Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Store
  • Sign In
  • Practice
    • All Practice Resources
      DOMAIN & PROCESS
      Occupations, Evaluation, Intervention, Outcomes
      CLINICAL TOPICS
      Mental Health and Well-Being
      More clinical topics
      PRACTICE SETTINGS
      Schools, Early Intervention, & Community Education
      Home & Community Settings
      See All Settings
      PRACTICE ESSENTIALS
      Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      Documentation
      Ethics
      Evidence-Based Practice
      Payment Policy
      Quality
      More Practice Essentials
      The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Domain and Process 4th Edition
      Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process — Fourth Edition

      Describes the central concepts that ground occupational therapy practice and builds a common understanding of the basic tenets and vision of the profession.

  • Education
    • Find a School
      • Centralized Application
      • Doctorate Programs
      • Master's Programs
      • Bachelor's Programs
      • Re-Entry Programs
      • AOTA E.K. Wise Scholarship
    • Exam Prep
    • Fieldwork Management
      • Fieldwork Educators Certificate
      • Expansion Recommendations
      • Performance Evaluation
      • Resources
      • Host a Workshop
      • Level II Fieldwork
      • Medicare Requirements
      • Regional Workshops
      • Starting a Program
    • Academic Leadership Councils (ALC)
  • Career
    • Become an OT/OTA
      • About the Profession
      • Start Your Career Journey
        • Using Your AOTA Membership Post-Graduation
        • Student Stories
        • Education Information
    • State of the Profession
      • What Do Practitioners Earn?
        • Interactive Report for Occupational Therapists
        • Interactive Report for Occupational Therapy Assistants
        • Interactive Report for Faculty
        • 2019 Salary Workforce Survey Methods
      • Covid-19
    • AOTA LEAD 360
    • Career Center
      • Fellowship Program
        • Fellowship Directory
          • Acute & Critical Care
          • Assistive Technology
          • Burns
          • Dysphagia
          • Gerontology
          • Hand Therapy & Upper Extremity
          • Lymphedema
          • Mental Health
          • Neurology
          • Pediatrics
          • Physical rehabilitation
        • AOTA fellowship program overview
        • Schedule of fees
      • Wellness for Life & Career
        • Do You: Occupational Balance & Quality of Life
        • Maintain Your Optimal Health
        • Manage Stress, Avoid Burnout & Stay Inspired
    • Licensure
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Supervision Requirements
      • Maintain Your License
      • Learn the steps to licensure
    • CE & Professional Development
      • Micro Credentials and Professional Certificates
        • Certificate & Credentials
        • Comparison of Micro Credential, Professional Certificate, and Advanced Certification
        • Professional Certificate and Micro-credential FAQ
      • Foundations Badges
      • Approved Providers
        • Guidelines & Criteria
        • Current Providers
        • Prospective Providers
        • Approved Sponsor Application
        • State Recognition
    • Advanced Certification
      • Advanced Certification Program FAQs
      • Board Certification in Gerontology Suggested Reference List
      • Board Certification in Pediatrics Suggested Reference List
      • Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation Suggested Reference List
      • Board Certified Practitioners
      • Advanced certification eligibility criteria
      • Gerontology
      • Pediatrics
      • Physical rehabilitation
      • Specialty Certified Practitioners
      • Testing Accommodations
      • Recertification
  • Publications
    • AJOT
      • Call for Papers
    • OT Practice
      • Articles
      • Issues
      • Subscribe
      • FAQ
      • Authors Guide
    • External Journals
    • Student articles
      • Career Advice
      • Fieldwork
      • Job Search
      • NBCOT Exam Prep
      • School Tips
      • Student Leadership and Advocacy
    • SIS Quarterly
      • Articles
      • Issues
      • Productive Aging
      • Academic Education
      • Sensory Integration Processing
      • Developmental Disabilities
      • Mental Health
      • Rehabilitation Disability
      • Work Industry
      • Children Youth
      • Home Community Health
      • Authors Guide
    • AOTA Press
    • Podcasts
      • AOTA Podcast
      • Everyday Evidence podcast
  • Community
    • CommunOT
      • CommunOT Tips
    • Special Interest Sections
      • Academic Education
      • Children & Youth
      • Developmental Disabilities
      • Home & Community Health
      • Mental Health
      • Productive Aging
      • Rehabilitation & Disability
      • Sensory Integration & Processing
      • Work & Industry
      • SIS Internship Program
    • Communities of Practice
    • Volunteer Groups
      • Board of Directors
      • Commission on Education (COE)
      • Commission on Practice (COP)
      • Ethics Commission
      • Representative Assembly
        • Representative Assembly 2022 Fall Meeting
        • Representative Assembly 2023 Spring Meeting
      • DEI Committee
    • Get Involved
      • Elected and Appointed Positions
        • Conflict of Interest Form
        • Elections
      • Micro-Volunteer Opportunities
      • Students
        • Assembly of Student Delegates
        • Assembly of Student Delegates Meetings
        • Institute for Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy
      • State Associations
    • Awards
      • AOTA's Choosing Wisely Champion Campaign
      • 2023 Award Recipients
      • Distinguished Fieldwork Educator
      • Distinguished OT/OTA educator
      • The Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award
      • Emerging and innovative practice award
      • Gary Kielhofner Emerging Leader Award
      • Health Advocate Award
      • International Service Award
      • Interprofessional collaboration award
      • Jeanette Bair writer's award
      • Lindy Boggs award
      • OT Award of Merit
      • OTA award of excellence
      • Outstanding Mentor Award
      • Outstanding Student Advocate Award
      • Recognition of Achievement Award
      • Roster of Fellows Award
      • Roster of Honor Award
      • SIS quarterly writer's award
      • Student Membership Circle
      • Terry Brittell OTA/OT Partnership Award
      • The Award for Excellence in the Advancement of OT
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Call for Papers
    • Exhibitors & Sponsors
    • Code of Conduct
  • Advocacy
    • Issues
      • Health Care Reform
        • Tool for Evaluating Habilitation and Rehabilitation Benefits
        • Habilitation and Rehabilitation in ACA Plans
      • Behavioral Health
      • Medicaid
      • Medicare Part B
      • OT Licensure Compact
      • OTA Payment
      • Post-Acute Care Payment
      • Private Insurance
      • Schools and Early Intervention
      • Scope of Practice
      • Workforce Diversity
      • Telehealth
        • Billing Telehealth Services
        • CMS Codes Telehealth Public Health Emergency
        • CMS Reimbursement for SNFs Telehealth
        • Commercial Insurance Plans Add OT Telehealth Services
        • Congressional Champions Introduce Bill OT Telehealth Providers
        • DoD Releases Interim Final Rule Telehealth TRICARE
        • Medicare Telehealth Success
        • Pandemic Telehealth Permanence
        • Senators Introduce Legislation to make OTP permanent Telehealth Providers
        • State updates: COVID-19
    • Advocacy News
    • Hill Day
      • Draft a Thank You Letter
      • Following Up on a Congressional Appointment
      • AOTA's September 2022 Advocacy Events Resources
      • Hill Day FAQs
      • How to Conduct an Effective Congressional Meeting
      • Learn More About Key Senate and House Committees
      • Tips and Tools for Your Hill Day
      • Transportation
      • Travel and Lodging
    • Political Action Committee
      • About AOTPAC
        • AOTPAC Board of Directors Job Description
        • Board Roster
      • Candidate Support
        • Candidates Supported by AOTPAC
        • AOTPAC Gets supporters involved in Candidate Campaigns
        • Contribution Levels and Benefits
        • Deciding Who to Support
        • Help candidates
      • Donate
        • AOTPAC Day of Giving
        • Day of Giving Success
        • Gift a Tribute
        • Why It's Important to Support AOTPAC
      • Get Involved
        • Events
        • Ambassadors
        • Student Challenge
          • Student Challenge Participants
    • Contact Policymakers
    • Everyday Advocacy
      • Everyday Advocacy Decision Guide
      • Seven Ways to be an OT Advocate
      • Guidelines for a Site Visit
      • Engage Federal Policy Makers from Home
      • Campaign Handshake
      • Promoting the Profession
  • About
    • What is occupational therapy?
    • Mission & Vision
    • Leadership & Governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive and Staff Leaders
      • AOTA Governance Documents
      • Annual Business Meeting
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • For the Media
      • Media Experts
      • Letters to the Editor
      • Media Guidelines
    • Contact AOTA
    • Work for Us
      • Manager, State Legislative Affairs
      • Program Manager, Finance and Operations
      • Fieldwork for AOTA
AOTA Family of Sites
  • aota.org
  • ACOTE
  • fund to promote ot
  • AJOT
Membership
  • Explore Benefits
  • Membership Options
  • FAQs
  • Renew membership
Join
  • aota.org
  • ACOTE
  • fund to promote ot
  • AJOT
  • Store
  • Sign In
  • Practice
  • Education
  • Career
  • Publications
  • Community
  • Events
  • Advocacy
  • About
  Elevate Your Practice All Practice Resources
  • DOMAIN & PROCESS
    • Occupations, Evaluation, Intervention, Outcomes
  • CLINICAL TOPICS
    • Mental Health and Well-Being
    • More clinical topics
  • PRACTICE SETTINGS
    • Schools, Early Intervention, & Community Education
    • Home & Community Settings
    • See All Settings
  • PRACTICE ESSENTIALS
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
    • Documentation
    • Ethics
    • Evidence-Based Practice
    • Payment Policy
    • Quality
    • More Practice Essentials
The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Domain and Process 4th Edition
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process — Fourth Edition

