WHAT IS OCCUPATION???

I thought in order to understand what meaningful occupation is, let's first have a look at what is occupation?

When people think what occupation is, they automatically think work; what they are employed to do. However, this is not entirely true. In an occupational therapists view, occupation is everything people do to occupy their time including looking after themselves (self cares), enjoying life (leisure) and contributing to the social and economic fabric of their communities (productivity) (Law, Steinwender, and Leclair, 1998).

Have a think regarding your weekly occupations and decide which of your occupations are self cares, leisure or productivity.

For Example:  My weekly occupations

(images are from google images)

Self Cares	Leisure	Productivity
-        Showering -        Toileting -       Grooming -       Dressing	-          Playing sport -          Singing -          Dancing -          Hanging with  friends -          Playing guitar	-          Occupational Therapy Student -          Working in the shearing sheds in the weekends and summer holidays

ACTIVITY: Have a think regarding your weekly occupations and decide which of your occupations are self cares, leisure or productivity.