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Occupational therapy (OT) is the use of assessment and treatment to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with a physical, mental, or cognitive disorder.ccupational therapists also focus much of their work on identifying and eliminating environmental barriers to independence and participation in daily activities. Occupational therapy is a client-centered practice that places emphasis on the progress towards the client's goals.
1.1 DACHS definition of occupational therapy. Occupational therapy - the scientific term for which is ergotherapy and is derived from the Greek ergon meaning work - proceeds on the assumption that being active is a basic human need and that specifically selected activity will have a health-promoting and therapeutic effect.