Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapists help people with disabilities, injuries, or illness recover and manage through common, everyday tasks. Usually working one-on-one with patients, OTs will observe how patients do tasks, ask questions and look over medical history, create treatment plans and goals, show patients how to use adaptive technology, and demonstrate exercises to relieve pain and increase mobility.
Education
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Program
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Employment
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You must earn a bachelor’s degree that includes biology, sociology or psychology coursework then receive a Masters in Occupational Therapy; upon graduation must pass a state-administered national exam.
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4 years for the bachelor’s degree; 2-3 years for the master’s of occupational therapy
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Schools
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Private clinics
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Hospitals
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Nursing homes
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Public health agencies,
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Universities
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State/federal government agencies
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Home Health Care agencies