Talk:Occupational science

Founder

Thanks for your comment. I'm not sure I agree with the attribution of Elizabeth Yerxa as a the founder of OS. In 1981, Lela Lllorens wrote an article in OTJR suggesting that there should be a science of occupation, and she proposed that it be called occupationology. There was also commentary during that time by several authors, Christiansen, Kielhofner, Yerxa, West, Polatajko (in Canada) and others arguing for the importance of studying occupation to help understand its role in engendering well-being, health, adaptation, etc. Perhaps it is better to say that the discipline evolved from dialogue among several scholars in OT, who recognized the need for such study and also acknowledged that it would be informed by many existing disciplines. Ccxsen 16:57, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

• Perhaps this is correct, however, it was Yerxa who got it off the ground to finally create the discipline. I'm looking at a book called Occupational Science by Zemke & Clark, and it describes, in detail, how it was started in USC in 1989. --aishel 01:35, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Principles

I removed the following principles from the main article until someone can perhaps add more information for each one?

• Occupational Imbalance
• Occupational Deprivation
• Occupational Boredom
• Occupational Justice
• Occupational Alienation
• Occupational Environments

--aishel 16:19, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

You may be interested to link my article regarding occupational apartheid to your more generic page. Take a look and see what you think, and please feel free to edit and add to it in order to extend it. --Occupational scientist (talk) 00:37, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

formatting

Hey so there are two sections inside the history section i added, I was trying to break them apart but could not for some reason. DerickDiamond (talk) 22:19, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

I am unsure why leisure science is highlighted in red under Academic application. This might be a formatting issue that needs fixed. I think it could be because it's a new term that currently isn't defined and lacks information to support it on wikipedia. Therefore, I don't know if it needs to be hyper linked until information is added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdyocum (talk • contribs) 01:54, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Definition

In the section on the link between OS and OT can the principles of occupational therapy be explained or maybe just linked to the occupational therapy page? Also, can the holistic approach in regards to OS/OT be explained?

It could be helpful to add more information pertaining to this sentence in order to integrate the mental health aspect of occupational therapy and how that relates to occupational science. "Participation in few occupations or choosing to participate in harmful occupations, such as substance use, can lead to “illness, isolation and despair,” or even death." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdyocum (talk • contribs) 02:10, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Citation Needed Rationale Needed

In the final sentence of the section on the Relationship between Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, there is a "Citation Needed" indicator. Since this is not a definitive statement but rather an observation that seems obvious, I'm not sure I agree that a citation is needed. It may be that the sentence, as an observation, should be removed. Ccxsen (talk) 22:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)