Occupational Therapist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Occupational therapists help people with mental, physical or social disabilities to independently carry out every day tasks or occupations. They work with children and adults of all ages, whose difficulties may have been presence since birth, or the result of an accident, illness, ageing or lifestyle.

·         Therapeutic use of meaningful and purposeful occupations

·         Adaptation of environments and processes to enhance functional performance in occupations

·         Promotion of health and wellness through engagement in valued occupations

·         Graded tasks and activities as pre requisites to engagement in occupations

·         Design, fabrication, application, or training in the use of assistive technology or orthotic devices and training in the use of prosthetic devices

Salary:

$26,000 - $45,000

Education:

Prospective students should be aware that occupational therapy aide programs are not eligible for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and a graduate of an occupational therapy aide program is not eligible to sit for the national exam to become certified as an occupational therapy assistant.

Reflection:

I wouldn’t like to be a Occupational Therapist because that’s not what I am planning on for my future.

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