Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank

  This definition was developed by Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank (IOTTT) as a resource for occupational therapy (OT) practitioners and students in India. This definition may be used to explain OT to the healthcare professionals such as doctors, psychologists, physical therapists, etc. It was drafted by a group of highly qualified and experienced occupational therapists originally graduated from India and are currently practicing/teaching/regulating OT either in India or abroad. Further, this definition was field tested through a survey that was sent to healthcare professionals (doctors, paediatrist, pathologist, surgeon, neurologist, physiatrist, psychologists, physiotherapists, special educator, speech language pathologist, and social worker). However, IOTTT received only 15 responses. Of 15 respondents, 14 either strongly agreed or agreed that this definition is simple, clear, and easy to understand and all 15 professionals either strongly agreed or agreed that the defini

This definition was developed by Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank (IOTTT) as a resource for occupational therapy (OT) practitioners and students in India. This definition may be used to explain OT to the general public. It was drafted by a group of highly qualified and experienced occupational therapists originally graduated from India and are currently practicing/teaching/regulating OT either in India or abroad. Further, this definition was field tested through a survey targeting individuals who are not related to healthcare. However, IOTTT received only 30 responses. Of these 30 individuals, 25 either strongly agreed or agreed that the definition was clear, simple and easy to understand, and 29 individuals either strongly agreed or agreed that this definition provides an idea of OT.  After the review and deliberation of comments made by survey respondents, the definition was officially adopted by the IOTTT on December 19, 2021.  Please leave your comments to improve this def

 Here is the recording of the second Saturday Night Chat session held on October 30, 2021. Please watch and let us know your thoughts.