Anita Bundy, ScD, OT/L, FAOTA, FOTARA, is Professor and Department Head, Department of Occupational Therapy, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
Heather Kuhaneck, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Professor and Program Director, Occupational Therapy Program, Recreation, Tourism, and Sports Management Department, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven;
Am J Occup Ther. 2024 Jul 1;78(4). doi: 10.5014/ajot.2024.050876.
The articles for the Special Section on Play highlight the complexity of play and the many ways occupational therapy practitioners study and promote play with children, families, and adults across individual, school, family, political, and cross-cultural settings. The authors of the articles in this issue view the importance of play across the lifespan and through multiple research lenses, including play preference, environmental supports for and barriers to play, the skills required to succeed in play, and the extent to which play is self-determined. The guest editors offer suggestions for how to enhance occupational therapy's voice in the study and promotion of play as a primary lifelong occupation.
本特刊中的文章突出了游戏的复杂性，以及职业治疗师在个人、学校、家庭、政治和跨文化环境中如何研究和促进儿童、家庭和成人游戏的多种方式。本期文章的作者从多个研究视角看待整个生命周期中游戏的重要性，包括游戏偏好、对游戏的支持和障碍、成功进行游戏所需的技能以及游戏的自主程度。客座编辑为如何增强职业治疗在研究和促进游戏作为主要终身职业方面的话语权提出了建议。
