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What is occupational therapy?

Andrew Godby

Andrew Godby

1 year ago
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What is occupational therapy?
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Occupational therapy promotes health, well-being, and participation

Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants focus on the things you want and need to do in your daily life. Occupational therapy intervention uses everyday life activities (occupations) to promote health, well-being, and your ability to participate in the important activities in your life. This includes any meaningful activity that a person wants to accomplish, including taking care of yourself and your family, working, volunteering, going to school, among many others.

Occupational therapy services typically include:

What can occupational therapy do for you?

Occupational therapy can help you participate in life activities (occupations) and provide recommendations for:

Where do occupational therapy practitioners work?

Occupational therapy services are provided by licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, to people of all ages in homes, communities, schools, and healthcare settings.

Occupational therapy services may be provided in a client's home, community settings (e.g., community centers, shelters, free clinics), hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, primary care offices, schools, and many other locations.

Occupational therapy practitioners may also work as consultants and experts in health information technology, human centered design, addressing the health of communities, education (e.g. schools, higher education), health promotion programs, driving and community mobility, and many others.

Wherever daily activities occur, occupational therapy services can be provided!

 

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