life, life satisfaction, and a sense of meaning in life. This is thought to be due to the effect of sharing occupa- tional experiences in connecting people and enhancing an individual's social and mental well-being. Furthermore, sharing occupational experiences is expected to generate mutual understanding and a sense of comradeship, and to have the effect of creating an inclusive community. Finally, the need to create a rich society with opportunities to share occupational experiences is emphasized because sharing occupational experiences is not only a means to change individuals and communities but also an end and a right.

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Human occupation is the reason for the existence of both occupational Therapy and Occupational Sci- ence. However, until recently, no serious effort was made to define human occupation precisely, differentiate between types of occupations as experienced phenomena, and identify characteristics that make occupations healing. This paper will: 1)discuss the proposition that meaningful occupations enhance health and well-being; 2)argue that not all meaningful occupations are the same, and psychologically rewarding occupations are different from other types of meaningful occupations; 3)propose that the pursuit of meaningful and psychologically rewarding occupations has an evolutionary basis for the human species; 4)suggest that we need both meaningful and psychologically rewarding occupations to stay healthy; 5)introduce a protocol for the use of meaningful and psychologically rewarding occupations as media in occupational therapy interventions; 6)suggest future directions in occupational science for use of tools borrowed from the special theory of relativity in physics to investigate with increased precision occupational participation; and 7)discuss how knowledge based on this inquiry may be used to improve occupational therapy practice.

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The symposiasts, who have built a path for future generations in Osaka by giving voice to those who have been prevented from living as they are due to their disabilities, nationality, gender, etc., introduced their experiences and thoughts, and the questions and answers from the floor provided keywords that will serve as stepping stones to a society in which all people can live as they are. The words that will serve as a stepping stone to a society in which all people can live as they are, such as the difficulty of accepting oneself as a minority, meeting one's peers, telling one's mind, and the importance of understanding and respecting one another, were obtained. I reported the statement as it was said as much as possible.

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In this study, I conducted focus group interviews with 11 schizophrenia patients hospitalized for long periods at my hospital, and used thematic analysis method to capture their thoughts and feelings regarding discharge and community life, revealed the occupational injustice and occupational dysfunction experienced by them. As a result of this study, it was found that behind the subjects' "safe hospital stay," there was "strong anxiety about living in the community,"and the subjects found their own "reasons for continuing long-term hospitalization." This study showed that occupational injustice for the subjects were that they were forced to be hospitalized for various reasons even after the necessary recuperation period, and that they were unable to participate in meaningful occupation due to long-term hospitalization. It was necessary to further promote the reform vision of mental health, medical and welfare. Additionally, in order to reduce occupational dysfunction(occupational alienation, occupational marginalization, occupational deprivation)experienced by them, it is necessary to provide support, etc that focuses on participation in occupation that has individual meaning for the clients.

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The purpose of this study was to explore occupational experiences related to the well-being among the community-dwelling oldest-old people, including the contexts in which their occupations were engaged. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with six participants aged 85 or older, residing in city A in northern Japan. The collected data was analyzed by applying the Steps for Coding and Theorization(SCAT)method. The results suggested that the participants perceived well-being through their occupational experiences such as being able to maintain their physical and mental state, a sense of continuing relationships with others, and a sense of self- identity, while the aging process was experienced as a threat to the continuation of occupational participations and identity. Moreover, the participants chose to engage in occupations of a reasonable manner in order to continue those occupations. It was also found that they experienced their well-being by creating an occupational pattern allowing them to naturally continue their necessary occupations, while flexible responding to their needs of the moment.

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The OCCUPATION revolves around the convergence of problem-solving in people's lives and the expansion of municipal activities with a people-centric focus. It may stem from altruistic intentions or arise from feelings of annoyance and guilt. In a connected SOCIETY, creativity emerges as individuals with diverse perspectives challenge existing frameworks, paving the way for a new societal premise and questioning the meaning of life. Occupational therapy practices are guided by work, tools, people, and individual styles, all contributing to the design of these practices. They are also driven by the interconnecting functions of {PLANNING}, dialogue, empathy, action, and community involvement. Moreover, by incorporating unfinished designs, new roles emerge for individuals previously excluded. This occupation fosters fresh connections among people and dissolves boundaries.

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A occupational balance program was developed and implemented for college students who were in the midst of a lifestyle change. Changes in occupational balance, quality of life, and performance of occupation were compared before and after the program. The reported case was a female student majoring in occupational therapy who participated in a program consisting of four group seminars with lectures and exercises, individual self-study, and home work. The results showed that the perception of tension, which was vague before the program, became consistent with her own perception and values after the program through the creation of a occupational balance tightrope walker image and the development of specific strategies. It is suggested that the means of adjusting occupational balance and the process of life change are useful for adapting to a constantly changing environment, developing a good environment by oneself, recognizing what one is looking for, and considering which occupation to choose.

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Volunteering at children's centers by high school students will make these centers meaningful places for them. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the occupational experiences of high school students who volunteer at a children's center. The participants were seven high school students who had been volunteering at Mihara Children's Center for more than six months. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis. Seven themes were identified: freedom and ease, a sense of being myself, comfort and inclusion, anxiety and achievement through challenges, the pleasure of usefulness, a sense of connection to the future, and attachment to the children's center. By giving high school students the experience of being able to be themselves and feeling useful through volunteering, children's centers will become a place where they can belong. Volunteering at children's centers may expand the world of high school students spatially and connect them to a hopeful future.

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A dialogue workshop was held six times at weekly intervals, with the content being to set occupation focused goals by reflection in an occupational diary for three cancer survivors living in the community. This report aims to report on the effects of individualized follow-up with one breast cancer survivor, who was considered to require individualized follow-up because her quality of life （QOL） was predicted to reduce due to her personality of putting off taking care of herself. The follow-up consisted of three sessions （planning for occupational performance, performing the occupations, and providing a significant occupation collection "occupational recipe"） of approximately two hours each, held once a week, after identifying significant occupational experiences that affect satisfaction from the occupational diary kept by the cancer survivor for five weeks. The results showed that the identification of significant occupational experiences enabled the survivor to take the bus to go shopping alone for the first time after cancer treatment. Furthermore, the survivor's QOL improved above the minimum important difference two months after the end of the follow-up compared to before the follow-up. This was achieved by creating an "occupational recipe" that the survivor could use when she felt more painful. This report may contribute to the development of a novel program that integrates the dialogue workshop and this follow-up.

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"Nature and occupation are mutually related, and can have therapeutic effects as the occupational therapy." This is my own experience as a mountain guide, based on four and a half months of interrelated rehabilitation between the care of an occupational therapist in the hospital and my own training in nature. The occupational therapist not only provided treatment, but also continued to ask why I wanted to get better, and I also went into mountains and worked independently for my own rehabilitation, forgetting my physical pain in natural scenery. Furthermore, I actively went to the hospital to get better, and the occupational therapist encouraged my efforts. I clearly recognized a positive therapeutic cycle there. I would like to organize this experience as a mechanism and methodology under the theme of "therapeutic intervention utilizing the characteristics of nature in occupational therapy", and make it useful to society. If occupational therapy, as a therapeutic method, "starts with finding what kind of occupation will be therapeutic for the person", then this is a new attempt that can only be advanced by collaboration between occupational therapists and mountain guides who are skilled in natural activities such as mountaineering, trekking and hiking.

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