Occupational therapy can help increase participation and independence in the purposeful and meaningful activities that fill daily life such as self care, play and leisure, work and community or home-based tasks through the therapeutic use of everyday activities or “occupations”. Occupational therapists use an occupation-based and client-centered approach that identifies the fulfilling and meaningful activities a person would like to accomplish in daily life—and emphasizes the performance of those desired activities as the primary goal of therapy. Occupational therapy services may include comprehensive evaluations of a client’s home and other environments to ensure safety, recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, training in how to modify a task or activity to facilitate participation and guidance and education for family members and caregivers.