Leenerts, EmilyEvetts, Cynthia L.Miller, Emily2019-05-032019-05-032016This is a published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1194. Recommended citation: Leenerts, E., Evetts, C., & Miller, E. (2016). Reclaiming and proclaiming the use of crafts in occupational therapy. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(4). This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.https://hdl.handle.net/11274/11296https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1194Article originally published in the Leenerts, E., Evetts, C., & Miller, E. (2016). Reclaiming and proclaiming the use of crafts in occupational therapy. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(4). English. Published online 2016. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1194The use of crafts in occupational therapy exemplifies the use of occupation as a means and an end for individuals who experience challenges to participation in everyday life. Crafts are used to practice skills that are applied to other functional activities of daily living, and crafts become meaningful tasks that satisfy occupational needs.en-USOccupational therapyOccupational therapy interventionsTherapeutic use of craftsArticleCC BY-NC-ND 4.0