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definitions of occupational therapy wfot glossary - Lexicool

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Contents<br />

Country Language Date <strong>of</strong> reception by<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Practice Committee<br />

WFOT English 1993<br />

Australia* English 9/1994<br />

Austria German 2/1995<br />

Belgium* French, Dutch, English 9/1994<br />

Canada English 12/1994<br />

Chile English 3/1998<br />

China<br />

Chinese (scanned)<br />

Colombia Spanish 11/1994<br />

Denmark*<br />

Denmark has not a short <strong>of</strong>ficial definition <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>occupational</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> according to the law. Denmark<br />

has descriptions <strong>of</strong> different practice areas within<br />

<strong>occupational</strong> <strong>therapy</strong>.<br />

Finland* Finnish, English 12/1997<br />

France* French 9/1994<br />

Germany* German, English 2/1998<br />

Iceland* Icelandic, English 12/1997<br />

Ireland* English 2/1996<br />

Japan<br />

Jordan<br />

Luxembourg*<br />

Japanese (scanned)<br />

English, Arabic (scanned)<br />

No <strong>of</strong>ficial definition but 3 pages description <strong>of</strong> the<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ession, the philosophy, 10/1994 (not scanned)<br />

Malaysia Malaysian 9/1994<br />

Malta English 4/1998<br />

Netherlands* Dutch 12/1997<br />

New Zealand* English 2/1995<br />

Norway* Norwegian 11/1994<br />

Portugal Portugese, English 11/1994<br />

Spain Spanish 1991<br />

Sweden English 10/1994<br />

Switzerland* German, French, Italian 1994<br />

UK* English 9/1990<br />

USA* English 12/1997<br />

* Definitions approved, revised or modified December 1997

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