OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

What is occupational therapist?

Occupational therapist is a health professional who undergo training on occupational therapy. Occupational therapist work with a client to help them achieve a fulfilled and satisfied state in life through the use of purposeful activity or interventions designed to achieve functional outcomes which promote health, prevent injury or disability and which develop, improve, sustain or restore the highest possible level of independence. According to article I have read they define the “Occupational Performance as the ability to perceive, desire, recall, plan and carry out riles, routines, tasks and sub-tasks for the purpose of the self-maintenance, productivity, leisure and rest in response to demands of the internal and/or external environment.” Occupational Therapist help people do the day-to-day task that “occupy” their time, sustain themselves, and enable them to contribute to the wider community.

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