ABSTRACT

Though it has passed over 50 years since occupational therapy was introduced into Korea, the Korean occupational therapy is still in the beginning stage. This researcher investigated the reality of educating students and the problems in the field of occupational therapy. The quality of manpower is determined by how we can secure specialties in the process of educating students, and it is highly related with the standards of service. Therefore, the efforts to acknowledge the present situation of supply and demand for educating occupational therapy students should be made cautiously. To assure the quality of occupational therapists and make the better circumstances for them and predict the promising future in the field of occupational therapy, the basic regulations and minimum standards for educational institutions and practice institutions must be established immediately.