title: Toward program development.
abstract: An era of disciplined thinking may result not only in acknowledging but also in addressing those questions that may lead to a consistent examination of existing programs within a profession. This paper is one attemp at encouraging the professional membership to continue to address: 1. the nature and focus of the content and practice environments of the field of Occupational Therapy; 2. two approaches to investigating the distinctive character of the field of Occupational Therapy-the Separate Domain Approach and the Retroductive Approach; 3. and the basic documents developed and/or sponsored by the professional organization-in this case-The Ohio State Study (1), the NIH Study (2), and the Curriculum Guide (3).
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education*; D009820:Ohio; D014481:United States