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Student Profile
Name: Lisa Egan
Major: Psychology
"I knew I wanted to work with disabled children because of previous employment. After investigating occupational therapy, I thought it would be the perfect job for me to have because I could help people of all ages, and I really like its holistic approach." Read more
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Pre-Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy employs "occupation" or purposeful activity to help people of all ages with physical, developmental, or emotional dysfunctions and assists people to prevent, lessen, or overcome disabilities.
Occupational therapists direct the patient's participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, or enhance performance and learning of those skills and functions essential for daily activities. Working cooperatively with other members of the health team, occupational therapists help patients improve their basic motor skills, reasoning, and functional abilities, while utilizing purposeful activity in a variety of settings to reduce physical and psychosocial disability.
Occupational therapists find employment in:
- Hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Schools
- Private offices
- Rehabilitation centers
- Health maintenance organizations
- Home health
- Sports organizations
- Health clubs
- Corporate fitness centers
- Public health clinics
- Home health
- Industry
- Universities