Occupational Therapist
Overall rating: (N/A)
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Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy program
in hospital, institution, or community setting to facilitate
development and rehabilitaiton of mentally, physically, or
emotionally handicapped: Plans program involving activities,
such as manual arts and crafts; practice in functional,
prevocational, vocational, and homemaking skills, and activities
of daily living; and participation in sensorimotor,
educational, recreational, and social activities designed to
help patients or handicapped persons develop or regain physical
or mental functioning or adjust to handicaps. Consults with
other members of rehabilitation team to select activity program
consistent with needs and capabilities of inidvidual and to
coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic
activities.
Selects constructive activities sutied to
individual's physical capacity, intelligence level, and
interest to upgrade individual to maximum independence, prepare
individual for return to employment, assist in restoration of
functions, and aid in adjustment to disability. Teaches
individuals skills and techniques required for participation in
actiivties and evaluates individual's progress. Designs and
constructs special equipment for individual and suggests
adaptation of individual's work-living environment. Requisitions
supplies and equipment. Lays out materilas for individual's use
and cleans and repairs tools at end of sessions. May conduct
training programs or participate in traniing medical and
nursing students and other workers in occupational therapy
techniques and objectives. May plan, direct, and coordinate
occupational therapy program and be desginated Director,
Occupational Therapy (medical ser.).
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