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Occupational Therapists
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Occupational Therapists in 39530
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How to Choose Occupational Therapists
--What Do Occupational Therapists Do?--
Occupational therapists (OTs) help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. They work with individuals who have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling. They also help them to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. Occupational therapists help clients not only to improve their basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also to compensate for permanent loss of function. Their goal is to help clients have independent, productive, and satisfying lives. Occupational therapists utilize a variety of strategies and interventions to help their clients. Interventions used by occupational therapists to achieve greater independence by clients include rehabilitation of neuropsychological deficits (memory, attention, complex reasoning), motor function, sensory function (vision, perception of touch), interpersonal skills (e.g. social skills). The medium of treatment usually involves the use of purposeful activities, which have some meaning and relevance to clients' lifestyle (these are also called 'occupations' and include routine behaviors associated with work, leisure and self care.) Occupational therapists also work in the field of mental health. Another important area of intervention is by means of environmental manipulation to maximize ability (such as environments for wheelchair users) or afford the desired behaviors (e.g. set up the environment so that it contains cues to compensate for memory impairment).
--What to Look For in Occupational Therapists--
If you are considering working with an occupational therapist, there are a number of criteria you can use to help you choose one. You may want to ask the OT about their training and qualifications. Currently, a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy is the minimum requirement for entry into the field. Beginning in 2007, however, a master's degree or higher will be the minimum educational requirement. To obtain a license, applicants must graduate from an accredited educational program and pass a national certification examination. Some states have additional requirements for therapists who work in schools or early intervention programs, such as education-related classes, an education practice certificate, or early intervention certification requirements.
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People might find an occupational therapist in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, school, outpatient clinic or in the patient's home as in home health care. Occupational therapists might conduct research to test new techniques by rating their effectiveness or existing services and/or investigate other areas of occupational therapy that might be beneficial. People might find an occupational therapist visiting work environments to assess ergonomic. Occupational therapist might even help with disabled by assessing their home and work environment to make it more conducive to their lifestyle. The therapist might manipulate the environment for the disable to maximize ability or desired behaviors. The therapist might involve the disable in purposeful activities that give meaning and relevance to the person's lifestyle.
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If you are disabled, an elderly or a person recovering from injury you might need an occupational therapist, look under Occupational Therapists Biloxi using the MagicYellow.com directory.
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