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SOC: 29-1122 |
Occupational Therapists
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Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to disabled persons.
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Complete and maintain necessary records. Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients. Train caregivers how to provide for the needs of a patient during and after therapy. Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress. Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems. Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities. Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities. Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment. Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
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