Thursday, 11 August 2011

What do OT's have to offer?

Occupational Therapists have a range of valuable skills including;
- Group facilitation and management. 
- Teaching and Learning Skills
- Critical thinking and Problem Solving
- Organizational Skills
- Research Skills
- Occupational View
- Community development
- Knowledge about disabilities and how they impact people’s lives 
- Knowledge about the POE (Person Occupation and Environment) and how this interacts. 
- A client-centred and holistic view ( considering all aspects of the person; physical, emotion, spiritual, culture cognitive and social). 


Occupational Therapists have a wide range of roles which they can fit into;
- Therapist
- Consultant
- Mediator
- Facilitator
- Teacher
- Motivator
- Enabler
- Collaborator
- Lobbyst
- Researcher





1 comment:

  1. a very detailed and thorough look at the issues. I like the way you have gathered organisations who are at the coal face of occupational injustice. Food for thought. Thank you

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