The author's purpose of this article was to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all level so that all we do in the name of occupational therapy not only remains right for ourselves and good for the world, but also grows more so over time. He described professionalism as especially important for the well-being of individuals or of society at large, having a value so special that money cannot serve as its sole measure: it is also simply good work. The author was captured by the magic of occupational therapy as a counselor at a summer camp for autistic children, which was a truly inspiring story about how he fell in love with the profession. He emphasized how personal professionalism is; so personal, in fact, that he uses the metaphors of heart, mind, and soul to depict its most vital elements. Any field claiming professional stature must be just as dedicated to cultivating its mind as it is to nourishing its heart, as the two are wonderfully symbiotic. I loved this article; it truly depicted the meaning of what it means to be an occupational therapist at the most personal, internal level.

The author's purpose of this article was to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all level so that all we do in the name of occupational therapy not only remains right for ourselves and good for the world, but also grows more so over time. He described professionalism as especially important for the well-being of individuals or of society at large, having a value so special that money cannot serve as its sole measure: it is also simply good work. The author was captured by the magic of occupational therapy as a counselor at a summer camp for autistic children, which was a truly inspiring story about how he fell in love with the profession. He emphasized how personal professionalism is; so personal, in fact, that he uses the metaphors of heart, mind, and soul to depict its most vital elements. Any field claiming professional stature must be just as dedicated to cultivating its mind as it is to nourishing its heart, as the two are wonderfully symbiotic. I loved this article, and it truly depicted the meaning of and what it means to be an occupational therapist at a personal level.

This systematic review evaluated and asked the main clinical question, "What occupational therapy interventions are effective in the rehabilitation of individuals with work-related low back injuries and illnesses?". Findings indicated that the evidence is insufficient to support or refute the effectiveness of exercise therapy and other conservative treatments for sub-acute and chronic low back injuries. However, this review supports that interventions should be holistic and client-centered through multiple OT strategies; specifically including activities that address clients' psychosocial needs in addition to his or her physical impairments.

The purpose of this clinical reasoning study was to identify frequent clinical reasoning processes of occupational therapists, to compare and contrast clinical reasoning used frequently in medicine. For example, majority of medical clinical reasoning's is related to diagnosis. This article found "diagnosis occupied very little of the therapists' reasoning time. Patients came to therapy with a medical diagnosis, and the therapist's task was to know how that diagnostic condition would influence present and future function". Differences are accounted for by the difference in the particular focus, goals, and tasks of the two professions and the nature of the practice in those arenas. Although occupational therapists work with persons with physical disabilities, the nature and goals of the practice differ from the goals of physicians. It therefore makes sense that therapist's knowledge, interests, and the reasoning strategies would also differ.

Article analyzed interviews with family caregivers for community-based elderly persons and suggested ethical dilemmas are an important organizing framework for family caregiving. The article explored this theory as it relates to the practice of occupational therapy with older clients and their families. Themes of ethical dilemmas in family caregiving and how they relate to occupational therapy were discussed. There is a need for therapists to work with family members to examine the ethical dilemmas of the caregiving experience and for the professional and the family caregiver to work together toward shared ethical decision making.

This article aimed to draw together findings based on the experiences of supervisors and supervisees in the discipline of occupational therapy (Sweeney et al 2001a,b) and to provide recommendations for the future practice of supervision within the profession. Results discussed suggest that supervision as it is currently practiced within OT is not a comfortable experience for either the supervisor or the supervisee; there is evidence that a confusion exists within both parties about the process of supervision and questions the view that supervision is always a helpful process. The article recommends steps that can be adopted by both (supervisors and supervisees) to facilitate the development of a more productive relationship. For example, the use of training, exposure to theories and models of supervision, and the use of agendas, contracts and feedback have shown to be helpful in the improvement.