Health Sciences 2200A/B Lecture 18: Occupational Therapy Occupation
21 Oct 2016
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Occupational therapist help individuals complete their activities of daily life during work or leisure/play, by modifing the activity or the individuals environment to help meet their needs. Skills: health promotion, patient centered care, physical and mental stamina, practical approach to problem solving, creative and optimistic. Responsibilties: developing rehabilitation programs to help patients regain lost skills and confidence, help patients return to work, help patients with their poor social skills, help patients make better lifestyle choices. Education: undergrad degree in any field. Need 3. 3gpa or higher: masters in occupations therapy. There are 6 universities that offer the program. It is 2 yrs long: minimum of 1000 hours of supervised on the job training, pass the national occupational therapy certification examination by. Regulation: international organization: world federation of occupational therapist (wfot, national associations: Canadian association of occupational therapists(caot: provincial regulation: Employement climate: a lot more people are graduating as ot"s.
