Chaotic Occupational Therapy: Collective Wisdom for a Complex Profession

Abstract

Abstract In the tradition of Mosey’s (1985) Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecture (p. 504) as a road map to where this presentation is going, I will present a short preface andfirst, talk about herstory and our professional identity;second, use chaos theory as a way to look at occupation;third, introduce you to Charlotte’s Web of Chaos;fourth, make some conclusions about chaos and occupational therapy;fifth, do an ending to this telling, and;sixth, do a summary and closing.