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These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The article has applicability to occupational therapy military services in other countries.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The meaning of occupation, occupational need, and occupational therapy in a military context. The article suggests that occupational therapists employed on a permanent basis by the Canadian Forces can contribute in a more comprehensive manner to the wider rehabilitation of Canadian Forces members. Interventions for mental health issues are interwoven with those targeting physical issues. Examples are provided of possible occupational therapy for populations of Canadian Forces members: (1) those with transient, intermittent injuries (2) those returning from overseas missions with very serious injuries or severe injuries and (3) those with permanent injuries who are transitioning from the Canadian Forces into the civilian workforce. To establish the depth and scope of their work, this article explains the theoretical underpinnings of occupational therapy. Occupational therapists have unique skills that can contribute to the existing Canadian Forces Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Department. Occupational therapy is provided, in the main, through civilian occupational therapists. Despite occupational therapists having strong historical ties to the Canadian military, there are currently no uniformed occupational therapists and only a few permanent occupational therapists employed by Canadian Forces.

What is the meaning of occupation