Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists 加拿大职业治疗师协会.ppt

Career choice Occupational Therapy Builds the skills for the job of living A career in occupational therapy offers you a lifetime of possibilities that are… Rewarding Challenging Diverse ? Use advanced technology to enable a young man to live independently after a spinal cord injury. ? Consult in schools to help children overcome writing difficulties and other learning challenges. ? Head up a disability management program for a national corporation. ? Assist an aging couple to care for one another in their own home. ? Travel to developing countries or war-besieged regions to help set up rehabilitation programs. As an occupational therapist, you may: Occupational therapy builds the skills for the job of living and solves problems that interfere with people’s ability to do activities or occupations that are important to them. These problems may be a result of injury, disease, social disadvantage, or the environment. Occupational therapists work with people of any age to promote health, prevent disability, and develop or maintain abilities. Occupational therapists are often part of a multi-disciplinary team and work in different settings like hospitals, schools, community health centres and workplaces. What is occupational therapy? Occupation refers to the activities and tasks of daily life that have value and meaning to a person. Occupations can include: ? self-care (i.e. personal care, mobility), ? leisure (i.e. social activities, sports) and ? productivity (play, school, employment, homemaking). Occupational therapists assist a client to: ? learn new ways of doing things. ? adapt materials or equipment they use. ? make changes to their environments. Trends in occupational therapy From hospital to community, schools and workplaces From employee to independent practice and consultant Some examples: Home modifications Assistive technology Ergonomics Workplace mental health Learning challenges Medical-legal assessments Research Education Required ed