MENTAL HEALTH

Complementary health approaches and integrative health’s (CHAIH’s) distinct value in occupational therapy

Rosa Marie Compton, OTD, OTR/L; Patty Coker-Bolt, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA; and Mariah Woody, MHS, OTR/L, CST-T 02/01/2024

This article highlights the current evidence to support complementary health approaches and integrative health (CHAIH) interventions and the relationship of these therapies to the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process (4^th ed.; OTPF-4) (American Occupational Therapy Association [AOTA], 2020).

Mental Health Special Interest Section

The Mental Health Special Interest Section (MHSIS) supports and advocates for occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and researchers working with individuals, groups, or populations across the lifespan in settings ranging from hospitals to schools and community programs who are at risk for or are currently diagnosed with a mental health challenge. The MHSIS values the centrality of occupation in the intervention process to prevent further illness, and promote performance, participation, quality of life, well-being, role competence and occupational justice.

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