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Occupational Therapy

Published on Feb 25, 2016

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Occupational Therapy

By: Danielle Foster
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Occupational Therapy or "Moral Treatment" has been around since the 1700's.

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Occupational Therapy started originally as helping the mentally ill patients learn how to function in society. Now, it's for the physically/mentally troubled that need help learning how to do every day activities.

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In the Great Depression era, it was hard finding a job as an Occupational Therapist because of the low budget. Then when the 1940-60's came, a lot of OT's were needed to help the wounded soldiers.

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Phillipe Pinel and William Tuke both believed that the mentally ill should not be locked up, but treated to help be a part of society. They believed by using literature, music, exercise, and being kind to these individuals would be able to function in society better.

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To Be an OT

  • Master's Degree
  • State License
  • On-Job Training
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Where to Go

  • Saginaw Valley
  • Eastern Michigan
  • Western Michigan
  • Grand Valley
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The best route or other job is to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA), then go for your master's degree and become and OT. After that you get licensed by your state. If willing to go further, you could pursue board or specialty certifications.

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Skills Needed

  • Communication
  • Interpersonal
  • Compassion
  • Patience
  • Strong Writing
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Daily Duties

  • Develop treatment plan
  • Help people with various disablities
  • Evaluate patient's environment at work or home
  • Recommend special equipment
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Work Places

  • Hospitals
  • Out-Patient Services
  • Nursing Homes
  • Home Health Services
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Occupational Therapist fit into the "big picture" by how they help all ages and sizes. From mental/physical illness to recovering from war. They help everyone be able to do daily tasks in their lives.

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Occupation Therapists work whenever the patient's are scheduled. It isn't a laid-out, clock in and out type of job. They also get paid $37.89/hour or $78,810 annually.

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Dress Code

  • Khakis/Slacks
  • Nice Shirt
  • Tennis Shoes
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What's challenging about this job is possibly working nights or weekends, creating recovery plans, and possibly modifying the patient's environment at home or work.

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Occupational Therapy is going to increase by 27% by 2024 because of the "baby boomer" generation starting to get older. With this big growth that means also a lot more competition to get spots in colleges and places hiring.

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In the future the field will become more and more advanced with new technology and more cures being found for certain mental and physical disabilities.

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An Occupational Therapist helps children and adults be able to do daily tasks in their lives. By helping them they are also helping the caregiver.

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This career is important in our society because we need to help each other become stronger and more independent. By just doing that we are improving not only that person's life but their family as well.

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Being an OT would be a good fit for me because I am very caring and I always motivate people to do their best and try to be their best. By being able to help everybody of all ages be better and become independent would be a great feeling and accomplishment.

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Work Cited

Danielle Foster