Reflections on RCOT campaign ‘complexity of occupation’: The dimensions of occupation and the dimensions of practice

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) campaign on the ‘Complexity of Occupation’, part of its Workforce Strategy, promotes occupation-centred practice as the profession’s distinct contribution to health and social care. Research shows this approach strengthens professional identity, enhances health outcomes and clarifies roles (Phillips et al., 2023). Fisher and Marterella (2019) describe occupation-centred practice as a profession-specific way of thinking that keeps occupation at the heart of reasoning. Translating theory into action requires therapists to apply occupational knowledge meaningfully (Hitch and Pepin, 2020). This editorial reflects on these ideas and explores practical ways to embed the dimensions of doing, being, belonging and becoming into occupational therapy.