“…The lack of information about community development among occupational therapists is further evidenced in a survey of community occupational therapists in Ontario through which participants reported being inadequately prepared by their undergraduate training for community development work (Lysack, Stadnyk, Paterson, McLeod, & Krefting, 1995). More recent studies suggest occupational therapists are not the only health professionals that feel unprepared to practice in community development (Levin & Herbert, 2001;Teahan, Gaffney, & Yarnell, 2002). In order to prepare occupational therapists for community development, there is a need for information describing the nature of occupational therapy in community development and the knowledge, theoretical bases, and skills required.…”