The dark side of occupation: an historical review of occupational therapy

Anne McKay, Elizabeth

Abstract

This chapter will present a historical perspective of why we did not explore or engage with people involved with these occupations until now. It is useful to state upfront that it is not the occupation that is dark: it is the motivations for engaging in those occupations that needs to be explored. As a profession who posit that engaging in meaningful occupation is good for us; that prosocial occupations are valued, that a productive life is something to work for; then as with all things in life, there are things that we engage in that may be bad for us, that are negatively viewed or seen as anti-social; we know this to be the case, however the press to continue in these occupations is powerful.

Citation

Anne McKay, E. (2020). The dark side of occupation: an historical review of occupational therapy. In R. Twinley (Ed.), lluminating the Dark Side of Occupation: International Perspectives from Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429266256-4

• Publication Date: Oct 19, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Edition: 1st
• Book Title: lluminating the Dark Side of Occupation: International Perspectives from Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
• Chapter Number: 3
• ISBN: 9780367218140
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429266256-4
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2628037
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/Illuminating-The-Dark-Side-of-Occupation-International-Perspectives-from/Twinley/p/book/9780367218140