occupational therapy

noun

1. a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.

occupational therapy

noun

1. med treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems

Other Word Forms

• occupational therapist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of occupational therapy¹

First recorded in 1910–15