Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists (OT’s) help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. They work with individuals who have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling. They also help them to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. Occupational therapists help clients not only to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also to compensate for permanent loss of function. Their goal is to help clients have independent, productive, and satisfying lives.
Occupational therapists assist clients in performing activities of all types, ranging from using a computer to daily needs such as getting dressed. Physical exercises may be used to increase strength and dexterity, while other activities may be chosen to improve visual acuity and the ability to discern patterns.
Occupational therapists may work with particular populations, for example children or the elderly, or they may work in specialized settings including mental health.
A Day in an Occupational Therapist’s Life: OT Clinic
Assist clients in performing activities of all types
Use physical exercises to help patients increase strength and dexterity
Use activities to help patients improve visual acuity and the ability to discern patterns
Use computer programs to help clients improve decision-making, abstract-reasoning, problem-solving, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills