Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy (OT) is an allied health profession that involves the therapeutic use of everyday activities, or occupations, to treat the physical, mental, developmental, and emotional ailments that impact a patient’s ability to perform day-to-day tasks.As such, an occupational therapist is a practitioner who uses therapeutic techniques to improve, rehabilitate, or maintain a child’s ability to perform everyday activities.
occupational therapists work with their child’s by taking a therapeutic approach to everyday activities. Broadly, this means that occupational therapists are responsible for helping patients develop, recover, improve in regards to a condition or injury, as well as maintain the skills needed to execute daily activities. But, what does this actually entail?
In general, OTs are responsible for a wide range of duties and tasks related to child’s care. Depending on the setting in which they work, the roles of an OT often include:
The roles of an occupational therapist often include:
- Evaluating a child's condition and needs
- Developing treatment plans to address a child's needs and help them meet specific goals.
- Assessing a child's home and/or work environment and recommending adaptations to fit the child's needs and improve independence Assessing a child's home and/or work environment and recommending adaptations to fit the child's needs and improve independence.
- Training child's and their caregivers to use special equipment.
- Assess and document progress for evaluation, billing, and reporting purposes.