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Occupational Therapist-Role and Responsibilities
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What is an occupational therapist: Occupational therapists are not, as many people think, nurses. Their profession aims at helping people live as comfortably as possible in their own personal space. Occupational therapy is therefore the use of self-care and work to increase independent function and prevent disability. Such people can work in lots of different places and not just the hospital. They coordinate the work of doctors, nurses, psychiatrists and others but there’s still a basic difference between their profession and that one of the nurse.
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Good overview from the American Occupational Therapy Association: Occupational therapy is skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It gives people the “skills for the job of living” necessary for independent and satisfying lives.
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Overview of role and responsibilities: Occupational therapists are health professionals trained to assist people to overcome various limitations in order to live more independent lives. People may need assistance due to injury or illness, psychological or emotional difficulties, developmental delay or the effects of aging. Occupational therapists work in many different environments including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and workplaces. Their goal is to maximise skills for living which enhance personal productivity, well-being and quality of life.
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Physcial Therapy
- Review of selected physical therapy interventions.This document discusses physical therapy procedural interventions and provides recommendations for application to physical therapy school-based practice as well as future research. http://www.coe.ufl.edu/copsse/docs/PT_CP_090707_5/1/PT_CP_090707_5.pdf
