What happens when Occupational Therapy stops asking “What task is broken?” and starts asking “Who is this person becoming?”

In this episode, we explore the Humanistic Frame of Reference in Occupational Therapy — not as a soft or abstract idea, but as a clinically powerful way of thinking and practising.

Humanistic OT reminds us that people are not problems to be fixed. They are individuals with values, identities, losses, hopes, and a deep drive toward meaning. Function matters — but meaning is what sustains engagement, motivation, and recovery.

We unpack:

• What the Humanistic Frame of Reference actually is (and what it isn’t)
• Why the therapeutic relationship itself is a skilled intervention
• How concepts like choice, dignity, identity, and readiness shape outcomes
• Whe ...