The Just Right Challenge

Abstract

This paper is based on a keynote address “The Just Right Challenge” given on October 14, 1993, at Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference in Marlborough, MA. The occupational therapy profession is accountable to the society it serves. This paper outlines some key internal and external influences affecting the profession as it prepares for the next decade. Internal influences include the sphere of expertise, role clarification, and competencies. External influences include the use of service extenders, cross training, and practice parameters.