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Occupational Therapy Worldview Applied to Life Care Planning<\/h2>\n

Life care planning is a transdisciplinary specialty practice<\/strong>. This means that there are a variety of professionals who practise life care planning. In Canada, this routinely includes occupational therapists, other allied health professionals, nurses, as well as rehabilitation and vocational counsellors. Each professional is expected to adhere to the current standards of practice specific to life care planning<\/a>, as well as their individual scope of practice<\/a> and professional standards<\/a> set by their regulatory body. Life care planners are expected to maintain licensure with their professional regulatory body (e.g., The College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario<\/a>).[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”1deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(38,61,123,0.95) 0%|rgba(42,86,142,0.72) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(38,61,123,0.95)” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(42,86,142,0.72)” background_image=”https:\/\/morrisonot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hero_banner_02.jpg” custom_padding=”260px||260px||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”160px||160px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”80px||80px||true|false” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” use_background_color_gradient_phone=”on” background_color_gradient_stops_tablet=”rgba(38,61,123,0.95) 0%|rgba(42,86,142,0.72) 100%” background_color_gradient_stops_phone=”rgba(38,61,123,0.95) 0%|rgba(1,75,140,0.72) 100%” background_color_gradient_start_position_tablet=”0%” background_color_gradient_end_phone=”rgba(1,75,140,0.72)” background_color_gradient_end_position_tablet=”100%” background_color_gradient_end_position_phone=”100%” background_position_tablet=”top_right” background_position_phone=”bottom_right” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”850px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Each life care planner\u2019s professional training and experience, as well as their scope of practice, shapes their worldview and approach to the life care planning process.<\/p>\n

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Occupational Therapy<\/h2>\n

In 2025, the World Federation of Occupational Therapy<\/a> approved the following updated definition of occupational therapy:<\/p>\n

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Occupational therapy promotes health and wellbeing by supporting participation in meaningful occupations that people want, need, or are expected to do.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The focus is on you<\/h2>\n

Occupational therapists focus on enabling clients to participate in activities that are essential and meaningful to them. These activities are referred to as occupations<\/em><\/strong>. The occupations are commonly classified into three broad categories:<\/p>\n

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Helping individuals with self-care, including dressing, eating, staying safe at home, and navigating their community.<\/p>\n

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Supporting productivity through activities such as employment, caring for family, and studying.<\/p>\n

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Improving leisure by helping individuals engage in hobbies, sports, and social activities.<\/p>\n

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Health is dynamic<\/h2>\n

Occupational therapists recognize that health is dynamic and presents an interactive relationship encompassing physical<\/b>, cognitive<\/b>, and emotional health <\/b>considerations.\u00a0 Holistic health is richly influenced by the characteristics of the environment<\/b> (e.g., physical, social, cultural, financial, institutional) in which each individual lives and interacts.<\/p>\n

Occupational therapists believe that\u00a0occupation<\/em>:<\/p>\n