This paper addresses the topic of professional interaction from a dramaturgical perspective for the purpose of sensitizing occupational therapists to their potential and individuals in shaping and directing the public image of occupational therapy. Research, based on international theory, which investigated students' acquisition of professional identity during initial practicum experiences is used to illustrate the usefulness of dramaturgical theory for practising therapists to analyze their performance as occupational therapists. Therapists are urged to assess their own projection of occupational therapy to those around them, and to become protagonists in effecting a positive professional image.
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