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A Taxonomy of Playfulness for use in Occupational Therapy
Author(s) -
LYONS MIKE
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1987.tb01589.x
Subject(s) - occupational therapy , intervention (counseling) , context (archaeology) , taxonomy (biology) , psychology , applied psychology , psychiatry , ecology , paleontology , biology
Occupational therapy intervention requires the active involvement of clients for beneficial effects on their health to occur. Clients may be reluctant to participate in selected activities, however. Focussing on a play context, consideration is given to facilitating client motivation to engage in play activity. A taxonomy of playfulness is presented and its application in practice discussed.