Describes the central concepts that ground occupational therapy practice and builds a common understanding of the basic tenets and vision of the profession.

  • Education
    • Find a School
    • Exam Prep
    • Fieldwork Management
    • Academic Leadership Councils (ALC)
  • Career
    • Become an OT/OTA
    • State of the Profession
    • Career Center
    • Licensure
    • CE & Professional Development
    • Advanced Certification Program
  • Publications
    • AJOT Journal
    • OT Practice Magazine
    • SIS Quarterly Magazine
    • AOTA Press
    • External Journals
    • Podcasts
  • Community
    • CommunOT
    • Special Interest Sections
    • Communities of Practice
    • Volunteer Groups
    • Get Involved
    • Awards & Recognitions
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Inspire 2023
    • For Exhibitors & Sponsors
  • Advocacy
    • Issues
    • Advocacy News
    • Hill Day
    • Political Action Committee
    • Contact Policy Makers
    • Everyday Advocacy
  • Membership
    • Membership Options
    • Renew Membership
    • FAQs
  • About
    • What is Occupational Therapy?
    • Mission & Vision
    • Leadership & Governance
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • For the Media
    • Contact AOTA
    • Work for Us
Membership
  • Explore Benefits
  • Membership Options
  • FAQs
  • Renew membership
Join
Smiling young boy laying on the floor playing with building blocks

Let’s help you find some fresh inspiration

The page you are seeking may be available only to members, it may be outdated, or it may have moved. But occupational therapy practitioners always have a solution…or three.

Sign in or join for member-only content Search site Contact AOTA
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Contact Us
  • Accessibility
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

© 2023 American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. All Rights Reserved