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OTJR:
Occupation, Participation and Health
Aim
and Scope
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In 1965 the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Inc.
was chartered as a charitable, scientific, literary and educational
society to “advance the science of occupational therapy.
. .and increase the public knowledge and understanding thereof.”
In 2000, as part of its mission to advance the science of
the profession, the Foundation established an Institute for
the Study of Occupation and Health organized around professional
concepts as they relate to broad societal issues and needs.
The Institute will exemplify the vision of AOTF founder, Wilma
L. West, who believed that occupational therapy should address
the dynamics of health and social forces as well as therapeutic
interventions that affect the quality of life for individuals,
families and communities.
OTJR: Occupation,
Participation and Health, titled The Occupational Therapy
Journal of Research (OTJR) from 1980 to 2001, was developed
as an expression of the Foundation’s commitment to advancing
the profession through scientific inquiry. To advance the
understanding of the role that occupation plays in fostering
participation and enhancing health, the Foundation Board of
Directors supported a name change for OTJR to OTJR: Occupation,
Participation and Health.
This newly focused
and redesigned journal made its debut with Volume 22, Number
1, Winter 2002. The journal makes public the professions’
commitment to the study of occupation, participation and health;
and at the same time, fosters interdisciplinary dialogue with
contributions from disciplines like psychology, neuroscience,
economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, rehabilitation
science, nursing and social work.
OTJR: Occupation,
Participation and Health will accept research articles and
sys-tematic review papers that advance knowledge of occupation,
and/or will lead to improving the lives of people at risk
of being restricted from participating in activities and roles
that have meaning to them. The following topics should guide
authors seeking to publish in the journal.
the relationship of occupation to health, well-being
and or quality of life
occupational development in all ages of the life-span
i.e., the occupation of children, the importance of occupation
in maintaining health in aging
the influence of body systems or body function on
occupational performance and or social participation
the impact of life-style redesign or occupational
choice on health and participation
the effectiveness of occupation-based interventions
the influence of the social, built, or natural environments
on occupational performance or occupation (or vice versa)
the
impact of culture on occupation
how human perceptions and or behavior, i.e. meaning,
habits, roles, ritual, attitudes, feelings, influence occupation
or occupational performance
the psychometric properties of measures of occupation
or occupational performance
the impact or relationship of social policies and
attitudes on occupation
interventions
that influence health, well-being, and or quality of life
other topics that will lead to improving the lives
of people as they seek to fully participate in family, work,
community and society.
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For submission information Contact:
Jane Case Smith, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Email: otjr.editor@aotf.org
Phone: 614-292-0357
Fax: 416-946-7102
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