Meeting the needs of our community
Occupational therapy practitioners provide community-based services to people throughout the lifespan. This includes participation in programs and services that address prevention, as well as promotion of healthy occupations in the community.
What are community-based services?
Community can serve as both the setting of occupational therapy for an individual as in the home and community context, but also as the focus of the intervention. The featured resources highlight both community as a setting and broader strategies to address the needs of populations through directing services.
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Conditions
This Practice Guideline, which is informed by systematic reviews of the literature on the use of self-management interventions, is meant to guide occupational therapy practitioners’ clinical decision making when working with community-dwelling adults with chronic conditions.
Home & Community Health Special Interest Section
Connect with members focused on home and community health. The Home & Community Health Special Interest Section (HCHSIS) members work in areas across the lifespan supporting a variety of living environments.
Community-based health promotion
Use AOTA's resources to promote community-based health in a variety of practice areas and settings.
Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and Well-Being
Community violence resources for occupational therapy practitioners
AOTA’s Societal Statement on Health Disparities
Evidence-informed intervention checklists
Intervention ideas that are ready to use and informed by evidence from systematic reviews.
Social drivers impacting community
Client-centered care includes addressing social drivers that impact health and function
Social Determinants of Health and OT's Role in Novel Settings
Working with Adults Experiencing Homelessness
AOTA Healthy People 2030
AOTA Continuing Education
Gain new community-based health knowledge and capabilities with AOTA's continuing education.
Population Health: Discovering New Opportunities
Occupational Therapy Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Research, articles, and books
Expand your community-based health knowledge with the latest research, perspectives, and solutions from occupational therapy practitioners.
Using community-based OT to empower military spouses
Lifestyle Redesign®
Creative fieldwork solutions: Shifting the paradigm
AOTA advocacy resources
Incorporate community-based health advocacy into your practice.
Everyday Advocacy Decision Guide
This guide provides occupational therapy practitioners with tips to engage in advocacy in practice.
Report on Bipartisan “SMART Act” Will Help Pave the Way for Congressional Action
New Report Identifies Potential Medicare Cost-Savings by Changing Supervision Requirement; Underscores Critical Role of Occupational Therapy Assistants in Rural and Underserved Areas
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice allow AOTA members to network and grow in the context of social learning environment.